rock
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It’s been quite the productive year for Geoff Barrow. While he hasn’t been working on the fourth Portishead album that music nerds everywhere would sell their souls to see realized, 2012 did see the release of Quakers, the debut album of his mercurial hip hop endeavor, and >
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Groovy good feelings all around in this new Dumbo Gets Mad track. Those good feelings come from a clear dub influence that is evident in the song that of course breaks down into psychedelic rock a few times. That groove mixed with their normal trippy nature mixes together something that
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On their third full-length release, Boston’s Pile connects the heavy hitting sounds of post-hardcore with the dramatic and melodic songwriting prowess of frontman Rick Maguire. WATCH THE REVIEW
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English art pop outfit Alt-J has seen fit to drop some visuals on the track “Fitzpleasure,” which comes from the band’s latest LP, An Awesome Wave. Watch a review for the album here.
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2k Girls by Sidewalk Dave “2k Girls” is the opening track to the latest album from Connecticut’s own Sidewalk Dave. The New Haven singer-songwriter has greatly improved the presentation of his music on this latest collection of tracks with some heavier production, and a impressively skilled backing band. Dave,
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The Soft Moon’s latest album is certainly a feat when considering the album’s texture-rich sound and gothic mood. However, where the band’s style succeeds, songwriting falls short. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On the Bad Plus’ latest record, the band continues to focus more on original material than their career-defining covers, and the band manages to create some pretty fantastic, modern jazz tracks in the process–not to mention incorporate synths and drum machines into many of these tunes, too. WATCH THE
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Connecticut’s the Guru drops the first single leading up to the band’s next full-length album, Go Easy. The track is a pretty noticeable change of pace for the band, too. Many tracks from the band’s last album were jumpy, hyper, and featured vocals that showcased a pretty
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Philadelphia’s favorite shoegaze band, Bleeding Rainbow, have a new video for “Drift Away” that really exudes the fuzzy and fun aesthetic of the four piece. The video intermittently alternates between hazy, lo-fi footage of the band performing the song and delightfully creepy stop motion animation of a tortured mad
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_ _ by BNNT BNNT is a Polish rock outfit, but I wouldn’t say that really has any bearings on enjoying their new album, because their chaotically noisy sound and weird personality, I’m sure, will translate universally with modern music listeners. BNNT works about every angle they can to delivery
