Records
Spectrals: A Spectrals Extended Play EP
Sometimes the reference points are easy and that’s just fine. Spectrals, a one-man band from the UK led by Louis...
Nov 12, 2010
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Apparat: DJ-Kicks
The DJ-Kicks series is, by its nature, spotty. Relying, as it so intrinsically does, on a curator’s whims, !K7’s banner...
Nov 12, 2010
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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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Destroyer: Archer on the Beach
Dan Bejar has gone on record to say he was only minimally involved in the musical aspect of Archer on...
Nov 08, 2010
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Tyler, the Creator: Bastard
Not that we need the recent public outcry over Jean-Luc Godard’s alleged antisemitism to confirm it, but attacks leveled...
Nov 08, 2010
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Kings of Leon: Come Around Sundown
Whether you view Kings of Leon as the American heirs to U2’s throne or (more likely) insufferably dull hacks with...
Nov 08, 2010