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  • Jun 28 2012

    Coin Locker Kid- "Gretle" (Loved)

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    Gretle. by Coin locker kid Wasn’t I just talking about dark, experimental, weird hip hop? Yeah, I was. Let’s continue the conversation: The track streaming above is from a fellow by the name of Coin Locker Kid. The Ghost Sonata is the name of his new, free album/

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  • Jun 28 2012

    Haleek Maul- Oxyconteen

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    Meet underground rapper Haleek Maul. He’s got a new mixtape titled Oxyconteen. It’s available for a free download from Merok Records. A lot of experimental hip hop has come out in the past few years. It’s funny to think of how different the underground rap scene in

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  • Jun 28 2012

    Little Dragon- "Sunshine"

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    Little Dragon drops a stream of a new single, which seems to have been created with some commercial backing from Absolut. Nevertheless, the band’s usual combo of subtle dance beats, sensual vocals, and sweet synths are here. Check out our review of the album they dropped last year if

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  • Jun 28 hardcore

    Host- There's Nothing Up There But Heavy Clouds

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    There’s nothing up there but heavy clouds by Host Some rough, face-smashing metallic hardcore coming straight out of New Hampshire on this new collection of tracks from the band Host. Loving the dirty guitar sounds on this thing. Really heavy, but sour and dissonant where it counts.

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  • Jun 28 2012

    Self Defense Family- "Self Immolation Family" (Loved)

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    A strong, passionate track from the new Defense Family 7″, which was recorded in Iceland at a studio owned by Sigur Ros, and the session was even engineered by the band’s frontman, Jón Þór Birgisson. Now the song itself delivers SDF’s usual combo of loud guitars with a

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  • Jun 27 beats

    The Doppelgangaz- Beats For Brothels, Vol. 2

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    Beats For Brothels, Vol. 2 by The Doppelgangaz Hip hop outfit the Doppelgangaz drops a new instrumental collection via Bandcamp. Stream it above for some grimy, strange instrumentals.

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  • Jun 27 Album Reviews

    Ty Segall Band- Slaughterhouse / Ty Segall & White Fence- Hair

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    With two new releases in 2012, garage rock revivalist Ty Segall has pushed himself to the forefront of this rough and wild style of music. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jun 27 2012

    Starring- "The Best"

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    Did you dig on that Guardian Alien snippet yesterday? I hope so, cuz if you did, then this new Starring track should fit into your musical diet pretty easily. Starring is an experimental rock band that fearlessly pairs elements of psychedelia, jazz fusion, and prog together into a surprisingly well-executed

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  • Jun 27 2012

    Elvis Depressedly- Mickey's Dead

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    mickey’s dead by elvis depressedly South Carolinian Matt Cothran, a.k.a. Coma Cinema, a.k.a. Elvis Depressedly, has a new set of tracks out proving his worth as a sad, sad songsmith. He’s diversifying the sounds he works with as well, making use of more synths,

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  • Jun 27 death grips

    Death Grips- "Double Helix"

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    Death Grips drops some new visuals for the track “Double Helix.” Like most music videos from these guys, the concept is simple, the budget it low, but it still manages to achieve a weird originality. Rapping into the camera built into the back of a car that’s supposed to

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