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MP3: Beast Patrol – “Plaster”
"Plaster" begins with a wave of guitar distortion, momentarily transforming into a bouncy synth-tinged pop song before a majestic chorus; the track has several personalities, a good sign for up-and-coming Brooklyn trio Beast Pa...
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MP3: Kuky Tala – “Turi”
"Turi" marks Tala's first release under the new name Kuky Tala, which she changed from Tigermilk. Her ghostly and worldly sound is still intact, and more expansive than ever with "Turi". A pounding drum accompanies the stoicall...
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MP3: Vuvuzela – “Rings and Things”
For those familiar with New York rockers Kiss Kiss, frontman Josh Benash has his fingerprints all over the work of Vuvuzela. Fans accustomed to Kiss Kiss' high-energy rock ballads, which often interchanged swift metal-inspired ...
Hip-Hop
MP3: Tape Sounds – “Cosmosis”
The spaced-out work of Tape Sounds, AKA Massachusetts-based Nate Kellogg, presents experimental electro-psychedelia with steady synth-pad backdrops and alternating leads, the latter often projected through fastidious guitars or...
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MP3s: Creeptones
Despite having attained a respectable following in their native Toms River, NJ, the rich and melodic rock of Creeptones still has not achieved the blog buzz it deserves. That should change shortly. A single listen will likely g...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Stream: Teen Daze – “Spirit”
The Inner Mansions, the second album this year from British Columbia native Teen Daze, is a serenely beautiful release where the producer’s atmospheric electronica is at its peak. The new album is represented well by R...
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Full EP: Girls Casino – Please Be Back Soon
The utter lack of information surrounding Girls Casino adds to the mystique of their music, a vein of nocturnal electro-pop that mixes dreamy intoxication with hard-thumping club choruses. Their full album is available to strea...
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MP3: Hailer – “Spooky Clams”
Hailer had to be patient when completing their new album. It didn't matter that it only took them eight days to record it. Fate often seems intent on derailing artists that complete excellent work in a short period of time. In ...
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MP3: Alpaca Sports – “I Was Running”
Let's kick off our Friday nights with some easy-listening Swedish pop. Alpaca Sports is the solo project of Andreas Jonsson, though he credits the work of many friends on his Facebook page as well. A track as breezily pleasant ...
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MP3: Mykus – “Electric Fizz” (ft. Fruit Shoes)
Mykus aka Mikus is an idiosyncratic producer from Leeds who touts a skilled manipulation of sound, particularly with his vocal production. On "Electric Fizz", various vocal layers topple over one another like dominoes, as he pl...
