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A live video courtesy of the good people at KEXP of Alt-J playing one of the prettier ballads from the band’s new album, An Awesome Wave. Check out a review of the album right here.
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Toronto jazz fusion trio BADBADNOTGOOD caught on tape covering TNGHT at Mad Decent’s Block Party. A perfect storm of awesome, if you ask me. I wonder if a cover of this will make it onto BBNG’s next album. Hmmmm…
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It’s straight, bass-blowing fire on this 45-minute Boiler Room performance brought by one half of TNGHT, Lunice. Loving the beats he’s pulling together here, and it’s stellar to see he physically gives off the kind of energy his music showcases.
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Ceremony covers Violent Femmes As a part of the A.V. Club’s ongoing Undercover series, Ceremony covers the classic Volent Femmes track “Kiss Off.” Watch above for good times. Ceremony’s latest album is titled Zoo, and it’s out now on Matador Records. It’s got some nice,
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Though not his boldest or most memorable statement yet, hip hop eccentric Open Mike Eagle certainly delivers something glitchy, colorful, and consistent on 4NML HSPTL. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Neo-soul/experimental hip hop duo THEESatisfaction stopped by KEXP to record a session video fairly recently. The pair didn’t play anything from their loved debut album, but they did perform a couple of non-album highlights, respectively titled “Pause” and “Do You Have The Time.” The video does a particularly
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Produced by Just Blaze, Jay Electronica drops a new track titled “Dear Molskine.” Whether or not it’s a taste of a full-length album to come, I’m not sure. Though I’m sort of confused why the beat fades out suddenly, starts, and then repeats itself over again, I
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You may remember singer Jessie Ware from the SBTRKT album I reviewed last year. Though the track featuring her wasn’t one of my favorites from the LP, I am very impressed with this new single she’s released titled “Devotion.” The live performance is a slick and forward-thinking piece
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BBNGLIVE 2 by BADBADNOTGOOD BADBADNOTGOOD drops its second live album, and as the band progresses, they’re getting more adventurous in the artists whose music they improv on. This time, we’re getting some reinventions of material from electronic music producer James Blake. Stream the live album above, or download
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For a project that wants to remain anonymous, Rhye sure is trying to make waves with its music. So, in support of the fantastically beautiful song “Open,” the project has seen fit to release a video performing the song. A video, yes, but it doesn’t exactly feature the identities
