Ursus Americanus by Author & Punisher Producer, multi-instrumentalist, and sound engineer Tristan Shone hasn’t been releasing music under his Author & Punisher monicker for very long. To my knowledge, 2010’s Drone Machines is the only full-length album to his name other than this new one which is being
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A new track off the latest mixtape from New Yorks Dxts, “No Sleep.” Determined lyrics, personal story, driven character, and a nice instrumental. Hear more from this up-and-comer on Bandcamp.
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Nothing but non-stop insanity coming through on this new visual from the Flaming Lips and Prefuse 73 collaborative track, “Supermoon Made Me Want To Pee.” The track comes from the new collaboration-laden Flaming Lips album, the Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends, which is out now on Warner Brothers.
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Fiona Apple drops a new track and announce a new album on the way in June via Epic Records, and the only thing harder to believe than this song is the title of the album it’s from: The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw, and
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Black Pus, which is the side-project pseudonym for Lightning Bolt drummer Brian Chippendale, drops a new track along with a huge recpord on his current tour with Buck Gooter and Mounds. This track is hard as hell, I gotta tell ya. Not only does it go on for twelve minutes,
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Download: Gangrene- Odditorium With some grimy boom-bap beats and gutter-dwelling verses, the new Gangrene EP is more solid than one would expect considering it’s a free download courtesy of Red Bull. Yeah, it’s unrelated. Sorry ’bout that. I’m not much of an energy drink guy. Getting back
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The a-side to St. Vincent’s new, non-album Record Store day 7″, and it’s a blood pumper. Between Annie Clark’s ferocious screams and the heavily distorted guitars, St. Vincent takes no prisoners on this one; reminding me of some of Kim Gordon’s more aggressive moments in the
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GRAPES EP by RL Grime Despite the tongue-in-cheek name, RL Grime delivers the real deal when it comes to simple, straightforward, electronic bangers. The opening track on his new Grapes EP says it all with lumbering bass kicks, trap music-inspired snares, and numerous layers of buzzing synths. Stream the Grapes
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Download: Danny Brown- “Blunt After Blunt” (3:33 Remix) Danny Brown’s “Blunt After Blunt” gets remixed by some of the grimiest beatsmiths out there right now, 3:33. If you remember, Danny Brown’s last mixtape, XXX, got a pretty glowing review around these parts. This remix comes with
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Texas singing and songwriting legend Daniel Johnston has a new album out titled Space Ducks, which is in celebration of the new comic book he himself created. The SXSW showcase he played last month was actually the release party for it. The album features a seven new tracks from Johnston,
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