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There’s not much about Mr. Mac DeMarco’s outward appearance that says “rock star”–even as he’s on stage, casually singing the songs he’s written in front of his 3-piece band. But it’s something the ex-Makeout Videotape frontman is well aware of. In fact, I’d
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In The Middle Of Infinity by 3:33 The experimental beatmusic project 3:33 will be releasing a new album at the end of this month via Parallel Thought titled In the Middle of Infinity. If there was any time of year for an album like this, it’s the
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Over an atmospheric cloud rap beat created by Lee Bannon, America’s most beloved nerd rapper, Milo, has a new track out featuring his usual series of strange personal musings. We already know he’ll be reading Aristotle while we’re all popping bottles at the club, but giving pep
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Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar drops a new track during the same week his latest full-length effort is being released, good kid, m.A.A.d. city. “The Heart Pt. 3” is an interesting and extremely emotional update on the current state of Kendrick, talking about where he sees his music
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With good kid, m.A.A.d. city, Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar drops what’s easily hip hop’s most cinematic album of 2012.
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On record, Nicolas Jaar, to put it frankly, strikes me as one of the most interesting figures in electronic music to emerge throughout the past few years. His blend of elements of spacious house music, vivid sample collages, and sultry atmosphere, topped off with his own baritone vocals, hit home
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Hailing from Lawrence, Massachusetts, underground rapper REKS made a bit of a splash last year with his album, Rhymatic Eternal King Supreme. Pairing Reks’ seasoned flow with the album’s boom bap and piano-reliant production won the emcee a lot of fans and on “Devils Clutches,” the first track to
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Daniel Snaith, best known for his Polaris Music Prize-winning electronic project Caribou, has a new record out under the monicker of Daphni entitled JIAOLONG. Citing long nights of club DJing while supporting Radiohead on their most recent tour, it’s evident on JIAOLONG that Snaith has fallen in love with
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Meowtain by Meowtain <a href=”http://meowtain.bandcamp.com/album/meowtain”>Meowtain by Meowtain</a> Lo-fi pop and rock outfit Meowtain has some pretty noisy and eccentric tunes on their new, self-titled Bandcamp release, and “Species” is one of my favorite tracks from it. Over some
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Bowler Hat Soup by Kiran Leonard Kiran Leonard is a self-recording multi-instrumentalist of much versatility. A trip though the several releases on his Bandcamp page will reveal the young songwriter feels comfortable toying with the sounds of pop, rock, jazz, prog, and electronica. Bowler Hat Soup is easily one of
