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Photo by Patrick Luhrs I don't typically cover a lot of dance music or R&B here, so you know when I do, it's something truly special. The latest from Brandon Markell Holmes & Rogue Vogue is unique in the genre. "Garden" combines Afro-pop, R&B, and house into this amazing dance song. It's dance, but it's a relatively laid back vibe. It will want to make you move, but you could stay in your seat, at least for most of it. "Garden" is the kind of song that defies the dance music genre. Even if you hate modern dance or R&B, you're still going to love it. Brandon Markell Holmes & Rogue Vogue have crafted more of a way to test if you actually have a soul more than they have a song. You can watch the video for "Garden" below. Garden , the collaborative EP from Brandon Markell Holmes & Rogue Vogue, is due out August 27 on toucan sounds. You can pre-order/pre-save the EP here . For more on Brandon Markell Holmes, check out...

Photo by Cara Totman The latest single from indie rock gods Dinosaur Jr is one of their Lou Barlow songs, and it definitely sounds like a Lou Barlow song. In fact, it's more along the lines of Barlow's solo songs or his more recent Sebadoh material. It's a bit surprising since there is usually a distinct line between what he does with Dinosaur Jr and Sebadoh, but I can't imagine there aren't a ton of crossover fans between the two bands. Plus, if you've ever wanted to hear a J Mascis guitar solo during a Sebadoh song, then you're in luck! Lou Barlow says of the song: “ Everyone seemed to want a disruption in the order of American life, it seemed necessary. Then it happened. It began as a bitter lamentation but as I was finishing the lyrics, singing over the instrumental version of the song while driving to J’s through the miles of farmland that separate his studio in Amherst and my home in Greenfield (Massachusetts), I saw a sign on a shed: Back to the Garde...