:::Notable American Music:::

John Maus - We Must Become Pitiless Censors of Ourselves

(Ribbon Music, 2011)

Since my iPod broke, music listening has mostly be relegated to the internetz.  Thank you Altered Zones for upping this little bit of majesty:

John Maus: We Must Become The Pitiless Censors of Ourselves by alteredzones

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Apache Dropout - S/T

(Family Vineyard, 2011)

Some explosive, garage-burning bliss:



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Shabazz Palaces - Black Up

(Sub Pop, 2011)

Oh, and if you haven't already, believe the hype (or, "my bi-annual hip hop obsession"):

Shabazz Palaces Sampler by subpop