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Track Reviews

Forest Fire – The News

We close up shop today with a bit of good feeling indie rock and roll c/o of Brooklyn collective Forest Fire. The sunny “The News”, complete…
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09-14-11

RAVE’S FAVES: Kasabian – La Fee Verte

“Velociraptor!” is the new Kasbian album and it will finally drop next week. The intense “Switchblade Smile” and “Days Are Forgotten” are…
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09-14-11

Odonis Odonis – Handle Bars

Odonis Odonis’ “Handle Bars” is a serious 3:34 ass kicking. Track is all go, and no slow (cept maybe a brief bridge). Dirty distorted guitars,…
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09-14-11

Labrinth – Earthquake (Feat. Tinie Tempah)

Holy shit. Labrinth is a name you need to get familiar with. You’ve likely heard his production before he co-wrote/produced three of Tinie…
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09-14-11

J.Cole – Mr. Nice Watch (Feat. Jay-Z)

Awwww shit. Words like “BANGER” “FIRE” “JAM”, etc get tossed around WAY TOO MUCH. “Mr. Nice Watch” is a banger. “Mr. Nice Watch” is fire. “Mr.…
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09-14-11

Shadows On Stars – Out of My Head

Shadows On Stars, a mysterious (we know nothing about them either) duo from Portland bring on “Out of My Head” a cool, punchy, hooky, sound that…
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09-14-11

Junip – Without You (Portugal. The Man Remix)

P. The Man take the jammy Junip single for a journey traversing mountain high and valley wide. The theme here is motion, movement, mechanical…
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09-14-11

DEVolution – Good Love (Feat. Amy Pearson) (Alesso Remix)

Alesso let loose a preview of this floor filler a few weeks back. Today the full length CDQ. Expect to hear this in DJ sets worldwide over the…
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09-14-11

James Blake – Not Long Now

Last night GP dropped a new JB track on BBC. “NLW” is excerpted from Blake’s upcoming Enough Thunder EP. The EP will also include “Falls Creek…
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09-14-11

Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse – Body & Soul

Amy’s final recording and what a fitting partner, the legendary Tony Bennett. Their gentle interpretation of the classic standard “Body & Soul”…
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09-14-11

Pretty Lights – I Know the Truth

You heard the live premiere at Bonnaroo, now preview the full CDQ version of Pretty Lights’ enormous “I Know the Truth”. Pretty Lights – I Know…
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09-13-11

The Big Pink – Stay Gold

The anthemic “Stay Gold” will be the lead single from Future This, Big Pink’s upcoming follow up to the massively successful A Brief History of…
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09-13-11