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  • Sep 3 Album Reviews

    Opeth - Pale Communion

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    Opeth serves up another piece of progressive rock nostalgia.

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  • Sep 3 beat

    Flying Lotus - "Never Catch Me" ft. Kendrick Lamar

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    http://youtu.be/k4Oz8UmUXbg *THIS IS A POWER 106 WORLD PREMIERE* So You’re Dead!‘s much-hyped Kendrick Lamar feature has been unveiled and it’s just as *LA LEAKERS* stellar as you could have hoped. There was certainly no doubt in my mind that K.Dot would kill it

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  • Sep 3 art rock

    Julian Casablancas+The Voidz - "Human Sadness"

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8k3qB61lhk&feature=youtu.be You know, to hell with the people who say Julian Casablancas should accept his limits as a frontman. Technically speaking, sure his vocal range isn’t the widest and his voice is most appealing when it’s belting out

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  • Sep 2 album

    Kevin Drumm / Jason Lescalleet - The Abyss

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    https://soundcloud.com/lescalleet/kevin-drumm-jason-lescalleet-the-echo-of-your-past-excerpt OK, I want to give a quick shout-out to this latest collaboration between seasoned electro-acoustic/drone/avant-garde/whatever artists Kevin Drumm and Jason Lescalleet – with The Abyss, they have turned out what is without question one of the darkest, most abject musical works I’ve

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  • Sep 2 2014

    Pyre - "Merciless Disease"

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    Get your teeth gnashed and fists clenched! You might wanna light up a torch as well for this new Pyre track titled “Merciless Disease.” These guys are a metal outfit that hails from Russia, and their new LP, Human Hecatomb, will be out this month via Chaos Records. Sonically, this

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  • Sep 2 2014

    Deerhoof - "Exit Only"

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    Beloved indie rock vets Deerhoof have recently announced the release of a new album that will be dropping via Polyvinyl records this year. The title: La Isla Bonita. The release date: November 4th. PSYCHED! PUMPED! “Exit Only” is the first track the band has seen fit to release from the

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  • Sep 2 doom

    Stream Earth's Primitive and Deadly

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    Primitive And Deadly by Earth One of my favorite metal bands ever has seen fit to put its latest full-length album up on Bandcamp for all to hear and purchase. YES! AMAZING! GREAT! WOW! FANTASTIC! YES! YES! YES! The music is right there, so I’ll just allow this gloomy,

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  • Sep 2 2014

    Girl Band - "De Bom Bom"

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    Previously mentioned and up-and-coming noise rock band Girl Band have released a new song and video right heretitled “De Bom Bom,” and I’m quite smitten with it. The song ain’t exactly musical, well, not in the traditional sense. However, it’s very distorted, textured, and intense. The performance

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  • Sep 2 Album Reviews

    Code Orange - I Am King

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    While Code Orange’s latest album might feature producer Kurt Ballou’s most crushing production yet, the band hasn’t done much to advance their writing or songcraft.

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  • Sep 1 Album Reviews

    Zammuto - Anchor

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    Nick Zammuto follows his self-titled 2012 album up with a more subtle winter record.

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