the needle drop
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On its sophomore albums, Massachusetts’ Passion Pit brings its joyful, upbeat sound to new heights of happiness. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Watch this interesting, nicely shot 4-part video series looking into the making of the new Nachtmystium album, Silencing Machine. It’s pretty awesome seeing the writing dynamic of the band on this new record–especially with the addition of longtime producer Sanford Parker as a contributing member of the group.
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Indie electronic duo Crystal Castles drops a new song that I’m guessing will show up on the next album they release, which should be out later this year. WATCH THE REVIEW
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The experimental, ambient, and frighteningly noisy musical project Gnaw Their Tongues moves into more of a straight up black metal vibe with this new release, and it’s lead to a much more intense experience. WATCH THE REVIEW
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A little while back, I blogged about the forthcoming LP from experimental rock outfit Guardian Alien. The forthcoming LP is a single, 37-minute track that moves through multiple phases. You can hear the first part of the track here, but the band has seen fit to release the second movement
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Foxygen’s new EP is the sound of rock music’s golden era crumbling. Crumbling into a fondue pot of delicious musical ideas. Also, magic. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Though not his boldest or most memorable statement yet, hip hop eccentric Open Mike Eagle certainly delivers something glitchy, colorful, and consistent on 4NML HSPTL. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Album after album, Ontario band Metric hones an incredibly polished approach to rock music. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Up-and-coming Boston punk outfit Cerce brings together an impressive blend of extreme music styles on this CD-R-printed collection of tracks. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On Mount Eerie’s latest effort, Phil Elverum managest to transform is usual sounds and emotions into a repetitive, drone-y, and sometimes ambient musical experience. Mostly, it’s beautiful, but a few moments felt a bit overlong to me. Plus, despite being well over 40 minutes, I didn’t come
