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Up-and-coming pop trio Haim has turned just about every head you’d want to in the blog-o-sphere with their hooky, layered, well-written pop songs that subtly reference everything from new wave to Michael Jackson. The band just dropped a new single with “The Wire,” and it’s got to be
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British dance duo Basement Jaxx is back with its second single since 2009’s Zephyr, titled “What a Difference Your Love Makes.” The song features some fittingly kitschy 90’s house vocals from guest singer Sam Brookes, as well as the kind of bouncy and progressive electronics one is to
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Chicago-based experimental lo-fi folk artist Willis Earl Beal has shared a new song taken from his forthcoming sophomore LP Nobody knows. Thanks to Beal’s powerful inflection, “Too Dry to Cry” deviously comes across as incredibly profound and soulful on the surface, but its lyrical content is just as raw
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Some heavy, crushing, and melodic death metal from Gorguts on this title track from their new album, Colored Sands. The LP is dropping August 30th, and I’d be willing to call this my favorite album of the year if every other track on this release is just as wild,
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Stream: Moderat – II Berlin-based electronic music project Moderat has made the follow-up to its 2009 self-titled effort available to stream via NPR. Moderat is a collaboration between dance duo Modeselektor and producer Sascha Ring, a.k.a. Apparat. Like its predecessor, II is loaded with infectious synth hooks and grooves,
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Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time by Candy Claws It’s been a while since I’ve heard some new, ear-catching output from Colorado music outfit Candy Claws. Their music has always showcased a deep appreciation for lush, colorful, and melodic psychedelic pop. The singing feels like a bit
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The second single from Chelsea Wolfe’s new LP, Pain Is Beauty, certainly lives up to its album’s troubling and direct title. “We Hit a Wall” is a doom-folk trudge whose arrangements gradually grow more intense along with Wolfe’s anguished, yet powerful vocals. The whole piece is exquisitely
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The lead single from NYC-based electronic music outfit, Infinity Shred, is now available to stream on Soundcloud. “Void Ripper” is taken from the act’s upcoming full-length, Sanctuary, and is propelled by a spacey stream of futuristic, arpeggiated electronics that have a bit of a chiptune zest to them. Sanctuary
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Prolific psych-rockers The Flaming Lips have shared yet another new music video; this time for a cover of Devo’s “Gates of Steel.” Shot during the same live session as the “Turning Violent” video that dropped last week, the Freedom of Choice cut is brilliantly adapted to fit the radiantly
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2013 demo by Stone Titan Only a few weeks after the digital release of their new full-length album, Scratch N’ Sniff, Connecticut sludge outfit Stone Titan has dropped a few new demos that might sound interesting if given the full studio treatment. Stream the tracks above, and enjoy! Also, listen
