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The fuck am I looking at—a Brockhampton music video that’s not in 4:3? Y’all were right: RCA changed them! Piss-take aside, “1999 WILDFIRE” is the All-American Boyband’s first official single of the year, promoting their upcoming album The Best Years of Our Lives, and it’
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“Hahaha” is the fourth single from Death Grips’ upcoming album Year of the Snitch, whose June 22 release date has just been revealed. The track samples a number of Death Grips’ past songs, most apparently “Lock Your Doors” in the intro. It also features pervasive record scratching contributed by DJ
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New York-based singer and avant-garde artist serpentwithfeet will release his debut album soil tomorrow through Secretly Canadian. The album’s singles so far have displayed the artist’s unique mix of soul and electronic music. The latest single, “seedless,” is co-produced with Clams Casino. serpentwithfeet’s trembling falsetto is here
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Drake’s “Duppy Freestyle” seemed like a savage response to Pusha T’s diss on “Infrared.” However, Pusha’s response, “The Story of Adidon,” changes the playing field and makes it look like “Infrared” was setting the bait rather than poking the bear. The first shock that comes with “Story
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Pusha T took shots at Drake on “Infrared,” the closer of his new album, DAYTONA. Push called out Drake for using ghostwriters in the bars, “The lyric pennin’ equal the Trumps winnin’ / The bigger question is how the Russians did it.” On “Duppy Freestyle,” Drake fires back hard at Pusha
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In January, James Blake released the mellow, atmospheric single “If the Car Beside You Moves Ahead.” Now he has followed it up with “Don’t Miss It,” a collaboration with Mount Kimbie’s Dominic Maker. The tender ballad has a similarly glitchy aesthetic to its predecessor and features self-reflective lyrics
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Overthrown by Oh Sees San Francisco rock band Oh Sees (previously Thee Oh Sees and other variations) are back after last year’s Orc and Memory of a Cut Off Head, the latter of which was released under the OCS moniker. The band has become known for its prolificness, so
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New York-originating rapper Aesop Rock has been known throughout his career for his relentlessly wordy and enigmatic style, and his new single “Klutz” is no exception. The dark and paranoid song is a testament to his status as a top-tier wordsmith – no hook or refrain necessary; just bar after bar
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All India Radio is an atmospheric downtempo outfit hailing from down under–shoutout to Melbourne! Frontman Martin Kennedy and his rotating cast of characters have been at it since the late ’90s and are dropping (what’s by my count) their 13th studio album next week. Titled S P A
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Death Grips’ upcoming album Year of the Snitch was announced in April, but still does not have a release date. However, this second single, “Black Paint,” could be a sign that Year of the Snitch is arriving soon. The band started teasing Year of the Snitch last September with the
