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Sounds of Desolation by Sun Devoured Earth Sun Devoured Earth is one-man experimental project based in Aizkraukle, Latvia with a wide swath of influences and a very ambitious sound. He describes the sound of his new full length Sounds of Desolation as “gloomy dream pop,” but I think the album
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Stream: Ginnels- Crowns Stream an entire album of fun, light-hearted, and endearing jangle pop rock from Ireland’s Ginnels. It all comes from the band’s latest album, Crowns, which is twenty freakin’ tracks long; however, the band defends their decision with a lot of variety among the tracks. There
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Indie electronic duo Crystal Castles drops a new song that I’m guessing will show up on the next album they release, which should be out later this year. WATCH THE REVIEW
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[audio:http://www.scjag.com/mp3/do/youaretheone.mp3] OK, I’ll admit it, I haven’t given Place to Bury Strangers’ new album, Worship, an honest chance yet. Honestly, it’s got a lot to do with me being lukewarm on the band’s last EP; however, I’m
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With new sound thanks to some modern production and a new lineup, the Smashing Pumpkins sound exactly the way they should in 2012. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On his new instrumental mixtape, producer Clams Casino shows off all the progress he’s made and places he’s been in the year that’s passed since he released his first instrumental tape. WATCH THE REVIEW
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No Joy is an alternative rock and shoegaze outfit hailing from Montreal. “Junior” has a steady groove that continuously builds in intensity throughout without losing any momentum. The song is sung very softly and is very dreamlike in nature, this in combination with the rock styled jam the two play
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Stream: Craft Spells- Gallery EP Craft Spells brings another helping of reverb-washed, hypnotic indie pop tunes on the new Gallery EP. It’s streaming in full on SoundCloud at the moment. Follow the link above to take a listen. Last year, the band’s new album, Idle Labor, got a
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Thought Dweller On the Threshold comes into this new, self-titled album with a unique combination of influences, they don’t necessarily add up to an incredibly memorable album. WATCH THE REVIEW
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To be frank, Lotus Plaza frontman Lockett Pundt sounds like he’s put together an assembly of Deerhunter tracks under the Lotus Plaza name on this album. While this doesn’t seem like a bad thing for hardcore fans, it left me a little underwhelmed–mostly because Lotus Plaza presents
