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Download: Open Mike Eagle- Rent Party Extension Los Angeles-based rapper Open Mike Eagle recently dropped a five-track EP that, like many of the best things in life, is free. Titled Rent Party Extension, the EP brings in a handful of features, including Milo, who put out the Loved Listed I
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AETERNA (2012) by Black Swan To those of you who prefer their ambient music as dark and eerie as possible, allow me to direct your attention to the experimental drone project Black Swan. I’ve heard plenty of artists toy with “dark ambient” music with underwhelming results, mostly at the
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While UK-based producer Actress creates some really beautiful sounds on this new album, very few of them last long enough to leave a real impression on me–much less progress very far. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Currently, the TND camp is in the midst of a bit of Death Grips fever, and there’s no cure in sight. Addiction, addiction, addiction. So, late last month, what seems to be a few Death Grips demos surfaced on YouTube, but they haven’t really received the blog buzz
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El-P drops a new track from his forthcoming album Cancer For Cure, featuring verses from Killer Mike and Despot. I love the song concept, too. To me, it seems to poke fun at the ongoing race in hip hop to come off tougher than the next guy. C’mon, guys.
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Thrash metal has a surprisingly large amount of its older acts still alive and kicking. Overkill just released a new album, and it wasn’t too long ago that Megadeth has a new release, too. Plus, there’s always the rest of the “Big Four” to take account of. Between
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Trioscapes is a heavy, new jazz fusion projected featuring Between the Buried and Me bassist Dan Briggs. It’s a surprising release for Metal Blade Recs, and I question whether or not it would have been released if it weren’t for the BTBAM connection. However, that’s not to
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Not only is the title to Lil B’s latest mixtape hilariously clever, but a lot of the tracks on the tape are absolute bangers. There was a time when I thought the Based God’s schtick would fade, but he seems to be doing better than ever in 2012.
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Perfume Genius drops a video for one of my favorite tracks from the project’s new album, Put Your Back N 2 It. Check out our glowing review of the album right here, and find the album on Matador Recs.
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After a series of promising singles, one of which made an appearance on last year’s favorite singles list, electronic pop duo Purity Ring have announced their debut album. The LP, which will be titled Shrines, is slated for a July 24 release via 4AD and Last Gang. It will
