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Lars and the Magic Mountain are galvanized by cosmic love on new single “Invincible” (BPM Premiere)

Kyle Kohner·September 17, 2020

With billowing strings and increasingly soaring backing vocals painting beautiful images of orange-kissed skies for the listener, Kroon's modest rumble cuts through the track's hypnotic grandeur and keeps us grounded and directed to the tangible romance of his words.

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“In A Rush” sees Twenty Committee slow it down to contemplate dysfunction (BPM Premiere)

Kyle Kohner·September 14, 2020

ominously looped cello, a cryptic piano lead, and crashing snares form a chaotic storm, setting up Rodger's beautifully salient vocals to cut through as the calm amidst it all.

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Hi, How Have You Been?: One Year Without Daniel Johnston

Kyle Kohner·September 11, 2020

In observance of this day, we spoke to nine artists, who have in one way or another, been profoundly struck by Daniel Johnston's art and overall nature. So we asked each artist just one question: "What has Daniel Johnston's music/art meant to you, one year since his passing, and has he/it shifted meaning since?"

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Shame finally return with “Alphabet”, a blazing new follow-up single to their striking 2018 debut

Kyle Kohner·September 10, 2020

With disgusting guitars and an urgent drumbeat coursing through the track's veins, we see Shame's frontman Charlie Steen shed his evocatively low vocal register, ala Iceage's Elias Bender Rønnenfelt, for something more immediate, and less of a low-rolling hum.

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Gorillaz announce Song Machine project in full, continue to galvanize its star-studded lineup with Robert Smith on new single “Strange Timez”

Kyle Kohner·September 10, 2020

Albarn gives ample space to allow Smith and his ageless voice to drive home a simple but resonant chorus that works perfectly with what the Gorillaz founding father offers on his end.

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Wasuremono continue downward spiral through the mind with their new single “Let’s Talk” (BPM Premiere)

Kyle Kohner·September 9, 2020

Wasuremono are William Southward, Madeline Ryan, Phoebe Phillips, and Isaac Phillips, and today, BPM is happy to premiere “Let’s...

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“dream sequence” is yet another fuzz-pop gem from ShitKid

Kyle Kohner·September 8, 2020

No, "dream sequence" is not the blistering garage rock that listeners experienced with Duo Limbo/"Mellan himmel å helvete. However, it does fall in line with the alluring fuzz and vocal melancholy of the record's previously released three singles, and the bass-driven "dream sequence" is the best of the bunch.

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Sen Morimoto takes a darker turn with new single “The Things I Thought About You Started To Rhyme”

Kyle Kohner·September 8, 2020

"The Things I Thought About You Started To Rhyme" is a brooding slow death march tinged with a goth-y milieu, made possible through a devastatingly heavy bassline and other fogy productions nuances.

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A.G. Cook continues to rule 2020 with jolting new single “Xxoplex”, announces live streaming event

Kyle Kohner·September 3, 2020

In a year where the phrase "expect the unexpected" has been more true than ever, PC Music founder and all-of-a-sudden prolific producer, A.G. Cook, has managed to keep his listeners on their toes amidst the humdrum with his infectious and chaotic compositions.

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Machinedrum drops two more tracks, “Star” and “Believe in U” from his new album

Kyle Kohner·September 3, 2020

Just two days shy of one month ago, Travis Stewart, aka Machinedrum, shared the first two tracks as part...

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Lars and the Magic Mountain are galvanized by cosmic love on new single “Invincible” (BPM Premiere)

“In A Rush” sees Twenty Committee slow it down to contemplate dysfunction (BPM Premiere)

Hi, How Have You Been?: One Year Without Daniel Johnston

Shame finally return with “Alphabet”, a blazing new follow-up single to their striking 2018 debut

Gorillaz announce Song Machine project in full, continue to galvanize its star-studded lineup with Robert Smith on new single “Strange Timez”

Wasuremono continue downward spiral through the mind with their new single “Let’s Talk” (BPM Premiere)

“dream sequence” is yet another fuzz-pop gem from ShitKid

Sen Morimoto takes a darker turn with new single “The Things I Thought About You Started To Rhyme”

A.G. Cook continues to rule 2020 with jolting new single “Xxoplex”, announces live streaming event

Machinedrum drops two more tracks, “Star” and “Believe in U” from his new album