MP3s & Streams
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Former Arrogant Sons of Bitches’ frontman Jeff Rosenstock’s long-running punk project Bomb The Music Industry! has a new album out today. Called Vacation, the album marks a summery direction for the band But lyrically, things haven’t changed much since previous Bomb The Music Industry! releases–though there is
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Glacial Glow by Noveller Coming down from her noisiest and most overwhelming peak yes with 2009’s Red Rainbows, New York sound sculptor Sarah Lipstate–a.k.a. Noveller–has landed in some very ambient territory on her latest album, Glacial Glow. The softer drones on this LP are something
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MP3 Under the collaborative name “DoomStarks,” (MF) DOOM and Ghostface Killah should be dropping a new album later this year. It’s just one more reason that 2011 is proving to be a stellar year for hip hop. Seems I’m freaking out over rap albums left and right these
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MP3 Hot of the release of two EPs in the past year, L.A.’s Superhumanoids have a new 7″ record out on White Iris. “Mikelah” is a slow-burning electronic jam with a hazy melody capturing that current mid-summer feel. The distant male vocals of the verse’s are counterbalanced
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50’s by House of Wolves When I was first introduced to House of Wolves, I was confused. According to his facebook page, House of Wolves is a solo project of Rey Villalobos, a singer-songwriter from California. Although he’s a man, I could have sworn that the vocals I
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Hailing from the Bronx, and featuring members of Murphy’s Law and Sick of It All, and Lament and Burn, Poor Lily brings punk back to its essential basics. And as old school as it sounds, this music could have only been made with hindsight, because it seems to pull
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MP3 Solo artists Thao–of Get Down Stay Down fame–and Mirah released a nice little record on Kill Rock Stars this week. It’s filled with co-written songs built on strummed guitars and breezy vocals. The two of ’em actually brought on tUnE-yArDs to co-produce some of the material
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MP3 A track from Homo: The 2nd album from Aussie garage rock outfit the UV Race. These guys tip the scales at six members, and bring on keys and brass to make their noisy, strung out jams sound a little more refined–you know, like finely aged toilet wine. That’
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“Chocobo” MP3 “Camera Day” MP3 These two tracks come from West Coast rapper and producer Zeroh. If you like your hip hop abstract and mind-bending, then let these MP3s play, and pick up Zeroh’s latest mixtape, G7 University. He’s also got another tape hanging around as well. The
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Chicago’s California Wives might be viewed as a contradiction, and their debut single, “Tokyo,” only adds to the confusion. This mod quartet is breathing new life into the classic sounds of new wave pop, blending their love of electronic music with influences from the Police and New Order. The
