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  • Death Grips releases visuals for “I’ve Seen Footage,” which is one of the lead singles from the California-based experimental hip hop duo’s new album, the Money Store. The album is looking at an April 24th release date, but the album is currently streaming on SoundCloud and YouTube.

  • UK trio Young Fathers drops a new track via its YouTube channel, heading further in the direction charted by Tape One, which I gave a glowing review to earlier this year. “Way Down In the Hole” features a shimmering, soulful into that quickly durns into something dark and dirty just

  • Hailing out of Berlin, Kool Thing released their debut EP Light Games earlier this year. “We are Here” is a track off of that record. It’s dark rhythm and distant vocals are an excellent representation of what the EP sounds like. It’s a song that creeps along, perfect

  • Following “Myth,” Beach House has just released its second single from the forthcoming album Bloom. This is a strong single, and sounds like a bit of a progression for Beach House. It’s a sleepy track with delicate keyboards, distant drums, and an ethereal vibe. Victoria LeGrand sounds especially carefree

  • Totally (EP) by The Bats Pajamas From Toronto hails The Bats Pajamas, a punk-indebted garage rock band that recently dropped an EP titled Totally. The EP follows the group’s full-length debut that was released in 2010, which, according to their Bandcamp, was recorded by Steve Albini. Throughout the release’

  • Swave indie rockers the Walkmen are gearing up to release a new album on June 5th via Fat Possum. The title: Heaven. The title track is streaming above. This will be the band’s 7th full-length album, and the Walkmen’s discography, for me, has been a journey of highs