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From the people over at Scion, grab a free download–well, you give out your e-mail address–of the new King Khan EP, the King Khan Experience. It’s an aggressive meld of garage rock, funk, and soul. Play these tracks and get ready to break stuff and make love.
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James Blake’s new EP, much like his self-titled debut earlier this year, is loaded with ideas that, to me, don’t feel completely finished. Still, the guy draws up some interesting concepts–even as he attempts to focus more on building songs on voice and piano this time around.
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New video from SBTRKT for the track “Pharaohs,” which features vocalist Roses Gabor. It’s not one of my favorite numbers from the album, but the LP itself is solid. Look for the LP now on Young Turks.
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Recently uploaded to SoundCloud, here’s a new track from Sampha. If you’re a regular viewer of my reviews, you may remember this UK singer-songwriter from his vocal features on the new SBTRKT album, which grows on me with each listen. On “Indecision,” people who were introduced to this
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Hugely successful Canadian solo artist, ex-Broken Social Scene member, and iPod commercial star Feist announced her new album Metals a while ago, but until recently listeners have not been able to hear what the album is going to sound like. Based on this first taster track “How Come You Never
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Recently uploaded to SoundCloud, edits of the tracks “Work It,” “Hey Boy,” and “What My Last Girl Put Me Through.” Some of them, like “Hey Boy,” get pretty hypnotic in their execution. Nico just has a funny way of turning electronics into a dark and mesmerizing experience. If you’re
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New video for Charles Bradley’s “The World (Is Going Up In Flames).” It’s from the album No Time For Dreaming, which is out now on Daptone.
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The Sleepwalking Society–released this month on Tru Thoughts–comes almost four years after Everything Under the Sun: Nostalgia 77’s previous album. This octet’s influences include free and spiritual jazz; plus, funk, soul, and Afrobeat. On “Simmerdown,” guest vocalist Josa Peit takes center stage in Nostalgia 77’s
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The Texan duo Fergus & Geronimo are still at that stage where they’re yet to completely define their sound, but after hearing the “Never Satisfied” / “Turning Blue” single from them earlier this year, I’m ready to listen to anything these guys put out, literally. Next year, they’ll
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