I’ve been trying to pinpoint why Frank Ocean’s astonishing success is one of music’s most heartening stories in recent years. The simple answer is that we want to see talent rewarded.
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Mark your calendars, The xx will release their new album, Coexist on September 11, just over three years since they released their masterful self-titled debut.
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Lupe Fiasco, back to dishing out some warm social criticism, delves into the proliferation and sometimes misinterpretation of the word “bitch” in hip hop. Lupe’s always been good at skirting…
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This morning, The Avett Brothers decided to share “Live And Die,” the first single from their upcoming Rick Rubin-produced sixth album, The Carpenter. Expectations for this album are high––the band’s…
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You already heard Switch’s remix with Missy Elliott and Rye Rye, now listen to Danja remix M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls.” Missy shows up again, but this time, instead of Rye Rye,…
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We learned some exciting new things about Frank Ocean’s official debut album at last week’s listening party, like how André 3000 and Earl Sweatshirt show up for some ace guest…
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Despite releasing an excellent single, jj have been kind of quiet this year. They aren’t ready to release their third official record just yet, but to tide us over until…
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We were just talking about M.I.A. releasing remixes via repurposed BMW USB necklaces when we noticed that Maya had uploaded the first of the three new remixes onto her Soundcloud…
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Rowdy UK folk upstarts Mumford & Sons and rising singer-songwriter, Birdy (famous for being really good at covering Bon Iver’s “Skinny Love”) have recorded a song together for Pixar’s new…
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“Fineshrine” is Purity Ring’s latest lyrically and musically disturbing jam with a made up compound word for a title. The Montreal duo give the single room to breathe; this is…
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Genre-bending producer, Diplo, may be responsible for the best jam of the year, but that doesn’t mean he’s resting on his laurels. He’s recently released an EP called Express Yourself,…
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It’s been said before, but Bonnaroo is America’s best music festival, and its 2012 iteration is going down very, very soon. It’s kicking off June 7th, to be exact. We’ve…
