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Freddie Gibbs teams up with East Coast producer Statik Selektah to record an EP in a single day.

Artist: Statik Selektah / Freddie Gibbs

Album: Lord Giveth, Lord Taketh Away EP

Label: CTE / Showoff

Pitchfork 7.2

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Remastered and reissued by Dischord, the Baltimore post-hardcore band's long-out-of-print eighth record is a good entry point to its singular catalog.

Artist: Lungfish

Album: The Unanimous Hour

Label: Dischord

Pitchfork 8.1

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Created outside any sort of label system, the UK grime godfather's latest is his first album distributed by Big Dada since 2007's Playtime Is Over.

Artist: Wiley

Album: 100% Publishing

Label: Big Dada

Pitchfork 7.5

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The death-obsessed everyman's comedy LP is typically indulgent and frequently hilarious.

Artist: Norm Macdonald

Album: Me Doing Standup

Label:Comedy Central

Pitchfork 6.5

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The Japanese 11-piece's first readily available release consists of two dramatic 24-minute tracks, featuring ex-Swans singer Jarboe and noise lord Merzbow.

Artist: Vampillia

Album: Alchemic Heart

Label: Important

Pitchfork 8.0

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