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The Odd Future project's 2010 album has been re-shuffled and remastered with two additional tracks for release on Fat Possum.

Artist: MellowHype

Album: BlackenedWhite

Label: Fat Possum

Pitchfork  8.0

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Moving from Sun Ra to old-school IDM to Afrobeat to ambient house, MCDE's entry in the DJ-Kicks series is eclectic as hell but manages to feel unified.

Artist: Motor City Drum Ensemble

Album: DJ-Kicks

Label: !K7

Pitchfork 8.0

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For its follow-up to 2009 debut Rejoicer, the Brooklyn trio dives headlong into the sweeping erotic confusion of 1990s alt-rock's dreamier set.

Artist: Grooms

Album: Prom

Label: Kanine

Pitchfork 7.0

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Latest album from the Kansas City, Missouri, multimedia art project playfully mixes disco and attitude-heavy electro pop.

Artist: Ssion

Album: Bent

Pitchfork 6.8

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Hyped UK band tries to recapture the glory days of Britpop and fails rather miserably.

Artist: Viva Brother

Album: Famous First Words

Label: Geffen

Pitchfork  2.9

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