I’ve gushed about Boston’s Arms & Sleepers a lot over the years. Their music means a lot to me and that’ll never change. So in return, the least I can do is spread the word on any and everything they do. Their most recent undertaking, following 2014’s fantastic Swim Team, includes an 8-track release of […]
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Arms & Sleepers Release ‘Instrumentals’
March 25th, 2015 
Brian Leak 
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Tags: ambient, Arms And Sleepers, Black Paris 86, instrumentals, Matador, the organ hearts, Trip Hop 
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Watch Flying Lotus and Kendrick Lamar’s “Never Catch Me” Video
October 2nd, 2014 Nina Corcoran On October 7, Flying Lotus drops his newest album, You’re Dead!, via Warp Records. It’s a 19-track effort that features collaborations with Herbie Hancock, ex-Dirty Projectors’ Angel Deradoorian, Snoop Dogg, Thundercat, and FlyLo’s hip-hop alter-ego, Captain Murphy. A few others, like Pharrell, turned down guest spots for fear of the album’s heavy content. With the first music […]
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Flying Lotus Shares New Song “Coronus, The Terminator”
September 22nd, 2014 Nina Corcoran Producer, electronic musician, and general genius Flying Lotus drops his highly-anticipated new album, You’re Dead!, via Warp Records on October 7. It’s a massive 19-track release that is following up 2012’s brilliant Until The Quiet Comes with a more jazz-oriented setup and guest star studded flair. In anticipation of the release, he’s shared single “Coronus, The Terminator.” Unlike the rhythmic […]
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ALBUM STREAM: ODESZA – ‘In Return’
September 10th, 2014 Nina Corcoran It’s been at the front of our minds all summer long, and finally it’s here: ODESZA‘s new album, In Return. The Counter Records release drops next week, but the duo have uploaded the record to Soundcloud for you to stream until then. We’ve heard “Memories That You Call” (feat. Monsoonsiren), but it’s really single “Say My Name” […]
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Listen to Flying Lotus and Kendrick Lamar on Single “Never Catch Me”
September 4th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Last month, Flying Lotus shared his first cut from his upcoming album, You’re Dead!, out October 7 via Warp Records. The song, titled “Moment of Hesitation,” saw Herbie Hancock, Thundercat, and more bringing jazz elements to the forefront while still showcasing FlyLo’s natural knack at magical electronic fluttering. Now he’s shared a new single, “Never Catch Me,” which […]
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July 30th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Shortly after announcing their new album In Return, Seattle duo ODESZA have released a string of tour dates for the fall. Their trip-hop productions will spring to life with stops in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Boston, Denver, Chicago, and a second night in San Francisco after selling out the original date months in advance. By the time they return home at […]
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Flying Lotus Announces New Album ‘You’re Dead!’ and Tour
July 22nd, 2014 Nina Corcoran California electronic musician and producer Flying Lotus is undeniably talented. He creates sweeping trip-hop-infused electronic beats and funk-laced rhythms that speak from the soul, although maybe that’s because he’s related to John Coltrane. Earlier this year he shared previously unheard material and a music video for “Phantasm,” but now we finally get word of new material. […]
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Watch Tycho’s Surreal Music Video for “See”
May 15th, 2014 Nina Corcoran In the past 10 years, Scott Hansen has been swirling up beautiful minimal electronic sounds under the moniker Tycho. His gorgeous second LP, Awake, came out this year to positive reviews from fans and critics alike. However, the new album saw a new look: Tycho became a trio and took on a sound more along the lines of […]
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London Grammar Cover Miley’s “Wrecking Ball”
December 12th, 2013 Leanne Cushing British indie pop trio, London Grammar, covered Miley Cyrus‘s “Wrecking Ball” at BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge recently. The video was published to BBC Radio 1’s YouTube feed earlier today. We have the video below. 2013 has been an exceptionally amazing year for the London-based band. Exactly one year ago today, the group posted their […]
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Arms & Sleepers Announce New Album, Possibly Titled ‘M-I-A-M-I’
July 23rd, 2013 Brian Leak We’re ecstatic to learn that after a previous brief hiatus, Max and Mirza, the duo that make up New England’s ambient trip-hop outfit, Arms & Sleepers, have announced that they are working on, and will be releasing, a brand new album. In a partially cryptic reveal yesterday, A&S posted single letter statuses via Facebook that […]
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Mike Einziger (Incubus) In Studio With The Internet
November 2nd, 2012 Dan Bogosian Mike Einziger, guitarist for alternative rock band Incubus, has always kept himself busy on Incubus’ breaks, between going to Harvard for music and side projects like Time Lapse Cosrtium. The guitarist has now shown a picture of him in the studio working with hip hop duo The Internet. What his role is with the trip […]
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Review: The Internet – Purple Naked Ladies
February 14th, 2012 Ethan Merrick Artist: The Internet Album: Purple Naked Ladies Genre: Trip hip/Electronica/Soul Label: Odd Future Records The Internet, a hip-hop/soul duo, is a part of the L.A. hip-hop collective, OFWGKTA (Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All). The group is comprised of Syd Tha Kid-Odd Future’s sound engineer, audio mixer and DJ-on vocals and Matt Martian of […]
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