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  • Mar 4 2014

    Owen Pallett - "The Riverbed"

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    A sharp, percussive, repetitive beat and a more-intense-than-usual string progression rule the proceedings on this new Owen Pallett track, taken from his upcoming record In Conflict. The whole thing has much more urgency than a song of his has had in years (“Many Lives -> 49 MP” or the

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  • Mar 3 2014

    Thantifaxath - "The Bright White Light at the End of the Tunnel"

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    Some insane melodies and guitar tones coming through this new Thantifaxath track titled “The Bright White Light At the End of the Tunnel,” which is from the band’s forthcoming album Sacred White Noise. It’s dropping this April on Dark Descent. Man, this freakin’ track is just six minutes

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  • Mar 3 2014

    Evian Christ - "Waterfall"

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    Evian Christ’s typically dark, moody production sounds like it’s been infused with power electronics or industrial on this new track titled “Waterfall.” The massive drops of bass sound fantastic against the really eerie, atmospheric synth leads playing throughout this track. He progressively builds the track into this mountain

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  • Feb 27 Album Reviews

    St. Vincent - Self-Titled

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    St. Vincent’s latest full-length is her most experimental yet!

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  • Feb 27 Album Reviews

    Schoolboy Q - Oxymoron

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    Schoolboy Q might not be an amazing lyricist, and his new album might have a handful of filler hooks, but Oxymoron also shows him riding a variety of beats with an impressive level of precision. Not only that, but a number of tracks here bring back the grit and vulgarity

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  • Feb 27 Album Reviews

    Sunn O))) & Ulver - Terrestrials

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    Sunn O))) & Ulver come together for a collaborative album whose recording process has been ongoing since 2008. Despite the short length of this thing, Terrestrials shows a balanced fusion of each artist’s sound.

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  • Feb 27 Album Reviews

    Temples - Sun Structures

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    While Temples’ shows a sincere appreciation for psychedelic pop on their debut album, the band does very little to deliver novel ideas or exciting performances.

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  • Feb 27 Album Reviews

    Artificial Brain - Labyrinth Constellation

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    New York’s Artificial Brain comes through with a galactic take on technical death metal on their debut album.

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  • Feb 27 Album Reviews

    Sun Kil Moon - Benji

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    Blue crab cakes.

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  • Feb 25 days are gone

    HAIM - "If I Could Change Your Mind"

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljg6g7BAdQo I’m astounded by the level of bad-assery this new HAIM video reaches. But just what is it that makes it so damn captivating? The concept is simple – the three sisters are moving along (choreography courtesy of Fatima Robinson) to Days Are Gone

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