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Death Grips – Lost Boys – free mp3

Sacramento avant hip-hop destructoids Death Grips surprised us earlier this year when they announced they’re signing to a major label, Epic. The only thing major about their sound is how obnoxiously abrasive it is, which we think is totally rad, but we’re not sure where the mass market / business opportunity is for a big ol’ bank like Epic.

Anyway, the latest leak from the first of Death Grip’s two planned 2012 albums, The Money Store, is available below. It’s more of the same raw, warped, bitching hip-hop we came to anxiously expect on the group’s jarring debut, Exmiliatry (which, by the way, you can still get for free).

Download “Lost Boys” [Stereogum]

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House of Wolves – Follow Me – free mp3


Los Angeles singer/songwriter Rey Villalobos delivers a warm, ethereal wash of acoustic ambiance on “Follow Me”, the lead single from his forthcoming LP, “Fold in the Wind”. Fans of Sufjan Stevens and Elliott Smith will find plenty to cling to and drift away with here. Look for Fold in the Wind in stores April 6th.

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Blu drops ‘No York E Mo Work (Rmx Z 1.3)

Rad. LA emcee Blu dropped a set of remixes today from NoYork!, our favorite album of 2011. The mixtape, called No York E Mo Work (Rmx Z 1.3), has a more familiar tone than the Low End Theory-warped original, but we’re not complaining. Mo Work features a gritty collection of sample-rich remixes bearing little, if any, resemblance to the previously available works. Stream it below and grab it of free over at DatPiff,

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Stream Wild Belle’s tiny breakthrough ‘Keep You’

Aside from getting a lot of mainstream publications excited (Chicago Tribune, Rolling Stone) down at SXSW this year, we don’t know much about the brother/sister duo called Wild Belle. But we like what we hear from Elliot and Natalie Bergman, even if they will be one of NPR’s favorite break through artists of 2012 (we guarantee it). It’s rounded+glossed indie pop, but instead of playing the breezy country card or repeating the hazy dream pop script, they take their lead single, “Keep You”, down a dub-infused path. And it’s worth following for a bit…

A little more familiar, but no less charming, is “Take Me Away”.

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Quakers – Smoke (f. Jonwayne) – free mp3

Portishead’s Geoff Barrow is the ringleader of a new hip-hop collective boasting 35 members, “Quakers”. We’re not sure if there are any actual Quakers on the roster, but we know LA producer-turned-rapper Jonwayne is involved, so are some super-funky beats. Hear both on this cut, “Smoke”…

Download “Smoke” [Stones Throw]

Look out for Quakers self-titled debut on Stones Throw, March 27.

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Diplo tees up ‘Express Yourself’ EP

Diplo has our attention again this month with “Express Yourself”, the title track from his forthcoming EP (due in May). Earlier, we were impressed with his warped remix of Katy B’s “Witches Brew” (free download). Now, the Philadelphia DJ brings us something more grimy, and a lot more jagged, featuring vocals from Nicky Da B who, by the way, sports a camo Cosby sweater throughout the clip. High swag!


Download “Express Yourself (f. Nicky Da B)” [Stereogum]

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El-P – Full Retard – free mp3

El-P is set to release, Cancer for Cure (due May 22), his first LP since signing to Fat Possum records last fall. It’s also the Company Flow legend’s first outing since the the dense, menacing I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead (2007). This time around, it sounds like El-P is re-visiting the spacey, old-school thump that dominated his Def Jux golden era. This is a good thing. And we’re pretty stoked to hear more…

Download “The Full Retard” [Stereogum]

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Balam Acab – Just Stay – free mp3

Philadelphia wunderkind Balam Acab (he’s like 20) shared a couple of ambient, pulsing outtakes from his vault today, “Just Stay” and “Come True”. The tracks are more tightly wound and immediate than the stunning work on his breakthrough LP, Wander  Wonder, Though they shouldn’t be taken as a hint of things to come. “The tracks aren’t all that new, just some stuff I had laying around that I knew I was never gonna formally release,” said the beat maker via Twitter. Dude, what else do you have laying around?

Download “Come True” [Potholes in My Blog]
Download “Just Stay” [Potholes in My Blog]

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Py – Withdraw The Ambassador – free mp3

London vocalist Py hit our radar a couple weeks ago with this killer serving of glitched R+B from Lapalux’ latest, Moments. Well, the singer (whom we don’t have much info on) is back with “Withdraw the Ambassador (f. bretonLABS)”, from her forthcoming mixtape, Tripping on Wisdom (due May 21st). This time around, Py’s stylish croon is backed by a more conventional track, though it’s cast with a particularly darker tone. Dark tones and glitched noises, Py’s got us very curious to hear what’s next.

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Matthewdavid – Jewelry – Album Review

Los Angeles noise architect Matthewdavid (aka Matthew McQueen) takes us on another chopped, warped and dizzying ride through his patchwork storehouse of beats, sounds and decaying memories on Jewelry (free download). McQueen has always expressed himself more through ambience than rhythm, and he sticks stubbornly to this out-crowd ethos here. Though Jewelry starts off with some of the most tangible material we’ve heard from McQueen (i.e., the very good “Gold Rope (Stones flip)”, “Bracelet (Radiance flip)” and “Locket (Chi flip)”), the second half revolves anxiously around stunted beats, woozy samples and oddball synth improvisation.

What’s most impressive about Jewelry is not how schizophrenic and weird the collection is, but how carefully Matthewdavid dodges pop songcraft and clingy melody without sacrificing our undivided attention.

3.5 / 5