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AraabMuzik
Instrumental University
By Carrie Battan
Following on last year's hypnotic Electronic Dream, this set collects beats made for rappers including Lloyd Banks, Fabolous, Jim Jones, Cam'ron, Vado, and others.
Blondes
Blondes
By Eric Grandy
The Brooklyn outsider house duo's debut LP collects three previously released 12"'s, a pair of new songs, and a second disc of remixes by Andy Stott, Teengirl Fantasy, and Laurel Halo, among others.
Trailer Trash Tracys
Ester
By Hari Ashurst
After surfacing three years ago with a fresh, powerful sound, the London dream-pop quartet release their debut LP.
Prinzhorn Dance School
Clay Class
By Stuart Berman
Five years after Prinzhorn Dance School's self-titled debut, the UK post-punk duo of Tobin Prinz and partner Suzi Horn remain defiantly un-evolved.
Pop. 1280
The Horror
By Stuart Berman
The N.Y. noise-punk quart's debut LP is an unabashedly grim collection, one that conjures the dystopian futurism of an early David Cronenberg film delivered with merciless brute force.
Wilco
iTunes Session
By Stephen M. Deusner
This eight-song EP, comprised primarily of tracks from Wilco's most recent album The Whole Love, also finds them unearthing older song-oriented material that suggests they're getting back to the business of being a pop band.
Windy & Carl
We Will Always Be
By Nick Neyland
The Michigan-based husband and wife dream-pop duo's newest resembles an orderly dissection of the relationship cycle, making it feel as if the usual barriers between audience and performer simply aren't there.
The Twilight Sad
No One Can Ever Know
By Ian Cohen
The Scottish trio's frigid, militant, rhythmic Andrew Weatherall-produced third LP is more about obsession than release.
Various Artists
Tally Ho! Flying Nun's Greatest Bits
By Aaron Leitko
The influential New Zealand label put together a 2xCD with songs from across its varied catalog to honor its 30th birthday.
Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka
They!Live
By Tim Finney
On paper, these bass-driven house producers seem like such a perfect match you'd expect any musical collaboration to mirror their work apart. It's surprising, then, how unlike their former selves They!Live turns out to be.
Leonard Cohen
Old Ideas
By Mike Powell
Leonard Cohen's 12th studio LP is a spare, low-key album rooted in blues and gospel-- maybe the closest thing he's made to "folk" music since the early 1970s.
Black Bananas
Rad Times Xpress IV
By Stuart Berman
Black Bananas boasts the same personnel as Jennifer Herrema's other post-Royal Trux band, but she fashions it as an alternate-universe RTX, one that isn't afraid to absorb modern influences like synth-pop, hip-hop, French-touch house.
Jason Urick
I Love You
By Marc Masters
Since the dissolution of his band Wzt Hearts, Jason Urick has made a series of records for Thrill Jockey that have moved through drone and dub-inflected atmosphere. This could be his best solo LP yet.
Waka Flocka Flame / French Montana
Lock Out
By David Turner
Produced mostly by Southside and Lex Luger, the collaboration between Waka Flocka Flame and French Montana sounds more well-grounded in the streets of Atlanta than the East Coast rap scene.
o F F Love
Probably Love
By Andrew Gaerig
Stylized to abstraction, it is impossible to imagine Probably Love, o F F Love's debut LP, dropping any time but the present. One year ago it would've seemed obscure; one year from now, it will sound archaic.
Sharon Van Etten
Tramp
By Rachael Maddux
The Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter's powerful third album, produced by the National's Aaron Dessner, features guest spots from Beirut's Zach Condon, Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner, Julianna Barwick, and Dessner's brother Bryce, among others.
Underworld
Anthology: 1992 to 2012
By Jess Harvell
This 25-song "best of" compilation collects two decades of Underworld's widescreen progressive house at 12"-mix lengths, rather than the highlight reel-style radio edits.
Peaking Lights
936 Remixes 12" / 936 Remixed EP
By Jenn Pelly
Following their excellent psych-pop breakthrough 936, Peaking Lights return with two very different remix EPs.
Wymond Miles
Earth Has Doors
By Martin Douglas
The Fresh & Onlys lead guitarist has produced a dramatic, high-concept solo EP that taps into 1960s and 1970s prog bluster, complete with song titles long enough to require commas.
Laura Gibson
La Grande
By Matthew Solarski
The Oregon songstress spreads her wings and tries a few new styles on for size while keeping her earthly vision intact.
Lana Del Rey
Born to Die
By Lindsay Zoladz
After last year's hit "Video Games" and the endless remixes, leaks, think-pieces, and controversy that followed, it's finally here: the major-label debut from Lana Del Rey.
Porcelain Raft
Strange Weekend
By Josh Love
The Italian-born pop artist Mauro Remiddi has covered an impressive amount of physical and aesthetic terrain in his years as a working musician. On his bleary, atmospheric Porcelain Raft debut LP, he sounds like he no longer exists on this planet.
Shlohmo
Vacation EP
By Andrew Ryce
The L.A.-based beatmaker follow's last year's album, Bad Vibes, with a brief and beautiful three-song EP that shows an expanding mastery of sound manipulation.
The 2 Bears
Be Strong
By Joe Colly
This side project from Hot Chip's Joe Goddard and Raf Rundell make a goofy and big-hearted homage to the club-friendly pop they love.
Future
Astronaut Status
By Jordan Sargent
With a handful of hits, placements on albums by Young Jeezy and Rick Ross, and a major-label debut on the horizon, the Atlanta rapper's new mixtape is his first big move of the year.
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Daytripping
Bon Iver
Oya Festival - Oslo, Norway
We follow the folk rockers around picturesque Oslo, Norway during this year's Øya Festival. The 12-minute all-access doc includes candid interviews, live footage, and Scandinavians.
Features
The Out Door
Regression Is a Virtue
We discuss how noise has gotten quieter, meet black metal experimentalists Sutekh Hexen, explore Austin multimedia factory Monofonus Press, and look at the methods of "punk rock" lute player Jozef Van Wissem.
Rising
Julia Holter
This Los Angeles music-school grad makes bedroom pop that's ethereal enough to fill a church. Larry Fitzmaurice talks to her about balancing intuition and theory, puking into microphones, and L.A.'s mystery.
5-10-15-20
Air
The French electronic pop duo talk about the music of their lives-- David Bowie, Sly Stone, Philip Glass-- and recount stories of harrowing car rides with George Clinton and seeing the Strokes try to beat each other up.
Show No Mercy
Death to Black Metal
Liturgy and Deafheaven have gained many fans-- along with some enemies-- by fearlessly expanding the idea of what black metal can be. Brandon Stosuy talks to both bands' frontmen about where the genre's going next.
Articles
Shades of Grey: Anti-Piracy Legislation and Independent Labels
Despite sharing concerns about the perils of internet legislation such as SOPA and PIPA, some top independent labels express frustration over an issue that's anything but clear-cut.
Rising
Factory Floor
This dark and synth-y UK act has worked with members of New Order and Throbbing Gristle, and now they're primed to make their biggest impact yet. Carrie Battan talks to the trio about getting lost in their own sound.
Articles
Disco Inferno
Marked by innovative sampling and a sense of pop wonder, 90s cult act Disco Inferno have inspired the likes of MGMT and the Avalanches. Ned Raggett talks to the band for this oral history covering their most beloved work.
Rising
The Men
This Brooklyn rock quartet are DIY in the old-fashioned sense of people doing something on their own terms. Brandon Stosuy talks to them about not fitting in and trying to stay positive.
Resonant Frequency
Permission to Avalanche
Mark Richardson uses fragments about Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, Skrillex's favorite Aphex Twin song, sonic "accuracy," and jungle music to explore the different ways bass can affect our minds and bodies.
Articles
Gil Scott-Heron: More Than a Revolution
Andrew Nosnitsky combines archived quotes from Gil Scott-Heron and original interviews with those who knew him to present a full picture of the late icon.