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With the flute-kissed “Trippin’,” previously mentioned Bristol rapper ThisisDA delivers what might be his most colorful track yet. Over the blissful beat, ThisisDA’s flow and sung hook sound positively ecstatic. Another reason to look forward to his debut mixtape Super Arkane, due out next month. Happy listening!
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Scope the new single from experimental songstress Carla Bozulich (of Evangelista and Geraldine Fibbers fame). “Deeper than the Well” is taken from her upcoming fourth solo LP Boy and indicates that despite being in the fourth decade of her career, Bozulich isn’t close to losing any steam, delivering one
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Stream: Murmur – “Bull of Crete” Chicago’s Murmur is making some of the strangest, most exciting metal music today. The quartet is set drop its self-titled sophomore album next week, and above, you can stream its nine-minute-long second track, “Bull of Crete.” The playing on this multi-phased piece is freaking
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Mick Jenkins rides a chiming instrumental on new single “Leonidas,” the third glimpse we’ve been given of his latest full-length effort The Water[s], due out in February. With this new track, as well as that macabre music video for “Martyrs” covered last week, this is a project to
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A lazy, endearing indie rock ballad from Frankie Cosmos on the track “Owen,” which you can stream via the widget above. If the songwriting talents of the Moldy Peaches appeal to you, this’ll probably be right up your alley. And if you’re into this, the good new is
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“Lawrence Liquors” is the second single to drop from Xiu Xiu’s ninth LP Angel Guts: Red Classroom, after the stellar “Stupid in the Dark” back in November. Despite working with a limited instrumental palette of only a drum kit and analog drum machines and synths, Xiu Xiu is in
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The new Angel Olsen track, “Hi-Five” is the definition of a “woozy rocker.” The song is driven by a nice, crunchy indie rock groove, and Olsen’s forlorn vocals sure match the looped visuals of the accompanying video – closing with a shot of Olsen apparently strewn across the confetti-covered floor
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Operatic indie rockers Wild Beasts have returned with their new single, “Wanderlust”, from Present Tense, the follow-up to their incredible and sexy 2011 LP, Smother. With a relentless, driving drum beat, the song sees the group moving farther from their dramatic beginnings, favoring something a bit more streamlined. Singer Hayden
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Back in October, the New Haven hip hop group Political Animals dropped this rad music video for the single “Man the Mic.” The track’s beefy bass groove, booming acoustic drums, and deft turntablism will make you want to bust a move along with the video’s breakdancers. And while
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Damn, this is one macabre video. Nooses, snippets of an interview with a convicted murderer, and lines like “I could see the cherry stems in the fucking street” pervade this latest offering from Chicago MC Mick Jenkins. His decision to sample Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” is certainly justified. Watch
