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Brain Tourniquet Unleash Fearsome New Concept Album Sinking Deeper Into Madness

My wife got back from work just now, walked into my office, and asked, “What are you listening to?” When I told her, she was like, “Brain Tourniquet? Well, A for effort on the name.” She’s right. That name rules. Even if you don’t like th abrasive music that Brain Tourniquet make, you have to respect what they bring to the game.

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The 5 Best Songs Of The Week

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to subscribers on Spotify and Apple Music, updated throughout the week.)

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With No Rest For The Wicked, AZ Chike Wants A Classic Album. Does He Get It?

For as long as it’s existed, prestige rap has been the most deceptive trapdoor in hip-hop. Rappers old enough to remember “Slow Jamz” and “Jesus Walks” decide they need a party anthem and a conscious rap song. People who thought good kid, m.A.A.d city was the best album of the 2010s suddenly realize that they can’t have a classic album without voicemail recordings from their aunty or a song where they’re “more vulnerable than ever.” If the church choir on his new album-opening song “Mercy” weren’t enough of an indication, a recent interview with Billboard makes it more than a little clear that AZ Chike was trying to make one of those albums. 

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Cameron Winter Debuts New Songs At Secret New Orleans Show

Hey, Cameron Winter! I was just talking about that guy! I saw Geese play Richmond’s Iron Blossom Festival on Sunday, and that got me reflecting on the nature of hype. Meanwhile, frontman Winter recently discussed the psyop allegations in a Rolling Stone cover story, and his Paul Thomas Anderson-directed concert film will soon start screening. (There’s an accompanying live album, too.) On Tuesday night, Winter also casually debuted a couple of new songs at a secret solo-piano show in New Orleans.

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