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Track Review: Alan Vega – Invasion b/w Murder One

Following the initial Vega Vault release of the lost Mutator LP last year, the Vault has announced double A side ‘Invasion’ and ‘Murder One’, out now on Sacred Bones Records. One of Alan Vega’s…

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Say Psych: Album Review: A Place to Bury Strangers – See Through You

A Place To Bury Strangers release See Through You today on Dedstrange, a label of their own devising. Fans all over the globe know Oliver Ackermann always brings surprises. The singer…

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PREMIERE: D’arcy is on the attack in ambitious new ‘Dangerous’ video

The New York City-based D’arcy has been building on her early momentum since releasing her debut single ‘Crush‘ late last year, and her star will no doubt continue to rise…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: New York MC Rouge Releases His Sonically Dense, Lyrically Rich Debut – War! – A Review & Conversation

Staten Island, New York emcee Rouge recently released his debut album, War!, a sonically dense collection of music, with crisp writing and a rich, full sound. On the album, Rouge…

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Track: Rathborne – Losing It

If his last LP, ‘Soft’ peeked interest, then ‘Losing it’, the new single from New York City based singer songwriter Luke Rathborne will knock you to the (dance)floor. It’s taken…

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See: Beau release new video for C’mon Please

Taken from their self titled EP, out now on influential Kitsuné imprint, New York City duo Beau have released some accompanying visuals to their track C’mon Please. The song has…

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Track: Victory Jones – Warriors

Warriors, the debut single from New York City’s Victory Jones, is (at least according to her) “…a song about overcoming insecurities, standing for what one believes in, having pure intentions…

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Album Review : The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart :: Days Of Abandon

There has been a gradual move for New York City’s The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart; from a rough-around-the-edges sound on their debut to something resembling a sunny 80s…

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Tense, impressive NYC hiphop. Unsettled by the playground-taunting delivery of Wiki; troubled by the too-calm detachment of Hak; confused by the overlaid images and flitting shapes of the video; marvelling…

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Into The Woods with Kathleen Lolley

editing by Nick Pett words and interview by Su Ciampa About a decade ago, my friend Courtney, whom I met while living in a New York City women’s hotel run…

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