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TOP 50 SONGS OF 2015

12/27/15

Featuring songs from Nicolas Jaar, LOLAWOLF, Jamie xx, Young Thug, Kendrick Lamar, Chromatics, MOTHXR, Whilk & Misky, Shah Jahan, Beach House, TOPS, and Leon Bridges, Willis Earl Beal, Kendrick Lamar, D’Angelo and the Vanguard, KANEHOLLER + much more.

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TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2015

12/26/15

Here it is Top 50 Albums of 2015, we’d love to hear your thoughts on anything we might have overlooked… See ya all in 2016!

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‘Show You How To Bop’ by CREWSHADE (Listen Up)

12/25/15

The forthcoming debut album by CREWSHADE is slated to drop early next year. Expect some special guests, and a sound that falls somewhere between Even Worse and the Beastie Boys.

Radiohead, Burn the Witch
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Merry Christmas from Radiohead: Band Releases Unused James Bond Theme Song, Spectre (Listen Up)

12/25/15

Merry Christmas from Radiohead: Band Releases Unused James Bond Theme Song, Spectre.

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LCD SOUNDSYSTEM SHARE NEW SONG “CHRISTMAS WILL BREAK YOUR HEART” (Listen Up)

12/25/15

Stream “Christmas Will Break Your Heart” by LCD Soundsystem. A limited-edition 7-inch is available to order through the band’s website. It marks the band’s first release in five years.

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Get familiar with our new friend + psychedelic enthusiast, Jude Shuma, and his Insomnium EP.

12/16/15

Wickedly creative and deceptively intelligent, Jude Shuma is a Chicago-based singer-songwriter and self-proclaimed cult classic with a vibe you simply need to know about.

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Julian Casablancas + Jehnny Beth = Boy/Girl [LISTEN UP]

12/5/15

Julian Casablancas and Savages’ Jehnny Beth Cover Sort Sol and Lydia Lunch’s “Boy/Girl”. LISTEN UP!

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DOWNLOAD CINDY LEE’S MALENKOST/ACT OF TENDERNESS TAPE FOR FREE

12/5/15

Cindy Lee (Patrick Flegel, formerly of Women) just made the extremely limited new cassette release out on Vancouver label Isolated Now Waves that is sold out, available as a free download — along with Act of Tenderness LP

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The Minimal Beat is Chicago-based music blog. We blog about relevant artists of the day, with no particular genre-specific focus. In addition, The Minimal Beat hosts a weekly radio show on 105.5 WLPN-LP 'Lumpen Radio' every Saturday from 5-7PM CDT. We also release music on the private press label TMB Limited. If you would like more information or want to get involved with The Minimal Beat, please write to us at the email below.

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