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With Czarface, rap veterans Esoteric, Inspectah Deck, and 7L unquestionably reflect the cutthroat attitude of 90s hip hop, but rarely do they convincing in recreating it. WATCH THE REVIEW
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New York’s swankiest rock band, the Strokes, have dropped another single from their forthcoming LP, Comedown Machine. The album currently looking at a March 26th release date, but I’m not so sure I’m excited to get there after this listening experience. As you may know, I dug
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Stream the new Beach Fossils album in full via the Hype Machine widget above. Though I haven’t really been a huge fan of most groups shooting for this guitar-driven dream pop sound, I’m finding this new record to be way more detailed, approachable, and memorable. Of course, it
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Ever since the release of their D.R.U.G.S. tape last year, I’ve been feeling what New York’s Flatbush Zombies have to offer more and more. I’m definitely warming up to them, but I think they’re refining their style as well, combining classic boom
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On their sophomore full-length, New York’s Buke and Gase continue fine-tuning their unique combination of noise pop, folk, and indie rock with loads of strangely idiosyncratic melodies and textures. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Though New York’s up and coming Ratking comes through with a lot of energy, and a pretty grimy sound, the hip hop quartet doesn’t show a lot of prowess when it comes to focus and songwriting. I’m not that disheartened, though. From what I can tell, it
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I dunno if she “runs New York,” but Angel Haze certainly shows more speed to her flow and punch to her lines than a lot of other femcees that have been making noise this year. You hear that at 2:21? Dang? REWIND! Hopefully, this is the start of a
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With Shields, the New York psych folk outfit Grizzly Bear makes a move toward subtlety, toning down some of the bright, poppy moments that made 2009’s Veckatimest such a powerhouse. WATCH THE REVIEW
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With Bend Beyond, Woods makes the most noticeable change of their past three records with a serious attitude adjustment, presenting more warm, bright, and inviting songs than ever. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On their fourth album, New York black metal outfit delivers roughly the same sound they’ve been working with for the previous three. However, despite the lack of shockingly new ideas, the band proves to hold a lot of compositional power in the methodically fine-tuned progressive black metal style they’
