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Mogwai

Review: Mogwai — Earth Divison Ep

A review of the new EP from Mogwai “Earth Division”

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Symphony of Science – The Most Significant Autotune Song EVER! (Video)

Do you like Science? Do you like Music? Well how about a Symphony of Science! Watch AND Learn!

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Scattered Trees — I Swear To God

Diego gives his personal insight on today’s Singlelicious feature – I Swear To God by Scattered Trees

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Spotify

Spotify has changed the way I listen to music. The only reason I keep iTunes open is to play my pirated tv shows or movies on my Apple TV. Aside from that, I have no use for iTunes. It bungles my contacts on my phone, messes up, deletes and re-arranges the apps on my iPhone… It’s generally an insidiously, frustrating experience.

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Bo Burnham – Art is Dead

Then there’s Bo Burnham. This kid is a prodigy. A gifted wordsmith that actually has a pretty substantial grasp of his fame, and the irony surrounding being popular and famous. Annoyed with all the things that come with being famous, not because of the annoyances themselves, but the perception that he is somehow more revered or “better” because he’s funny, or clever. 19 and he gets it.

This is Church.

This is what church looks like in the middle of America. | By Cheet “Rick” Titan

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Telekinesis — 12 Desperate Straight Lines

Calling the album title a drug reference says less about the album than it does about the reviewer. There’s nothing desperate about this album. What a nice record. A bit too nice…

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Javelin – No Mas

This album by Javelin is a lot like that. It’s flavorful and its nostalgia are the individual songs’ throwback to 8bit video game soundtracks, funk, lounge, ‘70s orchestral porn and ‘80s movie soundtracks — always being electronic at the core. The album isn’t a full meal, just a…

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Cake – Showroom of Compassion

New writer Cheet “Rick” Titan tackles the new album by Cake.

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Waller – My Poor Queen

Hello, album review. “My Poor Queen,” I’m sorry, I know this is our first date. Maybe we got off on the wrong foot, but then they started singing “about walking through fields of rattlesnakes… surviving heartaches and teardrops. We fell in love again…”

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