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Today brings the debut album from Nasvhille all-girl country-rockers Those Darlins (it rules), the newest from Def Jux rapper Cage, heartbreaking rock from Scots Broken Records, and some classic jazz from the Matt Wilson Quartet!

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Chris Palko a.k.a. Cage is the kind of person who shouldn't worry about rumors, mostly because it would be damn near impossible to even come close to competing with the truth. While his new EP I Never Knew You -- which he's giving away to promote the upcoming 7/7 album -- is certainly not lighthearted, it does contain promising evidence that Palko is willing to expand his artistic horizons beyond the confines of his fascinating, albeit horrifying past.

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Two exclusive pre-releases for you folks today! The long-awaited LP from Discovery (Vampire Weekend + Ra Ra Riot), and the debut from Brooklyn "shwag-rockers" Motel Motel.

Plus, an insanely good new release from Welsh (post-/meta-) punk band Future of the Left, a mixtape from Chicago rapper Naledge (1/2 of Kidz in the Hall), and more!

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Let me introduce The Kickdrums by listing just some of the artists that they have produced for, remixed, or mashed-up: 50 Cent, Talib Kweli, Slaughterhouse, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Estelle, The Black Kids, MGMT, Justice, The Tings Tings, and Kid Cudi. Phew!

With an eager aptitude for navigating genres and two killer mixtapes under their belt, the Kickdrums come to us with their official debut, Just A Game.

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"If she never uttered another word into a microphone, Debelle could content herself with the knowledge that she said it all on Speech Therapy's penultimate track. 'Finish This Album' starts with a thumbnail lyrical sketch of passengers on a bus, spidering out into a rhapsodic note to self, Debelle balancing regrets about the past with worries about the children she has yet to have, like a South London hybrid of Lauryn Hill and Tracy Chapman."

[★★★★★]

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