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  • 2012

    BBNGLIVE 2 by BADBADNOTGOOD BADBADNOTGOOD drops its second live album, and as the band progresses, they’re getting more adventurous in the artists whose music they improv on. This time, we’re getting some reinventions of material from electronic music producer James Blake. Stream the live album above, or download

  • 2012

    As a part of the collaborative music series Converse throws together each year, we’ve got a new track featuring the minds of Andre 3000, James Murphy, and Gorillaz. Not every spot in this series has been a bright one, but the usual blend of genres these 3 artist, 1

  • catchy

    Summery, fun, catchy, and lo-fi is a sound a lot of new acts shoot for, but few of them actually achieve it on the level of Vermont singer-songwriter Kyle Thomas. Whether you’re listening to some of his solo stuff under the name “King Tuff,” or some tracks from his

  • 2012

    Coming out March 26h on Nuclear Blast, here is a track from the forthcoming Meshuggah album, Koloss. Like usual, the band’s riffs hit a strong, oddly timed groove. Stylistically, it’s nothing incredibly new for the band, but I think it still manages to reach a darker shade of

  • California’s Ceremony drops a new single that brings a new British punk sound into the band’s repertoire; however, it just doesn’t do that much for me. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • To be honest, I’ve never been a huge Alcest fan. The combination of black metal and shoegaze the French project has been creating since 2000. My feelings aren’t much different when it comes to this new album, Les voyages de l’âme. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • 2011

    Now this is a comeback I can get into. Hip hop is loaded with surprise collaborations. Some of ’em float, and some of ’em sink. Most Def’s and Talib Kweli’s Black Star didn’t just float. It flew. Then it dropped an atomic bomb on the competition. After

  • BBNG by BADBADNOTGOOD I’ve talked his young, Canadian jazz trio up before on the blog. Hopefully, you know the deal with them by now. They’ve got a new release of jazz and hip hop fusions on their Bandcamp. It’s titled BBNG, and features a little Joy Division

  • bass

    New track from the Cool Kids. Lots of low end rumble and mouthy rhymes. If you dig on this, pick up their new mixtape, too: Tacklebox. MP3: The Cool Kids- Big Talk /via/ –

  • album

    Just last week, I gave Sufjan high praise for the release of All Delighted People. The release’s massive size, nice price, and extravagant instrumentation was the perfect formula for an 8/10. Following this, Sufjan announced a forthcoming LP: the Age of Adz. It’s slated for an October