Videos
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A video from Los Angeles’ Fatal Jamz for the fast-rockin’ “Scorpion Chain,” which sounds like an interesting cross between the modern and messy punk energy of Jay Reatard with the over-the-top presentation of glam. Jamz has a debut album coming out on Burger Records and Gnar Tapes in November. Also,
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Hardcore punk outfit Code Orange Kids have what’s probably going to be a heavy, punishing debut full-length coming out on Deathwith Inc. very soon. I’m assuming it’ll be out this year, but Deathwish doesn’t exactly have the release date explicitly posted on its site, so… The
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Sharon Van Etten drops a new NSFW video for the track “Magic Chords,” which comes from the New York singer-songwriter’s latest album, Tramp. Look for the album on Jagjaguwar, and check a review for it here.
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Back in July, young rap upstart Angel Haze released Reservation, a collection of fourteen songs that showcase Angel’s prowess as a fast-spitting, high-energy MC. Among those tracks is “Werkin’ Girls,” which was recently given video treatment. Above, you can watch its accompanying visuals by way of her YouTube channel.
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One of the darkest, strangest up-and-coming MCs out there right now is Haleek Maul. The dude recently dropped the Chrome Lips tape with Supreme Cuts, and Haleek continues to build his sound on this new track. “88” features a really spacious beat, some eerie synths, pitch-shifted voices, and the slightly
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The mysterious and gentle pop duo known as Rhye has recently dropped a new single titled “the Fall,” and it’s a light, danceable, and string-kissed piece of soft-spoken beauty. As moving as it is delicate. Get more music from Rhye on Innovative Leisure. /via/
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California punk revivalists OFF! drop a new, hilarious video featuring Jack Black and the dudes from OFF! in the midst of some kind of backstreet brawl that would have taken place in some kind of low-budget action movie that was shot in the 70s. Check my review of OFF!’s
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Death Grips drops a gritty new video for the track “World of Dogs,” which I’m happy contains no images of penises. Anyway, the track comes from the experimental hip hop trio’s new album, NO LOVE DEEP WEB. Hear the album here, and check out a review here.
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Cloud Nothings drops a new video for “Fall In,” which has some amazing–and slightly hilarious–50s chic. As the video description says, it’s Busby Berkeley-inspired, and I couldn’t agree more. Check out review for Cloud Nothings’ latest album right here.
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Macklemore and Ryan Lewis drop some visuals for one of the best hip hop songs in 2012, frankly. And the storyline here is just as moving as the song itself.
