Review: Teengirl Fantasy – Nun EP

Review: Teengirl Fantasy – Nun EP
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This duo, comprised of Logan Takahashi and Nicholas Weiss, make quite a cohesive pair. “Eric” stands out to me as the strongest track on this EP, launching into a heavy drum and bass breakdown. Nun EP is fairly mellow and more downbeat, which ends up working as either a perfect warm-up or cool-down to an evening. … read more

Review: Savage Deity – Amulet of Sin

Review: Savage Deity – Amulet of Sin
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Savage Deity, from Thailand of all places, have offered up an album of classic death metal satisfaction. Amulet of Sin has the properties to appease the folks who listen to death metal for the heavy feeling of it all, as well as the folks who like to dissect albums.  … read more

Review: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Give the People What They Want

Review: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Give the People...
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After a battle with cancer this past summer and the subsequent delayed release of the album, Sharon Jones returns with her Dap-Kings, more powerful than ever, with the appropriately titled Give the People What They Want—the follow-up to 2010’s I Learned the Hard Way.  … read more

Review: Rosie Lowe – Right Thing EP

Review: Rosie Lowe – Right Thing EP
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Fresh from her recent guest stint on Lil Silva’s “No Doubt,” UK vocalist Lowe’s debut EP showcases a new and striking talent. … read more

 
 
Review: Saffronkeira + Mario Massa – Cause and Effect

Review: Saffronkeira + Mario Massa – Cause and Effect
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Caria and Massa have succeeded in creating a sequence of tracks that functions as a single volume, each supporting the other. “Umorale” is recommended for an idea of Cause and Effect’s general sound: intertwining melodies and drifting percussion traveling beside fluctuating drones and static elements. … read more

Review: Pinkunoizu – The Drop

Review: Pinkunoizu – The Drop
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They’ve combined classic rock-pop characteristics, like drum lines and bursting guitar sounds, but have kept it weird with ghostly vocals, lingering organ chords and unpredictable tone deviation. … read more

Review: Poliça – Shulamith

Review: Poliça – Shulamith
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The album is murky and reverb-heavy and the band really immerses itself into the ’80s new wave synth pop genre without seeming too blatantly retro. “Tiff,” featuring Justin Vernon, is the trailblazing single for Shulamith.  … read more

Review: Pro-Pain – The Final Revolution

Review: Pro-Pain – The Final Revolution
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This is 12 cuts of the heaviest shit the band has done in a while. All the qualities you want in a metal record—riffs, grooves, crazy solos—yeah, it fucking rocks. I can’t find a bad song in the bunch.  … read more

Review: Purgation – Exterminated Malfeasance

Review: Purgation – Exterminated Malfeasance
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Behind the louder noises are stellar death metal groove punches and some just-as-stellar sweet bass playing. Looking at this record from the optimistic point of view, it’s damn pleasing, it just takes a few listens of aural adjustments and you get the full devastating effect of it all.  … read more

Review: Orrin Campbell – Nocturnal

Review: Orrin Campbell – Nocturnal
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 Orrin Campbell, an 18-year-old rapper from Brooklyn, recorded this debut album in his NYU dorm. It’s downtempo hip hop set to atmospheric spacey beats—call it minimal seapunk, if you like. … read more