New music: Marques Toliver – Studying for My PhD Mixtape

The American singer and violinist has created an abstract yet compelling mixtape that touches on the London riotsThe mixtape has become increasingly relevant in 2011. The year started with MIA repairing some of the damage inflicted by the underwhelming Maya by releasing the excellent Vicki Leakx mixtape, while everyone from Dominique Young Unique to Blood Orange to Clams Casino released mixtapes that either announced their arrival or collected together songs that didn't really work elsewhere. It...

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