pitchfork thursday, july 21

 

The Compton-based, Dr. Dre-affiliated rapper steps out with a pop-rap debut that puts a futuristic spin on 90s alt-rap.

Artist: Kendrick Lamar

Album: Section.80

Label: Top Dawg

Pitchfork  8.0

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Dominick Fernow's latest one-man recording is... pleasant, and not only by contrast with his old unholy racket.

Artist: Prurient

Album: Bermuda Drain

Label: Hydra Head

Pitchfork 7.0

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This 3xCD box set compiled by 78 collector Ian Nagoski chronicles the experience of Ottoman immigrants in the early 20th century.

Artist:Various Artists

Album: To What Strange Place: The Music of the Ottoman-American Diaspora, 1916-1929

Label: Tompkins Square

Pitchfork 8.3

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Members of the Twilight Sad, Frightened Rabbit, the Delgados, and Idlewild come together for a one-off album united by a common theme.

Artist: Fruit Tree Foundation

Album: First Edition

Label: Chemikal Underground

Pitchfork 5.9

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Produced by WHY's Yoni Wolf and Casiotone for the Painfully Alone's Owen Ashworth, the Chicago MC's solo Anticon debut marks a return of sorts for the label.

Artist: Serengeti

Album: Family and Friends

Label: Anticon

Pitchfork  6.8

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