• 2012

    Illusory by Absvrdist Absvrdist angrily combines elements of black metal and grindcore. They throw a few thrashy, pit-friendly riffs into the mix as well. Surprisingly, the extremely intense layers of distorted guitars, raw drums, and gruesome vocals on this new album of theirs, Illusory, are created by just two people.

  • 2012

    Statues. by Phony Ppl. Try out this opening track to Phony Ppl’s new release, nothinG special., which is available now on Bandcamp. These guys are a rap crew with a lotta heads. They’ve got some great lines flying by on this thing, too. Definitely something smooth, clever, and

  • On his third full-length album, Swedish singer-songwriter Jens Lekman returns with a more simplistic approach, toning down the extremely colorful instrumentation that coated his last LP. Thankfully, the man’s charm and wit is all this album needs to stay afloat. WATCH THE REVIEW

  • 2012

    Dumb Fun by The Keepsies The Keepsies are a New York trio, and among the musicians involved is Jason Kelly of Fergus & Geronimo. If you’ve heard that duo’s work–especially their 2010 album “unlearn.”, the somewhat vintage rock aesthetic the Keepsies projects shouldn’t be too much

  • 2012

    Murder Construct drops a new video promoting the release of their debut album, Results. Check a review of it right here. Some pretty dark stuff going on here. Dramatic lighting, blood, and what seems like a political statement all wrapped up in a big, leaky body bag. Look for Results

  • 2012

    Truly disturbed hip hop eccentric GDP drops a new track from his SoundCloud titled “Funnel Buddies,” which seems to be a raunchy track about a long line of friends with benefits. While having no-strings-attached relations isn’t exactly a refreshing topic in hip hop, GDP seems to take it to

  • 2012

    Truly disturbed hip hop eccentric GDP drops a new track from his SoundCloud titled “Funnel Buddies,” which seems to be a raunchy track about a long line of friends with benefits. While having no-strings-attached relations isn’t exactly a refreshing topic in hip hop, GDP seems to take it to

  • Here We Go Magic drops visuals for the track “Hard To Be Close,” which comes from the band’s new LP on Secretly Canadian, A Different Ship. The concept seems kind of obvious, a trio of dudes getting stuck in an elevator, but the “story” of the video gets progressively

  • Holograms drops a colorful, eye-blasting new video collage for one of the more upbeat tracks from their new, self-titled album. Check out a review of the LP here.

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    Flying Lotus drops a short film in association with the forthcoming album he’s got on Warp Records titled Until the Quiet Comes. It’s an interesting piece of film. It’s a bit morbid, and features some kind of life after death-type experience toward the end, yet, people seem