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Lee Bannon has shared another nocturnal fusion of hip hop and jungle, which is to be featured on his upcoming Ninja Tune debut Alternate/Endings. With the “Place/Crusher” EP earlier this month, and now “216,” Alternate/Engdings‘ December 9 release date can’t come soon enough!
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Always-controversial singer-songwriter M.I.A. is finally gearing up to release her new record, Matangi, this November. As such, she has let loose the official audio of her new track “Y.A.L.A.”–which is an acronym for “You Always Live Again.” I, for one, was a bigger fan
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Despite my somewhat lukewarm feelings on the latest album from pop rock outfit Veronica falls, I have to admit the band still manages to pack a lot of punch into a single. “Nobody There” may circle around some jangly chord progressions that are familiar to the band, but the hook
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Yesterday, Gang Gang Dance’s Brian DeGraw announced his full-length solo debut, SUM/ONE, under the moniker bEEdEEgEE. To coincide with the announcement, he shared the track “Bricks,” whose jagged synth patterns, colorful vocal samples, and warm, rising strings proffer one of the most insane beats you’ll hear all
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Bristol-based MC ThisisDA has shared another cut from his upcoming LP Super Arkane. With its piano-laden hook, understated beat, and laid-back flow, “Elysium” is in stark contrast to the hard-hitting boom-bap of “Lifers,” but ThisisDA’s decidedly conscious lyricism and Mankub’s colorful production still shine through. Check it out
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Later this month, the 10-piece Connecticut instrumental rock outfit Snake Oil will be releasing its sophomore LP, The Train Is White & The Moon Is Strong. Above, check out album cut “Forget the Year of Fevers,” a bright, psychedelic, and jazzy jam with a simple, yet infectious groove. It’s
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Tim Hecker has offered another teaser for his forthcoming album Virgins via a Sabrina Ratté-directed video for new single “Black Refraction.” The majestic piano piece is fittingly accompanied by a stream of grainy, kaleidoscopic visuals shot in an around a cathedral. Check it out above! Virgins will be released October
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British rapper ThisisDA is slated to release his full-length debut, Super Arkane, later this year. Above, check out the project’s lead single, “Lifers,” a simultaneously hard-hitting and colorful piece of boom-bap produced by Mancunian beatsmith Mankub, who lends instrumentals to the entire album. Enjoy!
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Next month, The Men will release an all-acoustic 5-song EP actually recorded around a campfire while the band was holed up in a house in upstate New York. The project is aptly titled Campfire Songs and will feature re-imagined versions of New Moon-era tracks “I Saw Her Face,” “The Seeds,
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British singer-songwriter Anna Calvi has shared the opening track from her upcoming sophomore album One Breath. “Suddenly” is the most dynamic of the project’s three singles, the other two being the electric art-rock stomp “Eliza” in August, and the simultaneously haunting and triumphant “Sing to Me” earlier this month.