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Stream: Big Ups – Eighteen Hours of Static Eighteen Hours of Static, the debut LP from New York punk outfit Big Ups, is a refreshing half hour of caustic and cathartic post-hardcore. The mix here is muddy, the playing is messy, and the vocals of frontman Joe Galarraga are manic – often
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Beck suddenly drops a folky new single, which teases toward his next LP, Morning Phase. The album is currently looking at a February 25th release date, and I’m not entirely sure how excited I am at this point. While One Foot In The Grave–Beck’s freak folk opus–
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A frenetic, zany, kooky, scatter-brained, etc. track from lo-fi electronic musician Lockbox. “Brainhead” appears to be the result of a caffeine high stacked on top of a sugar rush, propelled by a constant skittering beat and loaded with countless fleeting synth textures over the course of its action-packed three-and-a-half minute
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Trickling vibraphone, lithe strings, and a delicate but assertive voice, this new Tara Jane O’Neil track, “Elemental Finding” makes me officially excited for her new LP, Where Shine New Lights. Every note is perfectly placed, and there is a quiet drone that washes underneath throughout, and the song ambles
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SPLITT CASSETTE WITH BBIGPIGG by DESIGNER // BBIGPIGG Listen to some abrasive, experimental, lo-fi noise rock on this new split between Designer and Bbigpigg. While the mix and production here isn’t that friendly to the ears, these two projects are incredibly eccentric, groove-centry, and hilariously absurd. The herky/jerky quality
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Even though she has firmly planted herself as a wonderful, talented indie-folk singer/songwriter, Marissa Nadler’s has not found a larger audience. It’s quite a shame, and her most recent releases attest to that. She has a new record on the way, though, and has just dropped a
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Toronto jazz fusion trio BADBADNOTGOOD is getting ready to drop their third full-length album this year, and they’ve just sounded the alarm with the release of a new track titled “CS60.” Even the description box attached to this new song is virtually empty–well, except for ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)”–which drives
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I feel like it’s been a while since a Sun Kil Moon song has begun with a cymbal smack. “Ben’s My Friend,” the closing track from SKM’s upcoming album Benji, features more of leader Mark Kozelek’s ever-quickening lyrical delivery, detailing an intricate story that starts with
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Like all the bleeps and bloops of WIXIW, but just wish it were more upbeat and colorful? Well, looks as though Liars will be fulfilling your wish on their new LP Mess, a title that justifies all the pics of tangled colored yarn the trio has used for promotion these
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With the flute-kissed “Trippin’,” previously mentioned Bristol rapper ThisisDA delivers what might be his most colorful track yet. Over the blissful beat, ThisisDA’s flow and sung hook sound positively ecstatic. Another reason to look forward to his debut mixtape Super Arkane, due out next month. Happy listening!
