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A quirky piece of electronic dance music from UK producer Fantastic Mr Fox. While “Speak Nuh” has a nice “boom, boom” rhythm, there are plenty of clicks and “clacks” to add some high-end–and some personality. The building claps toward the end are pretty nice touch, and the moody synth
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Stream: Black Tambourine- “What’s Your Game” Until this year, noisy twee pop legends Black Tambourine had been defunct for over two decades. However, with this year bringing the arrival of the 20th anniversary of ’90s indie pop zine chickfactor, which vocalist Pam Berry co-founded, the band has decided to
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SURF/SLUDGE 7" by Black Gum Hailing from Austin, Texas, Black Gum is a band that makes surf-influenced pop/rock that’s a little rough around the edges. They recently put out their Surf/Sludge 7″, which seems to be the followup to a self-titled cassette the group released
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From the forthcoming album Major, Fang Island just released the track “Asunder.” Its a cool song, sounding a bit like the Strokes, if Julian Casablancas was quite a bit happier. It’s a summery track, with solid riffs, catchy vocals, and a shiny-gloss production. Go ahead, turn this one up
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California rapper Ab-Soul’s sophomore release is as varied as it is exciting. Strong flows, clever rhymes, and lots of personality.
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It’s hard to imagine the American doom metal landscape without Saint Vitus. The band released their self-titled debut album way back in 1978 and went on to release a series of consistently great releases up until their eventual breakup in 1996. Now, fifteen years after the release of their
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Death Grips drops a video for the track “Hustle Bones,” which comes from the group’s latest album, the Money Store. While it’s depressing the group cancelled their recent tour, I guess it’s nice to see some confirmation that they’re still together and functioning. Not sure if
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A couple of months ago, electronic producer Romare released an EP titled Meditations on Afrocentrism. Over the course of its five tracks, the EP blended thumping house beats with various African samples, which ranged from tribal chants to clips of speeches and spoken word. One of the release’s highlights,
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As many of you may know, Josh Tillman, a.k.a. the former drummer of Fleet Foxes, released his debut album, Fear Fun, a couple of weeks ago via Sub Pop Records. The album features this track, “This is Sally Hatchet,” which now has a video that you can watch
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A lot like the band Torche with its latest album, Harmonicraft, sludgesters Baroness seem to be moving their heavy rock sound into more accessible territory. “Take My Bones Away” is the first track to drop from the band’s forthcoming Yellow & Green album, which will be out on Relapse
