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IL 2014CD
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"2013's self-titled Bass Drum of Death album is everything about 2011's debut GB City amplified, in every sense of the word. With nothing but his inspiration and his instruments, Barrett spent the fall of 2012 in his studio, smashing out punk rock. This time it was just him, lots of coffee, a realistic reverb unit to give everything just a little of that stoned-in-outer-space and for the first time in Bass Drum of Death history, a bass that he used on every new track."
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IL 2012CD
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"Tijuana Panthers come striding proudly out of their hometown of Long Beach, California, with Semi Sweet, their most fully realized album yet. Semi Sweet has every Panther contributing a part in the entire album-making process, all the way down to brainstorming new songs on drummer and singer Phil Shaheen's ukelele. They're really just aesthetically simple dudes, says bassist and singer Dan Michicoff -- they know their songs are done when they not only sound right but feel right, and when they've got that same rare combination of harmony and velocity and honesty that's pushed bands out from their garage since the invention of the electric guitar."
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IL 2011CD
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"Head in the Dirt, produced by Dan Auerbach, is the second album by Hanni El Khatib, where he takes a lucky eleven songs and makes the entire history of rebel music something all his own. He's got cut-to-the-bone rhythm 'n' blues and overcranked Stooges-style stompers. He's got bottomless Black Sabbath riff-outs and dub-a-delic garageland rockers that call up the spirits of the Clash and the Equals both. By the end of Head in the Dirt, you'll realize that El Khatib actually made something out of everything."
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IL 1009EP
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"The second 7 inch vinyl single from his debut, 'Build. Destroy. Rebuild' is an anthem that speaks to a current generation that has lived through abundant times, has recently lost its footing, but has the optimism to persevere. Armed with a guitar and the lyrical proclamation of a preacher, El Khatib takes to the pulpit to declare the cycles of change that exist in society. The b-side 'Loved One' is a rambling ode to a femme fatale who has that 'vampire look tonight.' Both tracks are a magnificent prelude to what the debut LP Will The Guns Come Out has in store."
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IL 1007EP
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"Lazer Sword's 'Batman' is the precursor single to the San Francisco duo's self-titled debut. The upcoming single features remixes by LA's tropicalia duo Nguzunguzu and half of Lazer Sword, Lando Kal. The flipside 'I"m Gone' features Bay-area hyphy legend Turf Talk. The B-side also has remixes by UK Grime DJ Rustie and the other half of Lazer Sword, Low Limit."
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