MP3s & Streams
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Great track from Nneka featuring Black Thought from The Roots. Both these artists are known for having topical, hard-hitting lyrics and this track is definitely holding to true to that form as both of them talk about the nature of man and evil. The beat hits really hard with a
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Following in bandmate Rostam Batmanglij‘s footsteps, Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio has started up a solo project of his own. Simply dubbed Baio, the project is looking at a May 21 release for its debut EP, titled Sunburn. Our first sampling of the release is the Matias Aguayo feature
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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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Members Trap Arnold and Rewrote of the trippy, electronic group M|O|D dropped some singles on SoundCloud recently. “MoreLoko” using some really squeaky sounding synthesizers and a boom-bap beat, it is definitely styled like a hip-hop instrumental. That being said it is still a stimulating track with a good
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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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Del the Funky Homosapien & Parallel Thought are gearing up for a new collaborative release in June titled Attractive Sin. Like usual, Del drops some personality-driven verses that bring extra servings of lyrics and character. Parallel Thought’s production is solid, featuring a pretty airing organ that keeps the instrumental
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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
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With a front cover that something that should seriously be checked out by a doctor, the Brooklyn noisepunk outfit has a new album on the way through Load Records. It’s set to drop on April 17th, and “Footprints Filled” comes right off it. The energy on this track is
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London-based vocalist Jessie Ware currently only has a few singles and a small handful of guest spots to her name, including one on that SBTRKT album from last year, but more from her is supposedly on the horizon for this year. In the mean time, you can hold yourself over
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Although it’s probably safe to say that sludge metal quartet Torche has been heading in a progressively more pop-inflected direction throughout the past few years, that’s not to say that they have sacrificed ambition as a result. On “Reverse Inverted,” the second track to drop from the band’
