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  Of Montreal Lousy with Sylvianbriar Album Review Polyvinyl Records Released October 8, 2013 Genre: Indie Pop, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock, Indie Folk Psychedelic pop/folk outfit Of Montreal return to their musical roots with simple, organic instrumentation and less electronic production resulting in a grand and impressive return from the Georgia band. If you're new to Of Montreal, do not fret. The point of...
  Far away from the Land of the Free, America, the culturally rich country of France resides between Spain and Germany. It is a hotspot of great dining, historical artifacts and vibrant fashion. The “crusty” punk group Elizabeth aims to celebrate their homeland by assaulting the world with extremely heavy and unwieldy music. Although these adjectives sound questionable, they accurately describe...
Darkside Psychic Album Review Matador/Other People Records Released October 4, 2013 Genre: Ambient, Electronica,  (Subtle) Rock, Microhouse Michael White said it best in his  Disclosure review for Pretty Neat Grooves (a music blog Michael and I co-founded and run): "...electronic music has always been a hard genre to comprehend". This difficulty to comprehend is partly due to the instrumentation and scope of sounds, though...
Parquet Courts “Tally All The Things That You Broke" EP Review Released October 8th, 2013 What's Your Rupture? Genre: Post-Punk, Indie Rock, Punk Rock So, there’s this band that the blogosphere likes, and I’ve never taken the time to listen to them. It's not that they never interested me, It just kind happened (or didn’t happen, in this case). Isn’t that odd? Well, it’s...
"Better Off Dead" Flatbush Zombies Flatbush Zombies Better OFF DEAD Album Review Electric KoolAde Records Released September 11, 2013 Genre: Hip Hop, Psychedelic Rap, Cloud Rap Trippy, grimy, and erratic: these are the words that describe the new mixtape from New York oddballs Flatbush Zombies. This three-emcee outfit hits hard with bold lyricism and adaptable flows. These guys straddle the line between hilarious...
"Old" Danny Brown 10/03/2013 0 Comments Danny Brown Old Album Review Fools Gold Records October 1, 2013 Genre: Hardcore Hip Hop, Party Rap By Michael White Danny Brown, master of eccentricity, returns with his third full-length  album, eager to open up our minds with his complex and dynamic  personality. His beat-choices, various flows and lyrics reflect this  hard-to-pin-down personality. At times, this album is very dark and ...
"The Things We Think We're Missing" Balance and Composure 09/28/2013 Balance and Composure The Things We Think We're Missing Album Review No Sleep Records Released September 10, 2013 Genre: Alternative Rock, Post-Hardcore Imagine all of your favorite 90’s rock bands. Now pretend that there is a single group that sounds like an amalgamation of all the sounds produced by those favorite bands of yours. Well, you...
Touché Amoré Is Survived By Album Review Deathwish Inc. Released September 23, 2013 Genre: Hardcore Punk, Post-Hardcore, Emo, Screamo, Alternative Rock A Quote from Hardcore Punk Newcomer (and fellow Team Member) Chris Ayres: “I personally was always a little sketchy on screams, but this band isn't screaming for sake of screaming.... They scream because they have so much passion for the beautiful lyrics they've...

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