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Silent Servant : Shadows of Death and Desire

L.A. producer delivers a journey to the dark side of techno.

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Waajeed : From The Dirt

A quintessentially Detroit album from the Slum Village and Platinum Pied Pipers co-founder.

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Album of the Week: Portrayal of Guilt – Let Pain Be Your Guide

A blistering, 23-minute hardcore record that blurs the lines between screamo and black metal.

Dead Can Dance Dionysus review

Dead Can Dance : Dionysus

A highly conceptual work from the goth pioneers that fails to live up to its scope.

Randall Dunn Beloved review

Randall Dunn : Beloved

The producer’s first solo album is dystopian hellscape of stunning ambience.

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Objekt : Cocoon Crush

An endlessly glitching piece of electronic art from the German producer.

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The Black Queen : Infinite Games

Greg Puciato’s (Dillinger Escape Plan) synth-pop band takes some big steps forward on their second album.

Cave : Allways

The Chicago indie rock outfit continue to navigate the groove on their latest.

Thought Gang album review

Thought Gang : Thought Gang

A “lost” recording from David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti has finally been released in all its strange, harrowing glory.

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Kelly Moran : Ultraviolet

The prepared-piano artist takes a simple concept and delivers a stunning work through her devotion to the instrument.

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Album of the Week: Vince Staples – FM!

Vince gets conceptual in this brief “not an album” album that balances entertainment with something deeper and more painful.

Gnarcissists EP review

Gnarcissists : EP

A brief but packed set of rowdy rock ‘n’ roll.

Charles Bradley Black Velvet review

Charles Bradley : Black Velvet

A coda rather than a closing chapter to the late soul singer’s career.

Free the Robots Tempo Dreams review

Various Artists : Free The Robots Presents Tempo Dreams, Vol. 5

L.A. beatmaker Free the Robots assembles an impressive team of up-and-coming producers on the latest in this compilation series.

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Daughters : You Won’t Get What You Want

It’s sheer terror, and you can dance to it. Sort of.

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The Ocean : Phanerozoic I—Palaeozoic

A powerful, heavy statement at a trying time for the planet.

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Pill : Soft Hell

A punk rock riot interspersed with dark humor, sexual agency and lots of saxophone.

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Thom Yorke : Suspiria

A new frontier for the Radiohead frontman, with some impressively subtle results.

Street Sects Kicking Mule review

Street Sects : The Kicking Mule

The Texas industrial-punk duo’s sound grows more aggressive and darker on their second full-length.