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Deerhoof drops a track from its forthcoming album on Polyvinyl records. The LP’s title: Breakup Song. And this track is kinda wowing me. It’s not my favorite Deerhoof track, but the band has really taken a different direction here. With some horns, piano, and a Latin rhythm section,
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With a new album on the way in September, the experimental music outfit Animal Collective has a new track teasing toward what would be a great album. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Torche drops some entertaining visuals for one of the best tracks from the Florida band’s latest album, Harmonicraft. The video here takes a humorous approach toward depicting a game of America’s greatest pastime: Kickball. There’s love, triumph, matching outfits, and concussion-induced hallucinations. This video’s got everything!
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Here’s to the green screen: The most failsafe way to make a tolerable music video for a song you want to attach visuals to on a relatively thin budget. Jokes aside, this is a pretty fun video from longstanding indie electronic outfit Hot Chip. Have you checked out their
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The experimental, dreamy R&B project known as How To Dress Well hasn’t always been a favorite of mine. If I remember correctly, my review of its debut album was pretty negative. If there was anything I came away liking from the album, it was the musical vision
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Stream: Delicate Steve- “Afria Talks To You” After drumming up some impressive buzz for the release of their 2010 record Wondervisions, the Brooklyn psych-pop group Delicate Steve have a new album out called Positive Force. The single “Afria Talks To You” (no, that’s not a typo) was debuted a
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Just in time for my return from the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago this weekend, Hot Chip have released a new video for their In Our Heads cut “Look At Where We Are.” Although they didn’t play this track during their set on Saturday, their sunset-backdropped performance did reveal
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Twin Shadow brings some better production and a stronger new wave aesthetic on this sophomore album, but the songwriting and lyrics seem to slip. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Foxygen’s new EP is the sound of rock music’s golden era crumbling. Crumbling into a fondue pot of delicious musical ideas. Also, magic. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Y U NO REVIEW is back. I know. Crazy, right? Let’s not make a big deal of it. I love you. WATCH THE REVIEW…OR NO REVIEW, RATHER
