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A clean, crisp music video for a fantastic piece of vocal pop from Jessie Ware’s forthcoming debut album, Devotion, which will be out on August 13th via PMR Records. Check the track listing here. While I wasn’t 100% impressed with her vocal contributions on that awesome SBTRKT album
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WOUNDED by BRNS Brussels band BRNS toys with some familiar indie grooves and sounds on their new album, Wounded, but they definitely do it to the beat of a different drum. Many of the tracks on here are simultaneously cacophonous, catchy, and sweet. Case in point: “Mexico.” Stream the entire
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Still sweet, still catchy, still Hot Chip. WATCH THE REVIEW
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You know R&B is taking hold of underground music when a band like Yeasayer is showing it off as an influence. While, on paper, it may come off as a bit of a surprise, it doesn’t sound that alien in execution, and feels like a logical progression
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Album after album, Ontario band Metric hones an incredibly polished approach to rock music. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Dirty Projectors drop another track from their forthcoming LP, Swing Lo Magellan. This track, and the previous one to be released, are taking the Projectors’ sound in a noticeably sweeter, poppier direction. While it’s nowhere near as hard-hitting as their earlier material, there’s something sneaky about how these
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On August 28th, Wild Nothing will be releasing its latest album, Nocturne, on Captured tracks. While the band can certainly be lumped in with many others chasing after a dreamy pop rock sound, these guys certainly set themselves apart with their memorable songwriting and distinctive hooks and verses. I’m
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Point Reyes – Golden by Point Reyes Relying mostly on vibraphone and cello for instrumentation, and bringing some of the strangest vocal deliveries I’ve heard this year, experimental music outfit Point Reyes isn’t afraid of coming off weird. While the melodies enclosed in the songs on this new album,
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A track from this new Hot Chip record, In Our Heads, which is out this week via Domino Records. “Don’t Deny Your Heart” is a stellar example of the impressive dynamic Hot Chip has going for them on nearly every one of their albums. Yeah, these guys wear their
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Matthew Dear drops yet another piece of odd, moody electropop from this forthcoming album, Her Fantasy. The album is currently looking at a August 28th release date through Ghostly International. “Crimewaves” is a bit more upbeat than the previous song to be released from this album, and there’s a
