Pop
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Eora by castratii Some dark, twisted synth pop music coming from an up-and-coming duo known only as Castaratii. They’ve got a new LP on the way titled Eora, and the single is streaming above. The rest of the release should be available on August 21st via Bandcamp. Some snippets
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Producer, songwriter, and singer Matthew Dear drops another track from his forthcoming album, Beams. While the songs features the dude’s usual deep, strange delivery, it’s got a really spunky vibe coming from the instrumentation that’s a nice change of pace for Dear. There’s a fantastically chilly
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Some new visuals for the new Black Moth Super Rainbow single, “Windshield Smasher.” This is definitely one of the more entertaining videos I’ve seen this year, and that’s mostly due to its absurdity. A unsuspecting couple runs up on a group of BMSR mask-wearing baddies who torture them
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In this installment of Y U NO REVIEW, I’m giving quick, undercooked opinions on the latest releases from Childish Gambino, Gojira, Anna Von Hausswolff, Fang Island, Jeremiah Jae, Coin Locker Kid, Micachu & the Shapes, Tenacious D, Debo Band, The Antlers, Jeff the Brotherhood, Guided By Voices, Peaking Lights,
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Wild Nothing drops yet another track from it’s forthcoming album, which will drop via Captured Tracks on August 28th. The title: Nocturne. If the last track Wild Nothing dropped signified a crush on the 80s, “Paradise” is pure infatuation. The drum beat and synth sound a lot like something
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EGYPTR by Egyptr How I found out about Egyptr was my good buddy Zach from We Listen For You Tweeted me a minute ago telling me this album was “pure Fantano,” or something like that. I dunno about that. Maybe this is, like, in the 70-80 percentile. I’m just
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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
