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Kyle Bobby Dunn: "Statuit"
Four albums in and Kyle Bobby Dunn still sounds like he’s been stiffed out of a film score contract. The...
May 05, 2011
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Deerhunter: "Nosebleed"
Nobody seems to buy real singles anymore: a cute little 7”, a paper-sheathed cassette, an admittedly absurd slender CD single....
May 03, 2011
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Chad VanGaalen: "Sara"
Diaper Island—Chad VanGaalen’s fourth studio record, not counting his work as Black Mold, and his first since getting producer’s credit...
May 02, 2011
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Cass McCombs: "County Line"
In the constellation of retro-minimalist indie sadsacks, Cass McCombs has a uniquely depressing niche. It’s near the zen suicide of...
May 01, 2011
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Daphni: "Mapfumo"
Besides defining exactly what Dan Snaith meant when he coined the term “liquid dance music,” Swim (2010) also marked the...
Apr 29, 2011
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Snowman: "Hyena"
When a band announces its breakup prior to the release of their newest record, one of two types of albums...
Apr 28, 2011
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Ratcliffe: "Tightrope"
Simon Ratcliffe is no malingerer. Not only has he been playing with “Battles-inspired time signatures, DJing reggae seven-inches and David...
Apr 28, 2011
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Shad & Dallas: "Live Forever (Math Rosen remix)"
It’s not uncommon that a remix will simply tweak and reconfigure a mediocre song until it resembles something passably interesting....
Apr 21, 2011
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Biotron Shelf: "Three Ten to Euston"
Label bosses don’t often get to out-compose their own signings, so when Murray “Mint” Fisher and Will “Cheju” Bolton joined...
Apr 19, 2011