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The Tallest Man on Earth: "1904"
Sometimes it feels like Kristian Matsson is just recording a series of personal jokes, events only he and maybe one...
May 21, 2012
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Dems: "Inner O"
Londoners Dems debuted late last year, amidst being featured on BBC Radio 1’s In New Music We Trust and...
May 19, 2012
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Friendzone : Collection 1 Mixtape
Cloud rap has gone beyond rap; maybe it always was. This woozy, graciously lovely aesthetic could never have been constrained...
May 19, 2012
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Lower Dens: Nootropics
Lower Dens have come good. This Baltimore quintet’s second album presents an alluring mix of weird Americana, slightly outmoded space-rock...
May 19, 2012
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Kishi Bashi: 151a
About two months ago, there was an intensely competent (vanilla) New Yorker piece published about the (vanilla) group the Shins,...
May 19, 2012
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Screaming Females: Ugly
The tag on Screaming Females has always been that you have to see them live to fully appreciate them, their...
May 19, 2012
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Fiona Apple: "Every Single Night"
Few are as good as Fiona Apple at making beautiful music that sounds ready to crack. The perfect combination of...
May 15, 2012
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Pop Winds: Earth to Friend
Pop Winds do not make pop music. They never did, not really, but on their last record they at least...
May 15, 2012