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  • 2012

    Streaming below are two videos from the new Lorn album, Ask the Dust. The electronic music producer’s sophomore effort is out now via Ninja Tune. I talked about this album a bit on a Y U NO REVIEW segment, saying that I was impressed with the improved production from

  • 2012

    In a way, Death Grips’ earth-shattering the Money Store from earlier this year was most notably a representation of the contributions of Andy Morin, a.k.a. Flatlander, to the project. Of course, vocalist Stefan Burnett and percussionist Zach Hill were most certainly providing quite a bit of weight themselves,

  • 2012

    MiSTOA pOLTSA by MiSTOA pOLTSA MiSTOA pOLTSA is a noise and garage rock project, and above, you can stream its seven-track eponymous album. I suppose the music of MiSTOA pOLTSA could be succinctly described as “unrestrained.” “Noisy” doesn’t quite cut it when describing the thick yet grimy wall of

  • 2012

    Stream: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – “Jeremy (The Magnetic Fields Cover)” Like so many great bands before them, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart have always made sure to tip their hat to the great bands that preceded them. When you listen to a song from the

  • 2012

    Punk rock and post-hardcore outfit Title Fight drops a hilariously disturbing video for one of their latest tracks, “Secret Society.” Considering the video details a bloody crime of passion committed by a pre-pubescent girl who has a crush on some motorcycle-riding dbag, I’m not surprised the comments have been

  • On his latest effort, Dan Deacon starts fleshing his heavily electronic and classically influenced compositions with some top-notch orchestral instrumentation. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • Mount Eerie drops the second album that was promised in 2012, and while it is a bit more aggressive than its predecessor, Clear Moon, it’s surprisingly disjointed. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • On his third full-length album, Swedish singer-songwriter Jens Lekman returns with a more simplistic approach, toning down the extremely colorful instrumentation that coated his last LP. Thankfully, the man’s charm and wit is all this album needs to stay afloat. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • 2012

    Murder Construct drops a new video promoting the release of their debut album, Results. Check a review of it right here. Some pretty dark stuff going on here. Dramatic lighting, blood, and what seems like a political statement all wrapped up in a big, leaky body bag. Look for Results

  • 2012

    Indie folk outfit Villagers has a new single out titled “the Waves,” which features an extremely surprising change of direction for the band whose previous efforts were mostly humbling, sad, singer-songwriter tunes with baroque instrumentation and a Bright Eyes-esque personality. This new track, though, features loads of electronics, louder instrumentation,