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New Haven rap outfit Political Animals has a new video for their song “Ultra Violence,” and it is no less kinetic than the one they made for “Man the Mic” last October. Moreover, this new single is just as punchy as their last. “Ultra Violence” deviates in that it has
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Next month German indietronic quartet The Notwist will drop its first album in six years, Close to the Glass. This second single, “Kong,” is certainly a buoyant number, but due to its conventional indie rock composition, it isn’t particularly exciting. At least not until around the three minute mark,
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No, Never! by Deadkill One glance at the tracklist and album cover of No, Never! and you should know exactly what you’re in for. The foreboding skull and terse tracks like “Guns,” “Kill It Dead,” and “Party Fight” indicate that this is the kind of no-bullshit punk/hard rock
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Earlier today, indie electropop artist iamamiwhoami has come out with a gorgeous new video and song called “Fountain.” iamamiwhoami is still wearing her influences – like Björk and The Knife – on her sleeve, but the glimmering synth and her voice add up to something too majestic to be denied. Enjoy! Catch
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Stream: Big Ups – Eighteen Hours of Static Eighteen Hours of Static, the debut LP from New York punk outfit Big Ups, is a refreshing half hour of caustic and cathartic post-hardcore. The mix here is muddy, the playing is messy, and the vocals of frontman Joe Galarraga are manic – often
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Designer clothing retailer SSENSE presents another formless composition from experimental electronic artist Arca that will leave you scratching your head. Set to some equally amorphous, “WTF”-inducing visuals from Jesse Kanda, “Fluid Silhouettes” is a real trip, nobly blurring gender lines, but coming off just a bit creepy all the
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A frenetic, zany, kooky, scatter-brained, etc. track from lo-fi electronic musician Lockbox. “Brainhead” appears to be the result of a caffeine high stacked on top of a sugar rush, propelled by a constant skittering beat and loaded with countless fleeting synth textures over the course of its action-packed three-and-a-half minute
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Open Mike Eagle has put out a new video for his song “Password,” which landed on his Sir Rockabye. mixtape this past July. The candid videography complements the track’s lyrical themes dealing with the lack of internet privacy but also the oversharing of people in the modern age as
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Check out this new music video Killer Mike made for R.A.P. Music cut “Ghetto Gospel.” Seeing a Bible-wielding, glasses-clad Killer Mike in his best Church clothes was something I really would’ve appreciated back in 2012, but better late than never! A gentle reminder that R.A.P.
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Download: After The Smoke – Microwaves Alternative hip hop and R&B project After The Smoke drops a spacey new mixtape titled Microwaves via the link above. Download and enjoy!
