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On this new track, “Half-Hearted Love,” Clare Maguire sounds wise beyond her 26 years. She sings in a fairly low, commanding register, and her voice has a quivery vibrato akin to a less unhinged Beth Gibbons or Fiona Apple. It is her best tool, and it’s the biggest reason
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NYC rap group Ratking has dropped a dazzling new video and single, “100.” It looks as though since the release of last year’s Wiki93 EP, the outfit has matured and refined its glitchy modern take on old-school New York hip hop to the point that “100” is not only
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While they have a name that has gone through multiple iterations before arriving at this current one, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra have been fairly consistent. Grand, orchestral (sorry!) songs with elements of folk and post-rock thrown into the pot, Silver Mt. Zion make big songs, and this new
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Sounds like up-and-coming rapper Ryshon Jones isn’t happy about the current de-emphasis on lyrics in hip hop. Even though he hops on a banging, futuristic trap beat for this new single of his, the social critique he dishes out is pretty sharp, hilarious, and undeniable to an extent. Enjoy!
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Irish rapper Rejjie Snow is coming through with more off-kilter beats, whispered rhymes, and a gory story on the track “Black Pancake,” which is one of many tracks slated for release on this dude’s forthcoming Dear Annie mixtape. Look for it next year, and enjoy!
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With September’s “Don’t smoke in bed,” Xiu Xiu gave us our first glimpse at its upcoming Graveface Records debut Nina, a collection of 11 Nina Simone covers done in the style of free jazz. Since then, the band has shared two more tracks from the project, “Just Say
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Well, here’s a collaboration that’s totally from out of left-field. New York rap group Ratking has teamed up with New York noise musician Eric Copeland (of Black Dice fame) for Converse’s upcoming Cons EP Vol. 1. Because Copeland has been moving towards a slightly more accessible style
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Julianna Barwick’s latest album Nepenthe expanded on her solo-voice sound, adding more piano along with strings and horns and even a choir. One of the album’s most serene cuts, “The Harbinger”, just got the video treatment. The clip opens with some beautiful underwater shots of a body suspended
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The Scallops Hotel is a new Milo-affiliated hip hop musical side-project that has a new record on the way, which I believe is titled poplar grove (or how to rap with a hammer). Milo didn’t produce all of the tracks, though. Lee Bannon, Iglooghost, and Busdriver all contribute to
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Chicago hip hop eccentric Mick Jenkins has a new single and video out titled “Roots,” which showcases the MC’s spacey flow and clever bars. While he may be too subtle and downplayed to have a legit hit, this guy will surely blow up with those who like their hip
