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The Decemberists: "Down by the Water"
It used to be I sat by the computer watching the week-long crawl of the Decemberists’ sample tracks download over...
Nov 11, 2010
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Vessels: "Meatman, Piano Tuner, Prostitute f/ Stuart Warwick"
February’s the most depressing time of the year, without doubt. No Bank Holidays, Valentine’s cards, the last of the Christmas...
Nov 11, 2010
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Smith Westerns: "Weekend"
Chicago’s Smith Westerns have a familiar origin story: high school kids start a band, release a lo-fi, grungy garage-pop album,...
Nov 11, 2010
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Miwon: "Amidst"
So that’s where Miwon has been. Having spent 2010 becoming a father and playing club nights in Belgian train stations,...
Nov 03, 2010
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Girls: "Heartbreaker"
Girls’ 2009 debut is the kind of album that’s not easily forgotten. I’ve been listening to Album consistently for about...
Nov 01, 2010
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M.I.A.: "Bedroom to the Hallway to the Road to the World"
Crystal Castles, the band that was spitting out Nintendo samples and screaming through ski masks in all the dingiest clubs...
Oct 29, 2010
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Emiko: "7 Steps Away"
It’s almost Christmas, sort of, so what better kind of star to take a peek at than one who’s tipped...
Oct 27, 2010
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Solo Andata: "Aggregate"
Congratulations to Paul Fiocco and Kane Ikin—according to their press sheet, their third LP as Sola Andata celebrates their continuing...
Oct 17, 2010
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Avey Tare: "Oliver Twist"
“Oliver Twist” is the sound of an Animal Collective banger falling dead on its twisted ear. Like the other tracks...
Oct 15, 2010