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Lil Wayne f/ Drake: "She Will"
Lil Wayne is effective as psychedelic loverman (“Motivation”) and rogue grammarian (”6 Foot 7 Foot”), but neither mode interests him...
Aug 31, 2011
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James Blake & Bon Iver: "Fall Creek Boys' Choir"
Let’s get square before going anywhere with this one: yes, “Fall Creek Boys’ Choir” plays out as much like a...
Aug 30, 2011
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The Weeknd: "The Birds Part 1"
Nearly every Weeknd track functions as a paean to throbbing hedonism that would turn out stillborn and joyless in the...
Aug 29, 2011
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Gurun Gurun: "Yuki ~ Hawaiian Snowflake"
To new wave relics the Vapors, “Turning Japanese” meant a sex face song and a place on ’80s compilations forever....
Aug 25, 2011
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Great Skies: "Festival"
Great Skies’ recent EP, Summer Moments, sets out its stall right from the first song. “Like All Good Summer Moments”...
Aug 24, 2011
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Sly Stone: "Get Away"
A few years have passed, so it’s time again for a Sly Stone comeback—yet another chance for an ambitious production...
Aug 23, 2011
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Twin Sister: "Bad Street"
Wallowing in my sorrow in this post-Women indie universe, I damn near slept on Twin Sister, a band that in...
Aug 21, 2011
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Philco Fiction: "Help!"
The most unfortunate thing about Philco Fiction’s “Help!” is evident before hearing it even once: at best, the track is...
Aug 19, 2011
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Jens Lekman: "An Argument with Myself"
After a lengthy hiatus following 2007’s Night Falls Over Kortedala, Jens Lekman is back this fall with a new EP,...
Aug 18, 2011