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Lady, Lady
This invigorating retro-soul album comes from a duo consisting of one-tim… more »
Various Artists, Quentin Tara…
We can call the Quentin Tarantino soundtrack a legitimate subgenre of its… more »
Various Artists, Nuggets: Ori…
It’s funny, a decade on from the Strokes/White Stripes/Hives … more »
The Coup, Sorry to Bother You…
Boots Riley has had a few other things to do than rap for Oakland collect… more »
James Ferraro, Sushi
On 2011′s Far Side Virtual, James Ferraro specialized in gleaming s… more »
Menahan Street Band, The Cros…
It makes sense if you know the name Daptone Records before you know the l… more »
Flying Lotus, Until the Quiet…
What was Flying Lotus supposed to do, twist our synapses till they turned… more »
Kid Koala, 12 bit Blues…
It seems like a joke at first: A blues album made entirely out of samples… more »
The Helio Sequence, Negotiati…
The line on Negotiations, Portland indie-rock duo the Helio Sequence… more »
Tycho, Dive (Deluxe Version)…
With electronic dance music in 2011 perennially on the verge of crossing … more »
Idjut Boys, Cellar Door…
British DJs Dan Tyler and Conrad McDonnell work under a number of goofy a… more »
A.J. Jacobs, Drop Dead Health…
Esquire editor A.J. Jacobs’s three books in which he subjects himse… more »
Neneh Cherry & the Thing…
This collaboration sounds like something someone made up on a blog, but i… more »
Usher, Looking 4 Myself…
Usher’s had an identity problem for a while now. He went nova with … more »
Usher, Looking 4 Myself (Delu…
Usher’s had an identity problem for a while now. He went nova with … more »
Far East Movement, Dirty Bass…
It’s no coincidence that the less L.A. party-rap quartet Far East M… more »
Far East Movement, Dirty Bass…
It’s no coincidence that the less L.A. party-rap quartet Far East M… more »
Hot Chip, In Our Heads…
Early on in their career, Hot Chip foregrounded their jokes as much as th… more »
Jukebox Jury: The Sugarman 3
Neal Sugarman is the co-founder of Daptone Records, the Brooklyn throwbac… more »
The Sugarman 3, What the Worl…
Ten years is a long time between albums. But saxophonist Neal Sugarman ca… more »
Squarepusher, Ufabulum…
What has Tom Jenkinson, the bassist/producer who does his busiest busines… more »
Fela Kuti, Live in Detroit 19…
There’s a moment at nearly 15 minutes into the 40-minute performanc… more »
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Fro…
African house music has been on the rise for the past half-decade —… more »
Loops of Your Heart, And Neve…
It would’ve been easy to write off Axel Willner as a one-trick pony… more »
