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  • May 12 black metal

    Mayhem - "VI.Sec."

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    https://soundcloud.com/season-of-mist/mayhem-vi-sec Next month, previously mentioned Norwegian black metal titan Mayhem will return with its first album in seven years, Esoteric Warfare. And as their label observes, they are indeed “back with a vengeance!” This latest track “VI.Sec.” goes through a number of brutal phases, whether

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  • May 12 afro-beat

    Blitz the Ambassador - Afropolitan Dreams

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    Brooklyn-based hip hop artist Blitz the Ambassador has a new album out called Afropolitan Dreams that you should absolutely check out if you like your rap with a world music zest. The record is out now via Berlin’s Jakarta Records, and its 12 tracks boast a mix of afro-beat,

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  • May 12 2014

    Sia - "Chandelier"

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    Aussie singer/songwriter Sia has been quiet lately, but only in the most obvious sense of the word: while she hasn’t put out a new record since 2010’s fun and colorful We Are Born, Sia has been writing or co-writing some of the biggest pop hits of the

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  • May 12 2014

    La Roux - "Let Me Down Gently"

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    It’s hard to believe that it’s been five years since Elly Jackon’s La Roux released its self-titled debut. It’s been a long time since their great single “Bulletproof” had a momentary reign on the airwaves. Jackson has remained nearly silent in the years since, riding the

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  • May 9 Album Reviews

    Lykke Li - I Never Learn

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    The new Lykke Li record is her saddest and most heartbroken release yet.

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  • May 9 Album Reviews

    YUNOREVIEW: APRIL '14

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    It’s that time of the month, isn’t it? I’M TALKING ABOUT ALL OF THESE RECORDS IN BRIEF. I WISH I HAD THE TIME TO REVIEW THEM IN FULL ON THEIR OWN IN APRIL, BUT SUCH IS LIFE. HERE’S THE LIST: PROTOMARTYR – UNDER THE COLOR OF OFFICIAL

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  • May 9 Electronic

    Neil Cicierega - Mouth Sounds

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    People come up to me all the time, I mean, literally every day, and they ask me if I know of an album out there that gratuitously mashes a myriad of different pop tunes together in a violent, overwhelming display of digital editing. Now, I can finally say “yes” to

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  • May 8 blatant water cannon

    Percussions - "Blatant Water Cannon" / "Sext"

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    https://soundcloud.com/four-tet/percussions-blatant-water On April 28, Four Tet put out two 12″ singles on his TEXT label under his Percussions alias. The singles were “Ascii Bot/Blatant Water Cannon” and “KHLHI/Sext,” both of whose B-sides you can stream above and below. Not a whole lot more to

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  • May 8 black metal

    The Soft Pink Truth - "Black Metal"

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    https://soundcloud.com/thrilljockey/the-soft-pink-truth-black Drew Daniel, best known as one half of Baltimore-based electronic music duo Matmos, is back with his first album in ten years under his handle The Soft Pink Truth. The album is, strangely enough, a love letter to the black metal genre – just in case

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  • May 8 avant-garde

    Various Artists - Anything for You: A Tribute to Swans

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    Are you one of the admirable few who’s managed to abstain from listening to Swans‘ massive new album To Be Kind? Hang in there – there’s only a handful of days left to go! But maybe you’ve already worn out their other 12 records waiting and need a

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