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  • 2012

    Sharon Van Etten drops a new NSFW video for the track “Magic Chords,” which comes from the New York singer-songwriter’s latest album, Tramp. Look for the album on Jagjaguwar, and check a review for it here.

  • 1968

    1968 by The Haiduks The Haiduks is a project lead by Christian Richter, who also runs independent label Kinnta Records and is a member of the group Soft Mirage. 1968 is The Haiduks’ new album, which was released in September by way of Richter’s label. Above, stream the release

  • 2012

    Mamiffer / Pyramids by Mamiffer / Pyramids Mamiffer and Pyramids come together for some for a split 12, featuring some pretty heady and dark noise, drones, and experimental musings. This, sadly, will be one of the final releases of the soon-to-be-disbanded Hydra Head records. /via/

  • 2012

    California punk revivalists OFF! drop a new, hilarious video featuring Jack Black and the dudes from OFF! in the midst of some kind of backstreet brawl that would have taken place in some kind of low-budget action movie that was shot in the 70s. Check my review of OFF!’s

  • 2012

    Death Grips drops a gritty new video for the track “World of Dogs,” which I’m happy contains no images of penises. Anyway, the track comes from the experimental hip hop trio’s new album, NO LOVE DEEP WEB. Hear the album here, and check out a review here.

  • 2012

    Vast, sound-rich, and enveloping, this new collection of ambient material from M. Sage is actually quite interesting. I like that this young producer works to evoke a number of different moods among eight tracks here. There are spots that feel as if I’m sitting in on unreleased material from

  • With Numbers, Mellowhype manages to churn out a few decent beats, but the lyrical content and originality are more lacking than ever. It seems making an interesting hip hop record is not in Mellowhype’s career itinerary. Instead, portraying the forgettable fantasies of that “cool kid with a c average”

  • 2012

    On its self-titled debut, the Canadian noise rock band METZ brings some heavy sounds and great riffs, but not a lot of variety or songwriting power. WATCH THE VIDEO

  • 2012

    Daylight Dies is yet another amazing metal band from North Carolina releasing an album today. This single is off of their fourth LP, A Frail Becoming, which combines the brutality of older Opeth with the somber nature of doom outfits like My Dying Bride or Novembre. It’s hard to

  • 2012

    Absolutely gargantuan is the best term to describe NO’s sound on “What’s Your Name,” the A-side to their latest single. Almost every element of the song, from the drums to the guitars, feel burly and monolithic, culminating to form a song that the listener physically (as well as