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    https://soundcloud.com/infinity-cat/sets/party-jail-ed-schraders-music Ed Schrader’s Music Beat, the Baltimore duo comprised of vocalist/percussionist Ed Schrader and bassist Devlin Rice, has released a follow-up to its 2012 full-length Jazz Mind. Party Jail proffers a slight expansion of the sound of its predecessor, being comprised of 13

  • https://soundcloud.com/relapserecords/black-anvil-until-the-end New York black metal outfit Black Anvil has dropped a new single from its upcoming third full-length effort Hail Death. “Until the End” is the project’s third single and effectively confirms this new record to be the band’s most ambitious yet. Like the

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    https://soundcloud.com/otherpeoplerecords/sets/dave-harrington-before-this You probably know Dave Harrington best as the guitarist of Darkside, his collaboration with Nicolas Jaar that yielded the brilliant album Psychic last year. Dave has since put out a couple of tracks through Jaar’s Other People label, appearing in issues 38 and

  • https://soundcloud.com/season-of-mist/mayhem-vi-sec Next month, previously mentioned Norwegian black metal titan Mayhem will return with its first album in seven years, Esoteric Warfare. And as their label observes, they are indeed “back with a vengeance!” This latest track “VI.Sec.” goes through a number of brutal phases, whether

  • Brooklyn-based hip hop artist Blitz the Ambassador has a new album out called Afropolitan Dreams that you should absolutely check out if you like your rap with a world music zest. The record is out now via Berlin’s Jakarta Records, and its 12 tracks boast a mix of afro-beat,

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    Aussie singer/songwriter Sia has been quiet lately, but only in the most obvious sense of the word: while she hasn’t put out a new record since 2010’s fun and colorful We Are Born, Sia has been writing or co-writing some of the biggest pop hits of the

  • 2014

    It’s hard to believe that it’s been five years since Elly Jackon’s La Roux released its self-titled debut. It’s been a long time since their great single “Bulletproof” had a momentary reign on the airwaves. Jackson has remained nearly silent in the years since, riding the

  • https://soundcloud.com/thrilljockey/the-soft-pink-truth-black Drew Daniel, best known as one half of Baltimore-based electronic music duo Matmos, is back with his first album in ten years under his handle The Soft Pink Truth. The album is, strangely enough, a love letter to the black metal genre – just in case

  • Are you one of the admirable few who’s managed to abstain from listening to Swans‘ massive new album To Be Kind? Hang in there – there’s only a handful of days left to go! But maybe you’ve already worn out their other 12 records waiting and need a

  • album

    https://soundcloud.com/immune-recordings/sets/cleared-drown/s-xINig In 2009 Steven Hess and Michael Vallera, two of the figureheads of Chicago’s experimental music underground, formed the duo Cleared. They conceived of a sort of trilogy, starting with their 2011 self-titled debut, continuing with 2012’s Breaking Day, and now finishing