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Mozart Parties: "Black Cloud"
James Bennett is Mozart Parties, set on emulating Wolfgang Amadeus: The Rheumatic Fever Years by recording songs about depression from...
Nov 08, 2011
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A$AP Rocky f/ ASAP Nast and ASAP Twelvy: "Trilla"
ASAP Rocky epitomizes the potential star, his blankly engaging persona reminding one of Tha Block Is Hot (1999)-era Lil...
Nov 03, 2011
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Rick Ross f/ Nicki Minaj: "You the Boss"
While Bawse guest spots have become one of my favorite things in the world lately, it occurs to me that...
Nov 03, 2011
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Charalambides: "Desecrated"
On their recent Exile LP, we find longstanding Austin duo Charalambides digging deep into the crisp seasonal affectations which always...
Oct 27, 2011
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Nils Frahm: "Familiar"
Apparently Nils Frahm was taught piano by a graduate of a graduate of Tschaikovski. That might not seem obvious given...
Oct 25, 2011
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Massive Attack vs. Burial: "Four Walls"
What makes Burial so predisposed to repeat listening is the tendency his music has to infiltrate the brain—his productions bedding...
Oct 24, 2011
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Aquarelle: "The Blue Light Was My Baby"
When Ryan Potts says he’s found a new way of treating ambient music, he isn’t yanking your chain. It’s nothing...
Oct 20, 2011
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The Roots f/ Big K.R.I.T.: "Make My"
Considering the last five years of the Roots’ discography—three albums of murky, minimalist arrangements and unapproachably dark themes, as if...
Oct 19, 2011
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Kurt Vile: "The Creature"
It takes very little time to identify a Kurt Vile song; the very moment those drowsy, spaced-out guitars creep from...
Oct 18, 2011