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  • Aug 18 2014

    My Brightest Diamond - "Lover Killer"

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    It isn’t all the time that a My Brightest Diamond song begins with a steady, groovy bass-and-drum pattern. But so be it, because it sounds great! Shara Worden and company are following the great first single “Pressure” which the slightly more subdued but no less exciting “Lover Killer.” The

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  • Aug 17 2014

    Alt-J - "Every Other Freckle"

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    Previously loved UK art pop outfit Alt-J drops yet another song from their forthcoming LP, This Is All Yours. The release date: September 22nd via Infectious. Unlike the previously released songs off this new album, “Every Other Freckle” seems to be more in line with Alt-J’s previous output. There’

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  • Aug 15 Album Reviews

    FKA twigs - LP1

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    FKA Twigs’ debut album showcases the UK-based singer’s most coherent songs yet; creatively mashing together contemporary R&B with art pop and experimental hip hop-style production.

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  • Aug 15 Album Reviews

    Mick Jenkins - The Water[s]

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    Chicago MC Mick Jenkins drops a verbose and water-themed mixtape.

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  • Aug 12 Album Reviews

    The Underachievers - Cellar Door: Terminus Ut Exordium

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    Despite this being the commercial debut of this New York hip hop duo, the Underachievers are sounding a bit rougher than they did on their breakthrough tape Indigoism.

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  • Aug 12 electric wurms

    Electric Würms - "The Bat"

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UorJph8VKJ0 (via Billboard) Among next week’s most exciting new music releases is the debut LP from Flaming Lips side-project, Electric Würms. The amusingly titled Musik, die Schwer zu Twerk finds the Steven Drozd-led outfit delivering a set of vibrant and surprisingly condensed prog/

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  • Aug 12 Album Reviews

    Otis Brown III - The Thought of You

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    Otis Brown III’s debut is a tight, tasteful jazz offering.

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  • Aug 12 Album Reviews

    Porter Robinson - Worlds

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    Porter Robinson’s full-length debut molds the sounds of indie pop for an EDM palate.

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  • Aug 11 2014

    Sudanim - "Pleasure Flood"

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    A piece of chilling auditory excellence from producer, dj, and co-head of Her Records, Sudanim. The track is absolutely freaky, and manages to stir some really frightening emotions in its 3-minute runtime. I’m loving the metallic, primal rhythms, for one. It’s like a combination of a factory floor

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  • Aug 9 Album Reviews

    PartyNextDoor - Two

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    PartyNextDoor’s sophomore release is yet another piece of bottom-barrel R&B.

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