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  • 2012

    “Your Cast Will Tire” is one of many shadowy and unsettling moments from the new Raime album, Quarter Turns Over a Living Line, which is out now via the fittingly titled Blackest Ever Black label. The seven tracks here toy with dark ambient soundscapes, pulsating beats, and some dub effects

  • 2012

    “Send Me Down” is the b-side to the latest single from California pop and contemporary R&B trio HAIM. It’s a polyrhythm-laden tune that carries a pretty heavy Michael Jackson influence. Actually, that’s the case with much of this outfit’s material, but they channel it into

  • 4ad

    inc. is the musical project of Andrew and Daniel Aged, and their debut full-length, No World is set for a Feb. 19th release on 4AD. This inaugural track is a subtly funk piece of smooth R&B with some great chord changes and sensual vocals.

  • 2012

    Accomplished composer Michael Price is set to release a new EP on Erased Tapes this December titled A Stillness. “A Bridge” is the first track to drop from it, and it’s a beautifully arranged and inspiring set of strings ascending through one movement after another. Give a listen via

  • 2012

    While most of the 80s thrash metal bands that are still kicking today are sounding overproduced and sterile, VOIVOD is still sounding pretty energetic, natural, and progressive. Loving that! The song streaming above, “Mechanical Mind” comes from what’s going to be the band’s 13th studio album, Target Earth.

  • 2012

    Some loose, dissonant post-punk from Silver Arm on the track “Man the Falcons,” which hits the ears with a pretty wild groove right from the get-go. Clearly noise and psych rock are influences in addition to danceable punk grooves, and the performance the band gives in the track ain’t

  • 2012

    With an instrumental produced by Hostage and Kidnap Kid, here’s a video for the Lulu James track “Be Safe,” which comes from an EP she dropped earlier this year titled Rope Mirage. It’s a sweet piece of modern soul with a contemporary set of electronics backing it up.

  • 2012

    Minneapolis rapper and Doomtree member Stefon Alexander, a.k.a. P.O.S, drops a new video for the track “Get Down,” which comes off his latest album, We Don’t Even Live Here. The album is out now on Rhymesayers.

  • UK electronic music producer Andy Stott presents the track “Numb,” which is off his forthcoming album, Luxury Problems, which is due next week via Modern Love. It’s a pretty chilling set of loops based off what seems to be a single vocal take performed by a female vocalist I’

  • 2012

    Over an atmospheric cloud rap beat created by Lee Bannon, America’s most beloved nerd rapper, Milo, has a new track out featuring his usual series of strange personal musings. We already know he’ll be reading Aristotle while we’re all popping bottles at the club, but giving pep