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Hot Chip Album Review: “In Our Heads”BUY ALBUM HERE Back together after a few solo projects here and there, the guys from Hot Chip return with an extravagant and luminous new album for our obsession. Following One Life Stand (2010), the group’s 5th studio album, In Our Heads (June 11th) is a perfect mix of electro-pop that makes you want to get [...]
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POP ETC: Halfway to HeavenBUY HERE The Morning Benders have morphed into POP ETC. It’s a transformation of sorts befitting our current cravings for pop from a folk stand point.
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David Byrne & St. Vincent: WhoThere is safety in numbers, indeed, as much as there is safety in solidarity. There is certainly safety in St. Vincent‘s quirky singer-songwriter, Annie Clark keeping it quirky with the king of weird, Talking Heads’ front man, David Byrne. If you are going to get weird, do it with a man who made weird cool.
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Metric: ‘Synthetica’ Album ReviewBUY ‘SYNTHETICA’ HERE BUY HERE Album after album, and ten years re-inventing indie rock, Emily Haines’ Metric proves they have not yet hit their expiration date. Synthetica (now available on iTunes) returns as the 5th album
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“Big Spender” – Theophilus London & A$AP ROCKYIndie hip-hop artist Theophilus London recently spent some time in the studio with ASAP Mob member ASAP Rocky (Rakim Mayers). The result is this oh-so-fresh hiphop track turned jazzy with this Shirley Bassey sample from the same-titled song.
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The Mynabirds: Body of WorkFREE HERE Transporting combat boots and toucans through the pop forest, the musical chief of The Mynabirds, Laura Burhenn, unleashes Body of Work with a punch.
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Emeli Sandé: HeavenBUY HERE As the novelty fades on the overload of tropical vacation tunes, and ethereal samplers this year, the music industry migrates back to pop, pining for the next sure success. Capitol Record’s Emeli Sandé is just the answer.
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Dan Le Sac: Play AlongBUY HERE Straddling hip-hop and electro-R&B, UK designer DJ Dan Le Sac drops his fresh single “Play Along,” as an intro to his July 9th debut album release (self-produced via Sunday Best). Featuring feline vocalist Sarah Williams White,
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Summer Camp: AlwaysBUY HERE UK pop duo, Summer Camp has returned with their energetic new EP, Always, out July 10th via Apricot Recording Company/Moshi Moshi. 80′s electro at its core, title track, “Always” maintains a purely fun, uptempo beat to match the optimistic lyrics: “We’ll always be together! We’ll always be together!”
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MS MR: HurricaneFREE DOWNLOAD HERE On the crowded shores of deviant-pop, there stand an ambitious cult of music artists laboring over perfect pitches, mechanical textures and absolute anonymity. MS MR may as well be at the head of the table with “Hurricane.”
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Bonde Do Role: KiloBUY HERE For some, time is money. For others, time is means for a grand entrance. For Brazilian electro-pop trio, Bonde Do Rolê, time was the perfect opportunity to assemble an all-star team for an album five years in the making–not to mention, rally some fan anticipation.
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Charli XCX: I’ll Never KnowFREE DOWNLOAD HERE British babe, Charli XCX steams up the airwaves with her raspy pipes and grimy, girl-powered love songs. With a tone reminiscent of Metric’s Emily Haines, the 19 year old displays a maturity beyond teen years with a personalized sensibility for her own synth-laden species of emo-pop.