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Dirty Projectors are sounding like a slighty more toned down version of their usual selves on this new album. While it’s certainly not a bad LP, it’s not really entertaining me on the same level their previous material has. WATCH THE REVIEW
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There’s no question about it: Blur is back! While it may be a while before Damon Albarn works to release another Gorillaz album, it’s great that he’s diversifying his repertoire with a solo album, production on that Bobby Womack album, and now these new tracks that are
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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,
