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BLACK GIRLS: BLACK GIRLS Mixtape
Now is not the time to stop questioning the literal-mindedness of band names featuring women. If you see the name...
Jul 28, 2011
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Purling Hiss: Lounge Lizards EP
Purling Hiss (Philadelphia-based musician Mike Polizze) reminds me of that oh-so-‘80s scene from Back to the Future when Marty McFly,...
Jul 28, 2011
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Curren$y / MondreM.A.N / Big Sean: Weekend at Burnie's / Dope Since '91 / Finally Famous
Weed rap, like weed itself, is sorta what you make of it. By which I mean: weed is fine, even...
Jul 25, 2011
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Vampillia: Alchemic Heart
Like many experimental ensembles, Japan’s Vampillia move in calculated, lumbering steps, their gait a site of both intimidation and potential...
Jul 25, 2011
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Iceage: New Brigade
New Brigade is an alarmingly short and gritty record; calling it a full-length is at first grimace a bit of...
Jul 25, 2011
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Young Dro: Drocabulary Mixtape
It’s astounding Young Dro didn’t arrive at this pun sooner. There are more capable wordsmiths, but few rappers seem to...
Jul 25, 2011
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Bon Iver: Bon Iver, Bon Iver
It’s more than a little intimidating to disagree with an opinion as forcefully and skillfully stated as Jessica Faulds’
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Andy Stott: Passed Me By
You wouldn’t expect a year off from the dub techno circuit to alter you, particularly if you’re one of its...
Jul 19, 2011
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Yohuna: Revery EP
Personal muse to my recent, favorite new artist Vacation Dad’s Andy Todryk, Yohuna (yo-HUN-ah) is the twenty-year-old, woodwind-voiced Johanne...
Jul 19, 2011