New Download just dropped today.
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been listening to this incredible album all morning. what an achievement!! his records have been hit-and-miss for me in the past but this one is stunning front to back IMO.
also i’ve been reflecting on RVNG’s catalog while listening to this is how you smile… i feel like they’re a label i’m going to tell my grandkids about one day with a nostalgic twinkle in my eye. A++ catalog of inspiring, far out music.
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dude
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i wasn’t feeling this HN release but we did just get tix to see him live in clev. does he still use the tinsel mammals live?
never seen him live! that sounds pretty cool though.
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this saddens me. i always wanted to see the tinsel mammals. i am happy to support him regardless as he seems like such an awesome human.
This Is How You Smile, new Helado Negro. Wonderful. 
- Running
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Remarkable piece of work. This is my current contender for AOTY.
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wasn’t aware of this, did they release another album? Fifteen Quiet Years (?)
I really dig this whole vibe…gr8 arrangement & beats…video sync harmony.
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Sorting thru old boxes, listening to circa 200X mystery spraypainted noise CDrs using a Playstation 1 as my hi-fi cd deck is on it’s way out and won’t accept half the disks i try 
this is streaming in its entirety now. it’s the first release by Tone Glow Records - Tone Glow is a small blog featuring album reviews, primarily (?) in this area of music–or more accurately, in the realm of “experimental” sound art, EAI, lower case, and sometimes K-pop. Etc. Lotta Erstwhile features, Gravity Wave, Another Timbre, et al
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there is so much good stuff so far in 2019! personal faves so far:
Solange, as mentioned above - this is basically her ‘ambient’ album, way more subtle/less traditional pop/r&b structures than her previous stuff (which I also love). happy to see her continuing to try new things, and I think this one will grow on me the more I listen (especially w/ headphones).
lines & lines-adjacent ppl!:
Warm Human - @wrmhmn such a strong first album, been excited about this since last July and it lived up to my own internal hype lol. also a super specific thing I love is the dropped last syllables in the bridge of “down”; it’s a subtle, easy to miss thing, but I still always want those rhymes to come through and they never do, which is so clever and ramps up an already tense track. “hat” has been in my head for like 7 months since hearing it live but i’m super into this track right now:
Helado Negro, also mentioned above. really excited to see him building a following! I saw him twice in the past 1.5yrs here in Cleveland. I first found out about him when he opened for Sylvan Esso/@madeofoak and was listening nonstop for weeks leading up to that show, and he’s so fun to see live! the tinsel creatures were/are great, but i’m also stoked for whatever else he comes up with. already got tickets to see him when he comes back to town!
Hand Habits - so brilliant, really love their use of vocal layers/harmonies and they shred just enough, but not so much that it gets in the way of the sincere, beautiful (like, truly remarkable IMO) songwriting. they shout out @stripes in an interview regarding how they approach songwriting, so thanks emily for helping inspire this amazing work! 
also they’re playing with Sylvan Esso in November so I think y’all LA/surrounding folks should check that out since it sounds magical (at the Disney Concert Hall! super crazy Frank Gehry building). I picked this song since it’s been in my head, but the whole album is so great and I cannot choose a favorite:
of course, I love ambient & full-on experimental work, but it’s also so fun to see lines folks and their friends putting pop & rock records out in the world (and getting some recognition for it) 
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@joshhh I love the new hand habits record (and the last one)! I was looking through the credits and Hannah Read (Lomelda) is listed as a backup singer. The new Lomelda record (and the last one) are both incredible. I especially like this track, the droning stuff going on in the background is really cool and does something magic in harmony with the melody I can’t quite place my finger on.
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joyous elastic noisy rock (and one of my favorite closing tracks ever) from some of NZs finest (Galbraith, Jeffries) that should have been re-issued a few times over by now.
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I have a massive Drumm collection and this is one of my favorites, it’s neither drone nor harsh:
This is a classic in the harsh territory:
Fucked up tapes:
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