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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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White Denim: D
White Denim’s previous full-length (not counting last year’s internet freebie Last Days of Summer) was 2009’s Fits. An amusing chunk...
Aug 02, 2011
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Jennifer Castle: Castlemusic
Late on Castlemusic, the first record Toronto folk singer-songwriter Jennifer Castle has released under her own name, we get the...
Aug 02, 2011
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YACHT: Shangri-La
Following the release of See Mystery Lights (2009), I’d essentially written off YACHT as an overstretched Pacific Northwest community...
Aug 02, 2011
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Pill: The Diagnosis Mixtape
So, another rapper scrapped his official debut, decided to start fresh, and released the sessions as a mixtape. Today, that...
Aug 02, 2011
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Dream Jefferson: Punch Perm EP
It occurred to me while watching Lemmy, a documentary about the titular front man of Motörhead: maybe the reason rock...
Jul 28, 2011
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Clams Casino: Instrumental Mixtape
As a general rule, atmosphere is a weak stand-in for substance, and one ought to be leery of any art...
Jul 28, 2011