new music
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MP3 A new track from singer-songwriter Kurt Vile, which is dropping via a new EP titled So Outta Reach. Look for it to be released on Matador in November. Sadly, I haven’t gotten a chance to review Kurt’s Smoke Ring For My Halo yet, I know. But this
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Stream: The Drums- Portamento The Drums’ sophomore LP, Portamento, is set for an official release on September 12th, but the New York band’s new album is streamable via the link above. Click and enjoy. Scope the cover art below:
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With its debut full-length about a year in the past, California’s Weekend is gearing up to release a sophomore album this September via Slumberland records. If you can recall my review of Weekend’s debut, Sports, the production was pretty hazy and the guitars were really aggressive. The album
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When it comes to generating earworms, New York’s Das Racist works with a special recipe. The mistake most artists make is in trying to be meaningful or melodic. Nah, all you really need is an equal mixture of repetition and outlandishness. Throw “Michael Jackson, a million dollars, ya feel
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Stream: Mogwai- “Go To France” A new track from Mogwai’s forthcoming EP, Earth Division, which follows the full-length LP Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will. The first track to drop from this EP is “Go To France,” which relies heavily on strings and piano to carry the mood.
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MP3 After teasing your ears with a remix from the upcoming collaborative album from (MF) DOOM and Ghostface Killah–a.k.a. DOOMSTARKS–we finally have an original to munch on. It was premiered via XXL, and I found it on 130BPM. And maybe it’s because I wasn’t
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Sleazy Dreams by the band in Heaven New track from the shoegaze duo Band In Heaven. The project is pulling on a little more garage rock than usual, but the guitar distortion and drums here are still pretty friggin’ heavy. For something a little more psychedelic, check out the track
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MP3 Finally, we’ve got a track to munch on from this forthcoming Girls album, Father, Son, Holy Ghost. As you may remember, I wasn’t too fond of the California band’s latest EP. I just prefer Album so much more. Worried about the band losing its personality in
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MP3 It’s difficult for me to get into a lot of modern death metal albums, and it’s mostly because of the plastic and ultra-clean sounds that comes out of modern metal production. As much as people may beg me to review the new Black Dahlia Murder LP, I
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MP3 Although we haven’t heard much from Surfer Blood regarding plans for a new album, the Florida power pop outfit has been keeping busy since the release of its debut, Astro Coast, last year. This past weekend, the group brought their sunny guitar leads and melodies to Denmark for
