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This week’s playlist includes new music by Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble, Doja Cat ft. SZA, Spirit of the Beehive, Brockhampton ft. JPEGMAFIA, Lou Barlow, Tierra Whack, Japanese Breakfast, and more.

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new records from CFCF, Sorry, Ride’s Andy Bell, Silver Synthetic, and Requin Chagrin, plus a new book on The Fall.

Listen to new songs by Valerie June, Miranda Lambert, CFCF, The Streets, The Deathray Davies, April March, Lang, Zero Again, Friday Night Cru, Seputus, Spectral Lore, Young Dolph & Key Glock, and more.

This week’s playlist includes new music by Japanese Breakfast, St. Vincent, Jaz Elise, Tigers Jaw, Denzel Curry, Arab Strap, Bongzilla, The Armed, Gulch, Regional Justice Center, J Balvin, and more.

CFCF says he “wanted to explore something angsty, messy, and dark, while also applying a pop sheen.“

Fellow music blog Gorilla Vs Bear has stayed remarkably on-brand since its beginning nearly 15 years ago, covering a distinct mix of pop, dreampop, rap, electronic, indie rock and psych…

How to Dress Well (aka Tom Krell) will release his new album Care on September 23 via Weird World / Domino. It’s got a pretty interesting guest of co-producers, from alt-pop guy Jack Antonoff (Bleachers, fun., Taylor Swift, etc) to Night Bus guy CFCF to Jamaican dancehall artist Dre Skull to experimental Canadian composer Kara-Lis Coverdale…

We recently posted Ed Banger label head Busy P‘s remix of Sinkane‘s “New Name,” and it turns out that that’s actually one of four remixes on a free DFA Records holiday remix…

Gorilla vs Bear posted their lists of their favorite albums (35) and songs (100) of 2014. Though the albums list does have some of the stuff you always see (like The War On Drugs), it’s mostly got a lot of unique choices like Recycle Culture, Korallreven, Yumi Zouma, Beverly, Panda Bear‘s EP and more, and the #1 is pretty unique too…

Eaters @ Rockaway Beach Surf Club in July (more by Amanda Hatfield) As mentioned, Brooklyn electronic duo Eaters will be heading out with Australia’s Lace Curtain for a short tour, starting this Friday (10/10) at Silent Barn with Hiro Kone and Human Resources on the bill as well…