MP3s & Streams
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On the new Goatwhore album–it’s the fifth in the band’s discography–the New Orleans outfit delivers a tighter, catchier style of its usual blend of thrash, black metal, and death metal. WATCH THE REVIEW
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MP3 Every time I hear a new track from West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar, I just can’t help but admire this dude’s drive to do something new, fresh, and different with every single track. The beat here has a rattling hi-hat that gives it a slightly Southern Flavor.
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MP3 A track from the forthcoming Killer Mike, EL-P collaboration, R.A.P. Music, which will be out via Williams Street Records May 15th. Though rapping about drugs, violence, and strippers has become an undeniable rap cliche, Mike’s lyrics and veteran status serve as a reminder of how gritty
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ARAB SPRING by Literature Literature is a pop rock group whose sound has a lotta jangle and a little lo-fi. It’s a familiar angle, but the songwriting is too catchy for me to ignore, reminding me a lot of groups like Smith Westerns. While most tracks on this Literature
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MP3 Last year, I covered quite a few up-and-coming MCs, and one of the most clever I came across was a young buck by the name of Milo. His debut mixtape, I Wish My Brother Rob Was Here, was one of the first releases I’ve heard to take the
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MP3 A track from the new 6-track EP from New York’s Homeboy Sandman. He’s got a pretty bold description for it, too: “6 rap songs with content no one has ever rapped about before in the history of rap music. Unfortunately not a very difficult thing to do.
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MP3 A track from the forthcoming Eric Chenaux album, Guitar & Voice, which is looking at a March 6th release date through Constellation. Though the title of this album might seem like it’s telling listeners how little they’re getting, that’s not the case. Rather, the title is
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MP3 RSL blog has the world premier of the new Baby Baby song “Haters,” off the forthcoming LP of the same name. Baby Baby are an Atlanta based pop rock band that has kept with fun rock energy and catchy hooks seen on their previous album, Money. This track manages
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MP3: Nicolas Jaar- “With Just One Glance” (ft. Scout LaRue) New track from electronic music producer Nicolas Jaar that’s absolutely seductive. It features vocals from Scout LaRue, and guess who she’s related to. I guess that’s an interesting little factoid, but what’s more stunning about this
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The blog-o-sphere is in a buzz this afternoon over a new producer who goes by the name of Evian Christ. Not a lot is known about this guy outside of the eight tracks uploaded to his YouTube channel thus far. I know it seems pretty silly to be getting worked
