new music
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After building a strong reputation on reinterpreting classic hip hop beats through jazz instrumentation, BADBADNOTGOOD has released this new, original single, “ROTTEN DECAY.” Grab a download of the single right here.
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Set to drop on Mexican Summer in January of 2012, here’s a track from the forthcoming self-titled Lilacs & Champagne album. This project consists of Alex Hall and Emil Amos, who will be familiar to all the Grails fans out there. If the internationally astute psych rock that paints
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A new track from electronic music producer Matthew Dear, “Headcage.” The first time I heard of this guy was when he dropped Black City last year. From the sound of this new track, it looks like we’re in for more funky, dark new wave tracks with lots of great
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AusGrind hits of the Summer by AusGrind In celebration of summer in the Southern hemisphere, here’s a new compilation of Australian grindcore bands.
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Shearwater, a band that’s now signed to Sub Pop Records, have released a new song for download via e-mail or streaming. Along with the jump to a new a label the band has decided to move in a new direction from their slower more progressive past work. The main
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Henge Beat by Total Control A track from post-punk outfit Total Control. I’m a little late on the uptake of the group’s latest album, Henge Beat, but it sounds like it’ll be a pretty nice listen since I dug that Iceage album that came out earlier this
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A stream of the new Roots album, Undun, which is dropping December 6th. Thanks for NPR Music for the listen! Hear the entire album via the widget below:
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Red Horse is an intense improvisational noise duo. They’re made up of percussionist Eli Keszler and guitarist Steve Pyne. The five tracks they’ve pulled together on this debut album are pretty fantastic. They highlight everything I love about noise, live instrumentation, and improvisation. The music here ranges from
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A track from the new Loops Haunt EP, Ark, which drops today. The song streaming above is the title track, and it’s a pretty intense listen. This producer manages to pull together a plethora of mind-bending sounds in just under five minutes. Some of them are pretty deep and
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MP3 Doug is a Florida-born MC whose eccentric personality makes for a pretty good listen. The dude finds lyrical inspiration in everything from traffic to the speed of life on the track streaming above, “No Rush.” The jazzy beat is manipulated for maximum atmosphere, and it brings a spacey feel
