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EMA: Past Life Martyred Saints
It’s a testament to Erika M. Anderson’s skill as a soundsmith that I have yet to see Past Life Martyred...
Aug 05, 2011
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Eleanor Friedberger: Last Summer
New York is probably the most written about city in the world—even those who’ve never been there can feel like...
Aug 05, 2011
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Parts & Labor: Constant Future
Perhaps it was sometime during the tour for Mapmaker (2007) that former drummer Chris Weingarten decided he’d leave the band....
Aug 05, 2011
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How to Dress Well: Just Once EP
A lo-fi project evolving to embrace higher production values is hardly a novel concept in 2011, but then few artists’...
Aug 05, 2011
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Purity Ring: "Lofticries"
Daniel Snaith has claimed that Caribou’s Swim (2010) was his attempt to make “liquid dance music,” but forget that. Purity...
Aug 05, 2011
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Electric Guest: "Awake"
For all the hoopla surrounding the Arcade Fire’s Album of the Year triumph at this year’s Grammys—a supposed coup for...
Aug 04, 2011
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Moonface: "Fast Peter"
When last year’s Dreamland EP was released for free online, it seemed the epitome of a for-fans-only side project. Written...
Aug 03, 2011