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Emir Hermono: Beats & Breakups

Emir Hermono aka The Shakes’ latest beat tape titled Beats And Breakups goes beyond chronicling the emotional experience.

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Monster Cat: The Violet Hour

Monster Cat’s debut full-length reaffirms our faith in the band.

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Kelis: Food

This is an album with a few choice tracks that will go on to become genre classics – unfortunately, that means it will be judged more harshly as a whole for it.

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Damon Albarn: Everyday Robots

This is Damon Albarn playing himself for a change, and we wouldn’t have it any other way.

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+2dB: +

Along with VMPRMYTH, +2dB’s + EP confirms their position as one of the few electronic acts to watch out for in the coming years.

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The War On Drugs: Lost in the Dream

It takes some kind of wonderful for a band to be able to turn something familiar and dated into something classic and refreshing.

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Wild Beasts: Present Tense

Wild Beasts’ fourth studio album was given shape in vastly different circumstances than its predecessors.

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Cibo Matto: Hotel Valentine

It took 15 whole years before the duo of Miho Hatori and Yuka C. Honda decided to reunite after a breakup-slash-hiatus to release a third album.

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VMPRMYTH: HEROINe

It is difficult to understand the statement being made on HEROINe, but it’s also equally clear that one is being made.

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Bombay Bicycle Club: So Long, See You Tomorrow

Bombay Bicycle Club is one effing clever band. With their fourth full length, they prove that bandwagon-jumping is key to longevity in a hipster’s playlist.