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  • 2012

    The neo-psych pop project Black Moth Super Rainbow is back with a new tune and an album announcement via SoundCloud. Stream the track “Spraypaint” above, which is, to me, one of the prettiest songs I’ve heard come out of the project. It features the usual set of punchy beats

  • 2012

    It was just over a week ago that former Microphones frontman Phil Elverum announced the release of two new albums this year under his Mount Eerie project, but the prolific singer-songwriter hasn’t stopped there. Elverum has also revealed a new single entitled “To the Ground” that will precede the

  • 2012

    Projection by biblo Combining ambient textures and mind-numbing drones with dub rhythms, the new Biblo album, Falls Silent, creates a pretty vast soundscape. If it weren’t for the percussion, it might even sound like standing in the middle of the desert at night with no signs of civilization for

  • On the Shins’ fourth album, the band bring some newer, bigger production to the table. However, the band doesn’t exactly present the energy or personality to make these ambitious sounds exciting.

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    Stream: High On Fire- De Vermis Mysteriis The new High On Fire album won’t officially be out until next week, but you can experience the heavy, crushing guitars and Matt Pike’s relentless vocals right now through the NPR Music stream linked above. Enjoy responsibly. More volume, more results.

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    Danny Brown drops a video for one of my favorite tracks off of last year’s XXX. It’s one of the most obnoxious songs on the mixtape, and it’s meant to be. Not only are Danny’s lyrics a sharp criticism of the music business, but the instrumental

  • 2012

    A track from the forthcoming El-P album, Cancer For Cure, which will be out on Fat Possum on May 22nd. Like usual, El-P brings a hard flow and beat, and the dude sounds hungry as hell. Here’s to hoping he kills it later this year.

  • 2012

    Download: Log.Os- Purple Tape Log.Os presents a new collection of material titled Purple Tape. As you may remember, the electronic and neo-soul project dropped its debut release last year, λόγος, which I gave a pretty warm review. This new tape only contains three tracks, and all of them

  • On their first official album release, THEESatisfaction alternate between the sounds of neo-soul, abstract hip hop, jazz, funk, and more. While the combination of genres is refreshing, the bold and out-there personality of this record is what ends up making it attractive. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • On the OF Tape Vol. 2, OFWGKTA delivers their same brand of antics. Some clumsy flows, OK production, lewd lyrics. Nothing all that new if you’ve heard much of what the group has released up until this point. WATCH THE REVIEW