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Aleph Fourth way (Official) from Gero Doll on Vimeo. Some wonderfully glitchy and strange visuals attached to this new Aleph track, “Fourth Way.” Kudos to Gero Doll on the video, and Aleph’s sonic shift from heavy pianos to thick layers of buzzing synths and complex rhythms isn’t bad
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STAND AND STARE / GIVE IT ALL TO ME by Royal Headache Australian garage punk outfit Royal Headache has a new single out for the track “Stand and Stare” b/w “Give It All To Me.” The band still brings their speed, energy, and soulful vocals to the table; however, the
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“Zebra,” the new track from Oneohtrix Point Never, is a formless and sprawling seven-minute-long piece whose only through-line is its incredibly choppy foundational loops. However, the choppy, jarring foundation is aptly accented by ethereal, occasionally jazzy touches throughout. The result is the type of sonic juxtaposition OPN has struck many
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The previously mentioned Chicago wordsmith Mick Jenkins has a new track out featuring production from High Klassified. The dude is definitely coming into his own. He’s got a voice, lyrics, depth. He knows how to pick a decent instrumental as well. Watch! via/
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London electronic music producer Jon Hopkins has been hard at work on the score for the upcoming film How I Live Now. At one point, he decided to team up with Natasha Khan, a.k.a. Bats for Lashes, for a one-off single to be featured in the movie’s
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Stream: Anna Calvi – “Sing To Me” “Sing to Me” is the second single from English singer-songwriter Anna Calvi’s upcoming sophomore LP One Breath. Unlike the electric lead single “Eliza,” “Sing to Me” begins as a haunting art-rock dirge that takes a triumphant turn – complete with orchestral strings – at about
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Inga Copeland, apparently no longer affiliated with long-time musical partner Dean Blunt, has shared a new, self-produced track to her freshly-made YouTube channel. “Fit” features an almost inaudible, decidedly buried vocal track from Copeland, but there is some neat contrast achieved between the peppy clap/kick sequence and murky synth
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R&B and art pop princess Janelle Monáe drops a new single featuring Miguel singing wonderfully on the second verse here. It’s a sensual, pretty, and melodic slowjam whose only sin is being so short! Look for this track and others on the new Janelle Monáe album dropping
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Dean Blunt, best known as one half of London duo Hype Williams, has dropped a new single titled “King James.” The track continues the decidedly reserved and introspective lyrical themes of the LP he put out earlier this year, The Redeemer; but the warm orchestral arrangements on that album are
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Check out the surprisingly busy lead single from drone musician Tim Hecker’s upcoming LP, Virgins. The multi-phased piece begins sauntering along with a crooked, percussive piano arrangement, which is overwhelmed by a gleaming wall of feedback and a fluttering synth sequence as it progresses. Enjoy! Virgins will be released
