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For the price of an e-mail address, Ganglians is giving away another track from its forthcoming album: Still Living. On “Sleep,” the vocals seem to be taking a significant step past all the effects and reverb to perform a pretty strong vocal. It’s like the band has decided to
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Ulcerate’s latest album might not hit the spot for fans of the New Zealand group’s more hectic material, but it definitely resonated with me. The relentless drumming and dissonant guitar passages create an ugly atmosphere that’s ever-evolving. These guys display an extreme level of technical precision on
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Valentin Stip’s debut EP, which is out now via World and Sound, is a small look into the head of this French-born electronic music producer. Many of the sounds and timbres here sound very tangible and acoustic, but the emotions are cold and nearly lifeless–I mean that in
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Love Hitch by Young Circles Earlier this year, Young Circles’ EP Bones delivered five fuzzed-out and well-crafted noise-pop melodies with rich and orchestrated textures. On the forthcoming debut, Jungle Habits, the trio has sewn together eleven new tracks, highlighted by the dangerous single, “Love Hitch.” The band’s direction, maturation,
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A video from Chad VanGaalen’s latest album, Diaper Island. Though it doesn’t sound like a very nice place, this album is definitely worth a visit if you’re into the eerie and cavernous sounds of bands like Women and even Timber Timbre. Look for this LP now on
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MP3 Coming from Spencer Krug himself, a Canadian singer-songwriter known for his work in numerous bands I enjoy, a track from his new Moonface project. The solo effort will be seeing a full-length debut on Jagjaguwar on August 8th. “The Way You Wish You Could Live In The Storm,” is
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On Black Up, Shabazz Palaces take hip hop deep into the left field with odd beats and surreal effects. It’s definitely an indulgent LP that requires a little bit of effort from the listener, but repeating these songs until they completely unfold is worth the wait. Part of me
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On the first track to drop from Bjork’s forthcoming album, Biophilia, the Icelandic singer-songwriter just doesn’t do a lot for me, honestly. I was pretty excited about this track, too. It’s certainly got all the makings of a great Bjork track–some strong vocals and personality, ear-grabbing
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Denver’s Vitamins create a long and winding road of psychedelic rock and atmospheric instrumentation on “the Disappearance of David Lee Powell,” which comes off the band’s latest 7″ via Hot Congress. Haunting vocals, harpsichord, and some heavy guitars try desperately to make it to the end of the
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RISE by Top Girls A week ago, I ranted a bit about my coming to terms with the rise in popularity R&B has been seeing on the blog-o-sphere, and the acceptance moves far beyond loving the new Drake single or something like that. There are loads of artists
