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  • May 28 2014

    tUnE-yArDs - KEXP Session

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    Merrill Garbus’ tUnE-yArDs project just released one of the best records of the year so far in Nikki Nack. And now, to our glorious benefit, she has done a KEXP session. The video includes four of the best songs on the record, including “Water Fountain” and “Real Thing”, and finds

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  • May 28 Album Reviews

    Trash Talk - No Peace

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    Trash Talk’s latest album might have ferocity, but the music does little to capture the hardcore punk imagination.

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  • May 28 Album Reviews

    Pink Guy - Self-Titled

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    I’m gonna review this new Filthy Frank album. But first, let me take a selfie.

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  • May 28 Album Reviews

    The Roots - ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin ft. The Daily Guru

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    The new Roots album is easily the band’s dreariest album yet, but it’s also their most inconsistent.

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  • May 28 Album Reviews

    Tobacco - Ultima II Massage

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    The new Tobacco album is one of the most demented sonic adventures I’ve gone on this year.

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  • May 28 Album Reviews

    Vallenfyre - Splinters

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    The UK’s Vallenfyre brings together a slew of different death metal styles on this sophomore record of theirs, and feeds them through some incredibly heavy, pummeling production.

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  • May 28 Album Reviews

    Chromeo - White Women

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    When it comes to lyrics and songwriting, White Women is Chromeo’s most inconsistent release yet.

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  • May 23 2014

    Meshell Ndegeocello - "Conviction"

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    Singer/songwriter/bassist Meshell Ndegeocello doesn’t get enough respect. She had some low-level visibility a few years ago when she released her first couple albums, but has since faded into a small niche where her small but ultra-devoted fanbase follows her every move. I only really got invested in

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  • May 23 ab-soul

    Ab-Soul - "Stigmata" ft. Action Bronson and Asaad (prod. Rahki)

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    TDE‘s Ab-Soul drops a new track titled “Stigmata,” featuring some dramatic bars from New York’s Action Bronson and a closing verse from Asaad. Every time a new cut drops from this dude, I just get more psyched for the full-length project he should be dropping this year.

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  • May 21 album

    Freddie Gibbs x The World's Freshest - The Tonite Show

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m0XfEIvVCk&list=PLhbqrlwJFLI-kvxBnWbiTYLkApEaIGbIi&index=1 After dropping with Madlib what will no doubt be a strong contender for the greatest hip hop album of the year (Piñata), Freddie Gibbs wasted no time teaming up for another noteworthy collaboration. This time, the Indiana

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