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Mogwai: "Mexican Grand Prix"
During the first round of the NHL playoffs last spring, a deafening tune launched to celebrate one of the...
Feb 15, 2011
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Melodium: "I Am Epsilon"
“Abandon Building Records is a command to shun scenes, bust genres, and constantly push the known dimensions of sound.” Unsurprisingly...
Feb 15, 2011
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The Mountain Goats: "Damn These Vampires"
John Darnielle has been trafficking in the art of the concept album for so long that it’s frankly pretty surprising...
Feb 14, 2011
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Get Up Kids: "Regent's Court"
If anything distinctly separated the Get Up Kids from their contemporaries in the late ’90s and early ’00s it was...
Feb 14, 2011
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Seefeel: "Dead Guitars"
If you read what I had to say about the latest Tim Hecker album, you’ll know that I appreciate a...
Feb 11, 2011
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SubtractiveLAD: "Bay"
Trust a plug-in developer to come up with some of the most divine electronica of the decade. Stephen Hummel, the...
Feb 08, 2011
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The Feelies: "Should Be Gone"
To say the Feelies have influenced a huge chunk of today’s indie rock output is an understatement—not only are they...
Feb 03, 2011
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Roedelius: "Herold"
Hans-Joachim Roedelius is a real living legend: a seventies pioneer and Eno collaborator who survived the second world war and...
Feb 01, 2011
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Erica Russo & the Good Sport: "Signing Up for This"
“Signing Up for This” asks, “Where do you get off?”, which sounds like it could both be an accusation or...
Feb 01, 2011