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On the band’s first effort in over 20 years, My Bloody Valentine doesn’t overreach their seminal efforts on Loveless, but the band still proves they have a hefty amount of relevance and creativity to spare when it comes to shoegaze. WATCH THE REVIEW
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[audio:http://www.hardlyart.com/mp3/GraveBabies_NoFear.mp3]”No Fear” [audio:http://hardlyart.com/mp3/GraveBabies_OverAndUnderGround.mp3] “Over And Under Ground” (LOVED) Toward the end of this month, Hardly Art will be releasing the latest album from the post-punk trio Grave Babies. The band has dropped a few
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Sport by Simon Bird Beatmaker, music experimentalist, and Swans cover artist Simon Bird has a new album he dropped back in December titled Sport. The dude’s tracks are incredibly long for what basically feels like oddball beats and instrumentals; however, he justifies the 10-minute lengths with plenty of progression,
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[OUT_48] II by GRGDRZA Ambient music, noise, and plunderphonics meet in a beautifully odd haze of texture on this new GRGDRZA release, II. Stream it via the widget above, and listen to your conceptual grasp of sound melt away.
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On California X’s debut album, the band brings blaring guitar riffs and thunderous drums, but sometimes it can feel like there’s some flavor missing in the songwriting department. WATCH THE REVIEW
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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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Apocalypse punks Iceage have a new video and song out titled “Ecstasy.” I dunno about you, but it looks like these guys hang out with a pretty well-adjusted group of folks. The band’s sophomore LP, You’re Nothing, will be out via Matador next month. Hear another track from
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I first heard of Pete Swanson a few years ago when he blended the worlds of techno, noise, and drone together on the album Man With Potential. While the end product didn’t really move me, I did find the dude’s concept to be pretty interesting. Swanson is now
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Parts & Labor frontman Dan Friel has a new glitchy, noisy, and melodic solo album on the way via Thrill Jockey Records, and the title is Total Folklore. The first track to drop from it is streaming above, “Thumper.” It’s as abrasive as it is beautifully shimmering. Look for
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Golden Teacher brings the worlds of post-punk, dance, and psychedelia together on the track “Dante and Pilgrim.” A lot like that Factory Floor track that I loved recently, there are plenty of throbbing synths to keep the groove sharp as the vocals head into much stranger territory. The band currently
