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Detroit rapper and Bruiser Brigade member Zelooperz drops one of the most hyped rap songs of 2014. Not only is the energy on this thing high, but the lines are absolutely ridiculous with bars like this: “Rappin’ ’bout being’ broke got me ballin’ in the future.” “They don’t call
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Recent Secretly Canadian signees Dub Thompson drop a new track and music video that reminds me of a more lush, psychedelic take on Odelay-era Beck. Really enjoying the band’s approach to groove, vocal delivery, and the slightly lo-fi tone of the recording. Not only that, but the marching theme
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TDE member SZA drops a stunning single and video for her upcoming album, Z, which is dropping on April 8th. While this is clearly an R&B song, I’m loving the unusual emphasis on atmosphere in the production and subtle Björk influences on the vocal melody here. It
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When it comes to loud, visceral trap rap, there are plenty of songs worth recommending on this new Migos mixtape. The problem is it’s so packed with filler that finding the cartoony, eccentric, and occasionally hilarious gems on this thing can be a bit of a chore.
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J-pop star Kyary Pamyu Pamyu drops yet another heart-warming song with some incredibly cute visuals attached. While her formula may be obvious, she’s still doing it incredibly well. Check a review for Kyary’s last album here.
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Eighteen Hours of Static by Big Ups Here’s a piece of wordy, nerdy, and perturbed-y piece of art punk that’s been growing on me lately: Big Ups‘ Eighteen Hours of Static. “Goes Black” is one of the couple songs the band is letting people stream from their new
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Stream the new Black Lips album if ya know what’s good for ya! The band seems to live up to grimy and catchy expectations with this new set of tracks, which will be out officially on the 18th of this month. Enjoy!
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Some insane melodies and guitar tones coming through this new Thantifaxath track titled “The Bright White Light At the End of the Tunnel,” which is from the band’s forthcoming album Sacred White Noise. It’s dropping this April on Dark Descent. Man, this freakin’ track is just six minutes
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Evian Christ’s typically dark, moody production sounds like it’s been infused with power electronics or industrial on this new track titled “Waterfall.” The massive drops of bass sound fantastic against the really eerie, atmospheric synth leads playing throughout this track. He progressively builds the track into this mountain
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Some dark, fiery R&B from this new, collaborative track from Shlohmo & Jeremih. The vocals on this track are emotive, pained, and featured a splash of reverb a la the Weeknd. While I do see some obvious stylistic similarities, this song really separates itself form that with the
