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Tropics: "Going Back"
Ever wondered what a moth would look like two days into its chrysalis? Something that’s neither A nor B, or...
Sep 20, 2011
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St. Vincent: Strange Mercy
In the five years since the charming, clever Marry Me (2007) Annie Clark has been elevated to the status of...
Sep 19, 2011
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Wild Flag: Wild Flag
In a recent interview with The AV Club, Mary Timony of Wild Flag characterized the band’s debut record: “I began...
Sep 19, 2011
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Stephin Merritt: Obscurities Comp
When you’ve written roughly 5,000 songs for something like a half dozen musical projects, a rarities compilation is probably an...
Sep 19, 2011
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Pure X: Pleasure
The signifiers don’t add up. Between originally being called Pure Ecstasy and releasing an album called Pleasure, with, of all...
Sep 19, 2011
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Jacques Greene: "What U R"
Amidst a wave of rising young electronic producers, a scene so wide it encompasses artists as diverse as James Blake,...
Sep 18, 2011
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Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse: "Body and Soul"
In early 2007, Amy Winehouse gave a curious response when asked by The Guardian to name her greatest fear. “Dying...
Sep 15, 2011