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LISTEN: Dan Deacon, “True Thrush”

Dan Deacon will release his latest record, ‘America’, through Domino on August 28th. You can pre-order various limited packages direct from the man himself here.
Converse's idea of an M83 shoe

Converse Launches M83 Artwork Contest, Shares Limited Shoe

In a move that makes a little more sense than, say, New Balance’s take on Unknown Pleasures, Converse has launched a contest asking for drawings, paintings and photography that’s inspired by M83’s breakout album, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. Anthony Gonzalez himself will help judge the designs, up to three of which will be featured on […]

NOW PLAYING: No Joy, ‘Negaverse’

The Artist/Album: No Joy, Negaverse EP (Mexican Summer, 2012) Our Review: A palette cleanser that’s coated in an avalanche of feedback and freewheeling melodies, No Joy’s latest stopgap EP plows its way across your speakers without losing its gnarled pop sensibilities along the way. A perfect re-introduction to the Canadian duo–one that gets in and […]
FatCat Split Series

LISTEN: FatCat’s Split Series Mix, Featuring Avey Tare, Merzbow, David Grubbs, Konono No.1, Alog and More

  With record sleeves that looked like they were riddled by bullets and contributions from the very fringes of experimental music, FatCat’s Split Series spent more than a decade fulfilling its mission statement of curating “a high-quality, challenging series of 12” singles that resists stasis/classification and continually shifts; to keep the listener guessing; to utilize […]