the pharrell produced trio engages in their typical fare of fusing elements of electronic music, pop, r&b and hip-hop to create a new EP, entitled lightyears, which is available now on most digital retailers. but common sense kicks in for some, as the group have put the entire EP up on soundcloud for your streaming pleasure, in case you need a convincing.
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mansions on the moon – lightyears [EP]
-grizzly
i had no clue kenny vasoli was in a new group, but here is vacationer, a pop-oriented outfit from the former (?) starting line/person L frontman. you can stream “gone,” the title track of the EP they just released to itunes today. their debut LP, (also titled gone) will drop march 20th.
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-grizzly
i swear, this man’s voice and music will never, ever get the slightest bit old. ace enders (of the early november fame, amongst other projects) has released a new three-song ep via bandcamp for the price of your choosing. the best thing i’m hearing in these stripped down tracks is ace really exorcizing his vocal range, which can in no way be a bad thing. pick a price and pick up the ep below. please make music forever, ace.
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ace enders – share with everyone [name your price].
- panda
my good man malcom has just dropped a brand new EP. the folks at p4k seem to like his lead-off “single” in “streams/at night,” which you can download here. the EP can be streamed for free via JUKEBOXR, where you can order a vinyl copy that will drop on valentines day, 2012.
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arrange – five years with the sun [EP stream]
-grizzly
here goes grizzly being a teenage girl, posting about trey songz again. SORRY DOE. i can’t deny that r&b. inevitable drops 11/29.
-grizzly
i wanna like hawkboy a lot more than i do, simply because of cody bonnette and his awesome skills behind the mic. unfortunately for me, i can’t get out of the as cities burn shadow. but for those interested, stream hawkboy’s latest EP via soundcloud.
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hawkboy – king folly [full EP stream]
-grizzly
another great release from our friends from denver. after last year’s wonder age, the band recorded this EP in california and even did a track in austin. day escape is 6 brand new songs, and all sound pretty great. you can stream the whole thing at bandcamp and purchase it for $6 there or iTunes digitally, or be a real doll and order a hard copy bundle at their merch store.
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-grizzly
we teased at a tour-only ep that the scottish band frightened rabbit had up for sale during their nation-wide stint with death cab. well that very ep, the appropriately titled a frightened rabbit ep, is available for download after the jump. enjoy.
- sunbear
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TGF comes out swinging, coinciding the release of an EP and a short film at the same time. the 11 minute clip is as weird as you’d expect, and all of the credits regarding the release can be found on the vimeo page, while the 6-song EP/soundtrack can be streamed via soundcloud.
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the golden filter – syndromes [full EP stream]
-grizzly
we introduced these guys with a really loud EP last year, and here they are with a follow-up EP, better/worse. for $5, you can get a physical copy and an immediate download, but before you do so, hit that HQ stream, courtesy of bandcamp.
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spirit fangs – better/worse [EP]
-grizzly
since deciding not to release a mixtape prior to his debut album, jermaine has decided to give us those tracks in the form of a weekly series leading up to said album’s release. first up is a 5-track EP. god bless it. hit the cut for details on each track.
also…cover oty.
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j. cole – any given sunday EP.
- panda
three, count ‘em, three new songs from frightened rabbit have sprung forth from a tour-only ep the band has been selling on their current tour supporting death cab for cutie.
there’s a studio version of “scottish winds,” which we’ve all heard in some form or another here or there, and two duets with fellow scots, “fuck this place” featuring tracyanne campbell (camera obscura), and “the work” with archie fisher.
stream all three songs after the jump.
- sunbear
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these are all my videos. i was drunk and the camera’s new, so pardon anytime my hand covers the mic. it doesn’t mute it or anything and it sounds fine, but i figured i’ll critique myself before one of you unappreciative assholes says something. up top is “my shine” and below the jump you’ll find “rolling in the deep,” “i be on that” and “let me dope you.”
-grizzly
not too long ago on valentines day, houston emcee hasHBrown dropped an EP by the name of relationshit, which has since gone on to get a lot of local praise, me included. and for those who aren’t aware of hash’s capabilities, you’ll be glad to know that he’s also a full-time producer, and this ep was one of his finest works to date. here we have the instrumentals + samples release, a staple for any up and coming hip-hop artist who’s too lazy to make beats and wants to write some shit for a mixtape. either way, grab this release, and most especially relationshit if you haven’t already.
tracklist after the jump.
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jett i mastyr – relationshit [instrumentals + samples]
-grizzly
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danny ocean of evesborough films and nick greer/the mantis crew link up for another music video from the dreamer ep. this time, the title track (despite being a notch above 2 minutes) gets a visual that will knock you on your ass and take you back to the glory days of wrestling. what i’d give to see a “hardcore” match like the original tables, ladders and chairs match with the dudley boys, hardy boys and edge & christian. did i just bring back some awesome memories or what?!
mantis’ dreamers EP can be purchased on iTunes now. support that houston ish, yall.
-grizzly
the boys in innerpartysystem are back, with an even more coked out sound than ever before. the electro heavy ep can be streamed in its entirety over at ap, so check that ish out.
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innerpartysystem – never be content EP [full ep stream]
-grizzly
yeasayer are apparently all about the valentine’s day love. in addition to the trippy new video (they all are) for odd blood track “i remember,” the gents havev a three song ep available for free download. just head over to their website and surrender an email addy.
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- sunbear
so happy. even though it’s only 5 songs and we’ve heard two of them, theophilus london’s brand new, major label debut of an EP is here for all to stream. head over to spin for the exclusive stream, and preorder it on or amazon.
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-grizzly
there’s always a couple releases that you realize you forgot to include on your year-end lists. the graduate’s only every time completely slipped my mind in december, and that kinda sucks. make it up to the guys by downloading or paying for this neat little b-sides ep of cuts that didn’t make the aforementioned record.
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-grizzly
and the glassjaw goodies keep rolling in. here’s a rip of a glassjaw song, for which the source file was named ‘gold.’ also, that tour they’re going on? they’ll be giving out free eps (that’s what gratis means, right?) at each stop on the routing. definitely a must-see.
feb. 20 can’t come soon enough.
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glassjaw – gold (tentative title)
-grizzly
well – back to work, right? what’s most surprising is that a 5 song EP from glassjaw managed to have a bigger word count than most reviews i’ve written, which average anywhere from 400 to 500. even more notable, this is my first review for an EP – ever. even in college. it’s all good, though. here’s to the first of many reviews in ’11.
glassjaw’s back, and that’s pretty much the best thing ever.
-grizzly
cool guy/dj rjd2 has just made available an ep titled the glow remixes, which remixes, you guessed it, songs from “the glow,” off of 2010′s the colossus. the cuts come courtesy of flosstradamus, paolo, and candy panther. haven’t heard of the latter two? that’s okay. they’re both young upstarts hand selected by rjd2 himself. enjoy.
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- sunbear
EDIT: bringing this back up because it’s true, and you can now buy the EP. happy new year, playas.
well, ok then. i realized that the release of all those 7” singles were leading up to something. however, i could honestly say that i wasn’t expecting an “all in one” release of the aforementioned singles. worship and tribute came out in 02, gentleman. releasing one single every month for the past five and then banding them together as an EP EIGHT YEARS LATER does not fucking count.
this band is so frustrating. sad thing is, i’ll probably buy it. and really? tracks in alphabetical order?! hilarious.
tracklisting:
1. all good junkies go to heaven
2. jesus glue
3. natural born farmer
4. stars
5. you think you’re john fucking lennon
preorder here. drops new years day, unless amazon is in on the joke, too.
-grizzly
get gritty and find someone to make out with while you watch the new music video for empires’ “bang.” the bang ep can be downloaded fo free at their homepage, so hop to.
-grizzly
news from the girls camp: their follow up to the album album, is a six song, 30 minute ep titled broken dreams club. you can download the first track from the ep, “heartbreaker” below, or at the true panther sounds website.
broken dreams club is out november 22.
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- sunbear
