new music
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Ought is sounding dancier and more new wave-inspired than ever on new single “These 3 Things.” The track is from the Montreal art punks’ upcoming third LP, Room Inside the World, out February 16. It’ll be the band’s Merge Records debut and will follow up their great 2015
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Mark Kozelek is currently on tour promoting his slew of 2017 releases, and he has made quite an interesting choice in backing band with the Magik*Magik Orchestra. It’s really impressive how well the group has adapted much of this new material into chamber arrangements. Thankfully, last month’s
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard seem to have their fourth album of 2017 locked and loaded, and while I haven’t been particularly impressed by the past two releases, this latest single has got my mouth watering. “Crumbling Castle” is one of the most epic, multi-faceted, and mystical tracks
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SOPHIE has returned with a single that’s quite unlike the bubblegum bass bangers that put her on the map. “It’s Okay to Cry” is instead an emotional, slow-burning art pop ballad that shows off the artist’s tender side. Fittingly, the song comes with a video wherein the
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A Perfect Circle is back in true form with this politically and religiously-charged single, “The Doomed.” The alt-metal outfit is at work on what will be their first album in 14 years; it’s due out next year via BMG.
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A few days ago, I said something about not looking forward to future DOOM material, but I already kind of have to eat those words. He and New York rapper Westside Gunn complement each other really well on this collaborative single, and I’m particularly intrigued by DOOM’s minimalist
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Last week, saxophonist extraordinaire Kamasi Washington released a 6-track EP titled Harmony of Difference. The opening composition, which you can hear above, has the ambition and energy I’ve loved about the man’s past work (especially The Epic), but it’s offered in a more bite-sized serving than usual.
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Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile’s songwriting chemistry remains undeniable on “Continental Breakfast.” This fun piece of indie folk is the second single from the duo’s upcoming album, Lotta Sea Lice, out October 13 via Courtney’s Milk! imprint.
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Here’s the beautiful and formless lead single from Björk’s forthcoming follow-up to Vulnicura, Utopia. It’s due out sometime in November, so there’s still time to ponder how much like Tinder the album’s going to sound. (Probably not much.) Update You can watch the song’s
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Unbeknownst to me, trumpeter/producer Christian Scott has been having quite a prolific 2017, set to finish out a trilogy of albums with next month’s The Emancipation Procrastination. I was lukewarm on the new-agey Diaspora, but am digging the fusion of vintage jazz and modern hip hop production on
