Tag Archives: Death Grips

Monday Music News

By Dillon Sturtevant | Published: January 7, 2013

M.I.A.‘s much-anticipated album Matangi has been rejected by Interscope for being “too positive”. The album was supposed to be released last month, but now with apparently some “darkening up” needed, the release is expected around April 15th, in time for the Tamil New Year. It turns out M.I.A.’s ex-manager, whom she fired, is now theRead more...

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Live Review: Death Grips @ Crocodile 11/29/12

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: December 3, 2012

As can be expected, the Death Grips show Thursday night was an intense but totally awesome blur of chaos, noise, and heady, tripped out tunes. This is the first time Death Grips have been to Seattle since releasing both of their 2012 records, The Money Store and the eyebrow-raising NO LOVE DEEP WEB. Drawing heavilyRead more...

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KEXP Suggests: Death Grips at Crocodile tonight!

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: November 29, 2012

Death Grips, one of 2012′s most startling new acts, has quickly become of the most well respected. All of it is deserved, though. Their sound is entirely unique to them - a mixture of spastic experimental electronic and screaming rap lines that has disoriented and blown the minds of quite a few people.

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2012 Top Ten List Spotlight: Stevie Zoom

By KEXP | Published: November 29, 2012

For the rest of the year, we’ll be spotlighting our KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2012, leading up to our 2012 Top Album Countdown, as voted on by our listeners! Voting ends on Friday, December 21st, so let us know your favorites now, and tune in on Friday, December 28th to hear if your picksRead more...

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Friday Music News

By Hallie Santo | Published: November 2, 2012
photo by Dave Lichterman

“We bloody won the Mercury!!!” Alt-J announced on Facebook yesterday. The band’s debut album, An Awesome Wave, had won the Barclaycard Mercury Prize, an award for the best UK album of the year. And they’re in good company, too: over the past twenty years, the prize has gone to classic albums like Portishead’s Dummy andRead more...

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Friday Music News

By Ian Robinson | Published: October 19, 2012

A somewhat serious song calls for a somewhat serious music video, somewhat being the key word when it comes to Cincinnati indie-hop band WHY?. Taking place in what I can only imagine is a room straight out of his childhood, lead singer Yoni Wolf rambles on with philosophical thoughts and reflections. With no parades orRead more...

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Thursday Music News

By Ian Robinson | Published: October 11, 2012

Legendary alt-rockers Dinosaur Jr. have announced they will release a live album on November 19 in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the band’s explosive album You’re Living All Over Me. The live album, recorded in 1987 during the band’s first European tour, is titled Chocomel Days and includes live renditions of several You’re LivingRead more...

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Friday Music News

By KEXP | Published: October 5, 2012

While on her third extensive tour of the United States of the year, the apparently tireless Laura Marling found time to not only have a custom resonator ukulele made for her, but to also write a song on it to promote her model. Appropriately titled “Not Done Traveling”, the song is about wearily traveling fromRead more...

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Tuesday Music News

By Ian Robinson | Published: September 11, 2012

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy’s latest video from his 2011 release, Wolfroy Goes To Town, is, despite the fact it revolves around two animated bunnies in love, probably the most depressing cartoon I’ve seen a while. “Time To Be Clear” stars two rabbits, one of which bears striking resemblance to Will Oldham himself, who fall in loveRead more...

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Monday Music News

By Jacob Webb | Published: August 13, 2012

Canadian duo Japandroids have already had a banner summer of 2012 touring behind their second album Celebration Rock, and they’ll be taking their stage-dive friendly live show across the world for the rest of the year too. After traveling across Europe for two months, they’ll be returning to the United States in November (with aRead more...

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