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Curren$y / MondreM.A.N / Big Sean: Weekend at Burnie's / Dope Since '91 / Finally Famous
Weed rap, like weed itself, is sorta what you make of it. By which I mean: weed is fine, even...
Jul 25, 2011
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Vampillia: Alchemic Heart
Like many experimental ensembles, Japan’s Vampillia move in calculated, lumbering steps, their gait a site of both intimidation and potential...
Jul 25, 2011
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Iceage: New Brigade
New Brigade is an alarmingly short and gritty record; calling it a full-length is at first grimace a bit of...
Jul 25, 2011
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Young Dro: Drocabulary Mixtape
It’s astounding Young Dro didn’t arrive at this pun sooner. There are more capable wordsmiths, but few rappers seem to...
Jul 25, 2011
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Ecovillage: "Summer of Love"
Chopped-up drum machine? Check. Neon keyboards? Check. Flowery forthcoming album title? Check. Ecovillage must be back and for the second...
Jul 25, 2011
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White Rainbow: "Low Ride on Moon Blvd."
He might not know it, but Adam Forkner is a master of metaphorical description. Recent recordings, self-described and lumped en...
Jul 22, 2011
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Zomby: "Natalia’s Song"
Though Zomby’s had a penchant for deftly separating his listeners from their expectations throughout most of his short career, he...
Jul 21, 2011
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James Blake: "Order"/"Pan"
James Blake’s trio of 2010 EPs swept me with graceful strokes into an ever-broadening camp of wide-eyed overnight superfans. So...
Jul 20, 2011