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This new Dead In the Dirt album features a fantastically heavy mix, making it some of the most pummeling grindcore and powerviolence you’ll hear this year–even if a number of tracks here come off as slightly unmemorable. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Singer and producer Active Child has a new instrumental track that’s just dropped on SoundCloud with little warning. While the song doesn’t feature the emotive lead vocals we’d usually expect from a song out of this project, we are getting some angelic background singing against some plucked
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Canadian experimental rock outfit Yamantaka // Sonic Titan has dropped a new psychedelic, hard-rocking single with “One,” which features heavy guitars set against some dreamy lead vocals and foreign-flavored chants. While the cavernous reverb does take a bit of the “beef” out of Yamantaka’s instrumentation, the band still comes through
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THREE SIDED TAPE VOLUME ONE by LIL UGLY MANE Underground hip hop mysterio Lil Ugly Mane drops roughly an hour of new material on what’s been dubbed the Three Sided Tape Volume One. You can stream the three sides via the widget above, and the tracks have essentially been
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「IROIRO」 by FOODMAN Back in March, I told you to meet Foodman, and now he’s got a new full-length out I’d love for you to hear. As usual, the guy keeps his tracks pretty short, landing under two minutes much of the time; however, that doesn’t prevent
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Singer-songwriter PJ Harvey is no stranger to speaking her mind about whatever is ailing the world today. That was actually one of the largest selling points of her last full-length album, Let England Shake, which you can catch a review for far down below. Lyrically, PJ forgoes her usual poetics
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East Coast MC YC The Cynic confronts a myriad of different topics in this new single titled “Murphy’s Law,” which is accompanied by some pretty straightforward visuals. Think of it as an “I Don’t Like”-style dance party for people with bachelor’s degrees. Not to make what
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UK singer-songwriter Sampha steps out with a short, but nicely sung solo effort with this Dual EP. WATCH THE REVIEW
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New Zealand death metal perfectionists Ulcerate have a new single streaming via the widget above, and a new album on the way via Relapse records. The title: Vermis. Currently, the release date sits at September 17th, and “Confronting Entropy” shows the band continuing to explore their dense, impenetrable sound. Catch
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Canadian rapper Shad comes through with a new single featuring a snappy beat from Skratch Bastid and a soaring hook from Saukrates. As usual, Shad comes through with clever, self-aware lyrics that are thought-provoking and hilarious. This guy continues to be one of independent hip hops most class acts.
