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Stream the new Beach Fossils album in full via the Hype Machine widget above. Though I haven’t really been a huge fan of most groups shooting for this guitar-driven dream pop sound, I’m finding this new record to be way more detailed, approachable, and memorable. Of course, it
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!!! have a new album on the way titled THR!!!ER, and “SLYD” is the first track to drop from it. It’s a smooth, sexy, dance-friendly jam with loads of vocal cuts and driving beats. Enjoy! Look for the new album at the end of April.
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Everything Everything delivers a session performance of the song “Duet” for The Line of Best Fit. Watch, enjoy. I was catching a serious Coldplay vibe on this track, but the band’s eccentric approach to vocals and melody definitely keep them in a spot of their own.
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San Francisco garage rock band Thee Oh Sees is anything but slow-paced when it comes to releasing new material. Checking in with at least one and often two full-length albums per year for the past few years, the group is continuing their streak with a new release on April 16,
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Stream: Desaparecidos – “Anonymous” / “The Left Is Right” Conor Oberst’s post-hardcore band Desaparecidos made its return after a ten-year hiatus last year with the “Backsell / MariKKKopa” single, a pair of songs that criticized the music industry and the attitude many anti-immigration activists hold, respectively. The group is now back again
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Tomahawk drops a strange new video for the title track off it’s new full-length album, Oddfellows. Video effects are employed to Mike Patton and company to make weird, subtle edits to their faces and bodies. It’s a pretty weird visual experience.
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On II, Unknown Mortal Orchestra rockets past a somewhat lackluster debut with a longer album that features more variety, melody, and personality. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Nordic rock ‘n’ rollers Kvelertak have a new video out for their new single, “Bruane Brenn,” which is gonna be on the band’s sophomore album dropping later this year, Meir. It’s always nice to see a metal band not take themselves too seriously, eh?
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Established alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers have been steadily releasing songs that were recorded during the sessions for their latest LP, I’m With You, but weren’t included on the album. The most recent installment in the series is “In Love Dying,” which you can stream above.
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Psych rock and pop outfit Unknown Mortal Orchestra shows its soulful side on the track “So Good At Being In Trouble,” which has recently gotten some visuals via the music video above. The video is pretty hilarious to me, but I don’t feel like I should be laughing. In
