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  • Jan 30 Album Reviews

    The Strokes - "One Way Trigger"

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    The Strokes drop a surprising new single that takes the band’s typically tight sound, and covers itwith rigid synths and a questionable falsetto. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jan 30 2013

    Lil B and Joey Bada$$ Are Beefing?

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    It seems two of the larger figures in underground hip hop are at it right now, and trading shots in new tracks in an age where most hip hop stars are just content to keep most confrontations on Twitter. I’m surprised it went as far as these two cuts,

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  • Jan 30 2013

    Dumbo Gets Mad - "American Day"

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    We’re premiering a new track from Italian psych pop project Dumbo Gets Mad titled “American Day.” It’s one of many weird, psychedelic, experimental, and bubbly cuts from the DGM’s upcoming album, Quantum Leap, which is gonna be released toward the beginning of February on Band Panda Records.

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  • Jan 30 2013

    Zeds Dead - "Rave"

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    Canadian electronic music duo Zeds Dead have a new EP coming out via Mad Decent on Jan. 29th, and “Rave” is one of the most driving tracks on the album. It’s got a beat that really make the track live up to is name, and clashes that with hard

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  • Jan 29 habitual levitations

    Intronaut - "Milk Leg"

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    Stream: Intronaut – “Milk Leg” Aside from heaviness, L.A.’s Intronaut is an extremely difficult to describe and pigeonhole. While many bands are busy focusing on catering their songs to niche audiences in extreme music, Intronaut is constantly busy exploring new creative avenues while still retaining their core sound of

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  • Jan 29 death metal

    Nails - "God's Cold Hands" (LOVED)

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    Nails are probably one of the most vicious acts in underground American music right now, and their new song “God’s Cold Hand” shows that if anything, they’ve gotten more pissed off. Sandwiching the grind mentalities of bands like Rotten Sound and Gaza with the fuzzy distortion of classic

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  • Jan 28 2013

    Local Natives - Hummingbird

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    On its second full-length album, Local Natives still sits in the shadow of bands like Fleet Foxes and Grizzly Bear, which is something even the band’s most hardcore fans are willing to admit. I guess the issue is that I personally feel the group doesn’t take its very

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  • Jan 28 Album Reviews

    Bad Religion, New Order, Just Blaze, Widowspeak, Gold Panda, and more w/the Quickness

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    Just a quick group of quick and cursory reviews of various songs and releases that I didn’t get a chance to talk about this week. Thank you for watching! WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jan 28 Album Reviews

    Buke and Gase - General Dome

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    On their sophomore full-length, New York’s Buke and Gase continue fine-tuning their unique combination of noise pop, folk, and indie rock with loads of strangely idiosyncratic melodies and textures. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jan 28 experimental

    The Flaming Lips - "Sun Blows Up Today" (LOVED)

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    The enigmatic Flaming Lips have dropped a new track today titled “Sun Blows Up Today” in an effort to hype up the release of their forthcoming LP, the Terror. Right now, the album is looking at an April 2nd release date, and this song attached to the lyric video above

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