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“Baby Missles” MP3 “Come To the City” MP3 Two tracks from the War On Drugs’ Slave Ambient, a forthcoming album on Secretly Canadian records. This project is fronted by Philly singer-songwriter Adam Granduciel, but this guy is not your average guitar strummer with a drawl. The sounds and textures behind
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From the forthcoming M83 album, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, the track “Midnight City” is a super-sized pop song with synthetic mountains majesty. It’s structured simply, but that doesn’t stop the sounds and energy on this thing from becoming overwhelming. So overwhelming, that dancing must occur. Dance. Please.
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New Jersey’s Cymbals Eat Guitars have big plans in the coming months. They’re set to release their sophomore album Lenses Alien on August 30th, and will hit the ground running with a lengthy United States tour soon thereafter that includes stops in Connecticut, California, and everywhere in between.
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New York’s shoegaze revivalists the Pains of Being Pure At Heart have a new music video out for the song “the Body,” which appeared on the band’s sophomore record, Belong earlier in the year. Released just in time for Summer, the video is is filled with well-shot scenes
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Though the Horrors’ new album Skying doesn’t officially come out until July 11th, the British indie rock band has followed the established trend of internet streaming and and made the LP available to hear in advance. Skying is streaming in its entirety at the band’s website, which has
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Recently, a lot of my video comments have been peppered with suggestions of the Men’s new album, Leave Home. These guys are a Brooklyn rock outfit with a rough, saturated sound that brings me back to some of my favorite Big Black tracks. Not only that, but the vocals
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On Boris’ latest albums, the band seeks to simplify their sound a bit. While they have made their style a little more accessible–especially on Attention Please–I don’t think it’s translated into something that’s exactly catchy or memorable. Still, there are some pretty heavy moments on
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I’m just not enjoying this like I have Jesu’s past work. I’m sad. WATCH THE REVIEW
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The Bluest Water I’d Ever Seen by Teen Daze Ever since Canada’s Teen Daze dropped its debut LP, My Bedroom Floor, the project has gone in different directions; embracing every flavor of dreamy electronic pop that it possibly could. The project’s latest single, “The Bluest Water I’
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Iroha is a UK metal band that produces a heavy, blissful sound that is pretty comparable to Jesu’s. That shouldn’t be a surprise since the guy spearheading this project is Andy Swan. He’s said to have worked with Justin K. Broadrick in one of his previous bands,
