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Angel Olsen: Burn Your Fire for No Witness
RIYL: mastery of the word “sometimes”; exclamation points.
Jul 25, 2014
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Ben Frost: A U R O R A
How to not sound like a dickhead or a Nothing Records demo circa 1996.
Jul 22, 2014
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Umphrey's McGee: Similar Skin
RIYL: that one guy who corners you at the kegger to discuss Jaco Pastorius’s bass tones on Weather Report albums.
Jul 16, 2014
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Jenny Gillespie: Chamma
Just pretend Chet’s standing behind you, arms folded, while you put this on loop.
Jul 14, 2014
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The Men: Tomorrow's Hits
RIYL: ’70s rock radio; hyphenated descriptors; chilling, or whatever.
Jun 30, 2014
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What Moon Things: What Moon Things
RIYL: laughing at tradition’s notions of immortality.
Jun 04, 2014
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Swans: To Be Kind
Also: best use of the word “freedom” since at least George Michael.
Jun 02, 2014
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Old 97's: Most Messed Up
As the diary of a working band, Mötley Crüe’s The Dirt this is not.
May 28, 2014