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Initials B.R. Single Edits
Four of the songs on the new album overlap. This download consists of bonus single edits of those four album tracks, so you can enjoy and share them individually without awkward starts and stops.
Initials B.R. Single Edits by Initials B.R.
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Initials B.R.
Initials B.R. by Initials B.R. ’01. INITIALS B.R. we have seen the moment of our greatness flicker ’02. SESAME we never sleep ‘03. STRIKE ON BACK we play with fire ‘04. HEAVYWEIGHT BULLION we buy gold ‘05. THE MUSIC MAN we are open for business ‘06. THE CONFIDENCE MAN we give you our word ‘07. ...
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Prelude to Initials B.R. (Part 2)
A two-part introduction to the debut album. Initials B.R. is out April 4… People don’t rap years anymore. “2006″ doesn’t sound cool. We’ve arrived in the future and been here for a decade. Somehow, this millenium still feels alien. I wouldn’t say I’m simply nostalgic. It’s something about the gestalt of the decade—it doesn’t congeal. ...
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Prelude to Initials B.R. (Part 1)
A two-part introduction to the debut album. Initials B.R. is out April 4… The first record I was ever given—or ever really owned for that matter—was LL Cool J’s Bigger And Deffer. When I received the present for my eighth birthday from my father’s coworker, I had no idea what was in store for me. ...
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“Strike on Back” Single out Now
Strike on Back by Initials B.R.
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“Henry Darger” Single out Now
Henry Darger by Diamond Igloo
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Return to Ten Point Oh
I think I’m just allergic to critical praise. Matt is right: I give Pitchfork too much credit. Joey is right: it’s to their credit that they’ve been bold enough to give a perfect score to an album that isn’t a reissue. Joey is also right: there is no album more appropriate to justify Pitchfork’s independent ...
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Hardcore Will Never Die
I would love to remember my first listen to Public Enemy’s Apocalypse ’91… The Empire Strikes Black. How ridiculous is it that a 10-year-old white kid would have chosen to spend his weekly allowance on that tape of all things, that my rap-enthusiast father would have been parentally advised and eagerly complicit? There’s just no ...
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Gold Panda
This track is owning me.
It reminds me of that song by The Field, “Over the Ice”. Guess I’m a sucker for that repetitive vocal sample technique. The Gold Panda full-length is the best dance music I’ve heard this year.