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Dirty Projectors release a new single, teasing toward the release of the band’s latest album, Swing Lo Magellan. It’ll be out on July 10th via Domino. While Dirty Projectors has had its accessible moments in the past–and the group’s albums have definitely been foreshadowing a move
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Above is a new track from Virginia Band’s latest cassette single, “Divination.” The band features ex-members of Lets Wrestle, The Proper Ornaments and La La Vasquez, and has a moody atmosphere that has chilled me to the bone. Though the band is not the first to revive this type
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After the stellar “Cartoons & Cereal,” Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar drops a new single, and land’s a feature from none other than Dr. Dre. Of course, this special occasion needs a special instrumental. The beat here sounds bit more refined than the instrumentals Kendrick usually spits over, featuring loads
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[audio:http://theneedledrop.com/mp3/off- king kong brigade.mp3] Unlike most revivalist hardcore groups, the members of LA’s punk supergroup OFF! were actually around in the 80s to make the kind of music that they’re now emulating. Also unlike many revivalist groups, they don’t try to
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On the fourth track Death Grips has released from its forthcoming album, the Money Store, MC Ride and company continue to build a musical empire on the morbid and abrasive noise hop foundation laid out on last year’s Exmilitary. Drummer Zach Hill’s beats hit hard, featuring some subtle
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A new track from one of Detroit’s dirtiest, nastiest, and rawest rappers, Danny Brown. Curated by Scion A/V, this track takes a break from what Danny usually delivers in his songs–you know, comparisons of genitalia with food (i.e. Jamba Juice, Cool Ranch Doritos), and depressing downward
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An official video for the Sharon Van Etten song, Leonard, which comes off her new album, Tramp. It’s out now via Jagjaguwar. Check out our review of the album here.
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Beach House drops a new track titled “Myth,” which is from the duo’s newly announced album, Bloom. After improving their recording quality on Devotion, and increasing the variety of sounds in their music on Teen Dream, Beach House seems content to settle on the advances they’ve made with
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A cerebral progression of deep rhythms, sporadic tones and noises presented on this new track from Kyoka. This thing’s got a great groove, which is incredibly danceable, but the sounds used to execute are very bold and colorful. It’s got a mechanical, calculated vibe to it, but still
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London pop rock outfit Veronica Falls drops its first single since the release of its 2011 album, Veronica Falls. It was one of my favorite LPs last year, and was so due to its infectious hooks, close vocal harmonies, and moody fall-appropriate atmosphere. This new track, “My Heart Beats,” is
