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Lil Wayne: Tha Carter IV
There’s never been a guest rapper like Lil Wayne. Although he doesn’t boost a cut’s energy like Busta, or slosh...
Sep 09, 2011
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Curren$y: Verde Terrace Mixtape
The most ironic verse from Curren$y’s breakthrough album Pilot Talk (2010), and the one that best informs his mission statement,...
Sep 09, 2011
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Mister Heavenly: Out of Love
Nick Thorburn tends to thrive when set against the spark of new collaboration. Very few of his musical projects have...
Sep 09, 2011
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Roberts & Lord: Eponymous
Blame the Postal Service? Ever since Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello started mailing snippets of beats and melodies to each...
Sep 09, 2011
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Danny Brown: XXX
XXX is a filthy brilliant joke of an album—but the question is whether the joke is on us or...
Sep 07, 2011
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Moonface: Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I'd Hoped
Moonface is not a band. It is at least the seventh musical project Spencer Krug has been creatively involved with...
Sep 07, 2011
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Vondelpark: nyc stuff and nyc bags EP
Though the prominent drum programming may have familiarized Vondelpark to his R&S rostermates, his first EP, Sauna (2010), painted the...
Sep 07, 2011
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Witches: Forever
Homey recently asked what defines chillwave as a genre—without asking what purpose chillwave serves. So, I’ll tell you what...
Sep 07, 2011
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Autechre: EPs 1991-2002 Box
Music today is as abrasive as any in the history of recorded sound. Be it Battles’ alien precision, Odd Future’s...
Aug 31, 2011