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Matthew Dear pulls together yet another moody dance tune with the first single to drop from his forthcoming album, Beams. “Her Fantasy” brings a sweet beat, bubbling arpeggios, and Matthew’s unsettling dead pan vocal. Look for this new album on August 27th via Ghostly International.
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A track from the new pay-whatever-you’d-like-to-own Iguanadon album, Thunder Village. It’s titled “Dream Melter,” and what really grabbed by attention about the track is how its beat is edited with some abrupt stutters from time to time. The tempo even fluctuates a bit, adding some interesting detail. The
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With some laid -ack drumming, airy synths, a Metronomy sample, and falsetto vocals, “The Gold is Mine” is begging to be your windows-down, summer rap jam. To me, Odisee walks a nice line here between having a message, and coming across preachy. The songs hook could be a little stronger,
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It isn’t particularly easy to categorize the music of alt-J, a quartet that has origins in Leeds, England. I could apply a phrase like “indie rock,” but the band’s combination of folk-indebted guitar work, expansive instrumentation, and lead singer Joe Newman’s distinctive vocal delivery, makes such a
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Following the release of their breakout track “Husbands,” post-punk quartet Savages have let out that single’s B-side, titled “Flying to Berlin.” The single precedes the band’s debut album, which is set to arrive by way of Pop Noire. The song is noticeably longer than its companion, favoring an
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Rapper, singer, and hip hop eccentric Open Mike Eagle has a new album on the way titled 4NML HSPTL. Look for it on June 26th via Fake Four Records. Right now, I can say without question that Open Mike is one of the most clever MCs out there right now.
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Here is a track from Jagjaguwar’s latest signing, Foxygen. They’re a songwriting duo consisting of Sam France and Jonathan Rado. First track, first listen, it was love. It was love, guys! But I have to admit I’m sure that has a bit to do with how familiar
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Stream: Savage- “Husbands” As anybody will tell you, there’s nothing I love more than the strange, moody, and dark female-fronted post-punk, and the band Savages definitely delivers that. They’ve got a new record on the way via Pop Noire Records, and this is the first track I’m
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Six Brew Bantha – s/t LP by To Live A Lie Records Some mosh-inducing powerviolence from the new, self-titled Six Brew Bantha album. Stream it via the Bandcamp widget above. The record is set to be released on To Live A Lie, but its physical release date doesn’t seem
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Super Vague by Roomrunner Following the recent breakup of his noise rock band Double Dagger, Baltimore drummer Denny Bowen has launched a new project, which goes by the name Roomrunner. The band recently released an EP, Super Vague, via Fan Death Records. Like many of the finest acts that touch
