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Jad Fair + Hifiklub + kptmichigan: "Let's Win"
Thank God for Jad Fair. After a 35-year career (most notably as leader of seminal punk band Half Japanese), he...
Feb 13, 2012
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Maps & Diagrams: "Darker Reflections"
Tim Martin, one of the surviving stars of the Toytronic label, has carved a nice little niche for himself since...
Feb 10, 2012
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Black Wine: "Through the Foam"
Seven months after their great Summer of Indifference LP came out via Don Giovanni, Asbury Park’s Black Wine finally releases...
Feb 10, 2012
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Clark: "Com Touch"
There’s something about Clark’s ability to slip unnoticed into the long evening shadows of a bustling, hype-drenched musical landscape. On...
Feb 08, 2012
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Quality Time: "Magnetic North"
Oh, the music writer’s dilemma. Deeply entrenched in “the scene,” almost exclusively friends with the callus-fingered, can’t spit without hitting...
Feb 07, 2012
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Freddie Gibbs & Madlib: "Thuggin'" / "Deep"
At this point I’m not quite sure if Madlib has a better knack for picking samples or picking associates, as...
Feb 06, 2012
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Hospitality: "Eighth Avenue"
Indie rock these days: a knotty pursuit. At least in the sense that we’re all doomed to die forgotten and...
Feb 06, 2012
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Project Jellybean: "From Me (For You)"
Not to be confused with Channel 9’s drivable lounge chair, Project Jellybean is Joe Gillick of south London, who...
Feb 04, 2012
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The Balconies: "Kill Count"
It was always only a matter of time before the Balconies stumbled upon a breakout single, and though it took...
Jan 24, 2012