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Pour one out for NYC musician and friend of the site Doug Shaw, he would have enjoyed this strange and beautiful jazz-house record.
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The second album by Puerto Rican alt star RaiNao has all of the adventurousness and ambition of a classic Björk album. Read our review of 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘢́:

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Mabe Fratti and Bill Orcutt’s cozy collaborative album is worthy of cult-classic status. Read our review of 𝘈𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘞𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨:

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This week, we've got a futuristic bounce teamup from two legends of modern music, gauzy jazz-rap, yacht rock that sneaks up on you, noise rock gone electro, and a Must Hear banger for Obama's next playlist.
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A concept record about a duckling trying to take down a soul-sucking media conglomerate? Sure, sign us up.

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Invocations of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘳 notwithstanding, Puerto Rican rapper Álvaro Díaz was smart to frame his new album around an omakase meal. Read our review:
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As a member of Cannibal Ox, Vordul Mega was one of the most adventurous rappers of the 2000s—until he all but disappeared. After nearly two decades of struggle, he's back to claim his legacy. Read our profile of the underground icon
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Through his use of 7/8 time on his new record 'Now You Exist,' the Field's Axel Willner has found a new way to grasp at infinity
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“The unfortunate blessing of his departure is that we can now all go back to loving him as we first found him, without shame, despair, or complication,” wrote great critic Greg Tate when Michael Jackson died. MJ's estate is capitalizing on that belief with
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Our latest Must Hear is an album of fretless guitar, funky drum machine, rave beats, and Byzantine religious chant by an Orthodox priest in coastal Greece!
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It brings us back to an Obama-era version of Drake, to a time when megalomania could still scan as charming pop-star eccentricity https://t.co/ejQP2e1Uy4
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Endlessly fascinating, Walters’ book is a profoundly needed bible of queer music history in a country that is, in fits and starts, constantly on the warpath to erase LGBTQ people from public life
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Myaap has helped put Milwaukee on the hip-hop map. We spoke to her for our Credit HIstory series, where she broke down purchases including meals for her girlfriend, custom sets of fairy wings, and a bustdown Tinkerbell pendant
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Is "Rock Music" rock music? https://t.co/hdvIsP1Qs7
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The long-running European fest C2C found its footing in New York City last weekend with a night of gloriously freaky beats, noise, and sex
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Hiding the real Michael Jackson in the era of 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭
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This interview with Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew includes thoughts on [*big inhale*]—kaleidoscopic grief, Spotify, the band's new album, recording conversations with your mom while you still can, and that time Drew was voted prom queen in high school
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This week in Five Songs, we've got Must Hear stunners from artists who may not be on your radar, new music from Afrobeats' great provocateur, and more https://t.co/PhkNLcIJlz
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𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘶𝘺?, I asked myself after five straight minutes of head-nodding.
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For our latest edition of The Producers, we spoke to LA beatmaking pioneer Flying Lotus about his favorite songs from producers Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Queen, Madlib, J Dilla, & more
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