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Dusted : Total Dust
I feel like I’ve been listening to the wrong kind of music this summer—it’s dark music that makes one long...
Aug 10, 2012
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Frank Ocean: Channel Orange
People want to talk about Frank Ocean, but I just want to listen to “Pyramids.” I’d listen to it with...
Jul 26, 2012
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Dirty Projectors: Swing Lo Magellan
Dirty Projectors are described as far more contentious animals than they have any business being. It’s embarrassing and predictable, really,...
Jul 26, 2012
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Om: Advaitic Songs
It would be a pretty easy introduction to Om’s newest LP, Advaitic Songs, to say that it has no problem...
Jul 26, 2012
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Clams Casino: Instrumental Mixtape 2 Mixtape
A part of me feels bad for how I relate to Clams Casino’s second instrumental mixtape. Let’s be real: this...
Jul 26, 2012
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Japandroids: Celebration Rock
It shouldn’t make sense. The Gun Club were, second only to X maybe, the most self-consciously Californian of the Los...
Jul 13, 2012
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Mount Eerie: Clear Moon
Mount Eerie’s Clear Moon reminds me of a great film I saw last year called Take Shelter, the story of...
Jul 13, 2012
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Sun Kil Moon: Among the Leaves
For a while it seemed like Sun Kil Moon would turn out to be either a one-off, a side project,...
Jul 13, 2012
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Old Apparatus: Derren EP
Old Apparatus have one of the most unique sounds in dubstep—so unique they’ve quit the Deep Medi label and decided...
Jul 13, 2012