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Women: "Eyesore"
I think that this is the most ironically named band in showbiz. Like, take a classic rock band and smush...
Aug 25, 2010
Articles
Ambient Bieber Beatification
Who did it first is irrelevant. Numerous 4chan-types have taken credit…but ultimately it’s just a Justin Bieber song really slowed...
Aug 24, 2010
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Taoyoyo: "Jello"
Alan Platten is like the opposite of the new Spider-Man: British-born but living in the States, and able to...
Aug 24, 2010
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Spose: "I'm Awesome"
The conceit here is pretty simple: uncomplicated vignettes of suburban squalor followed by a proud, defiant negation: “I’m awesome.” It’s...
Aug 20, 2010
Records
Rich Aucoin: Public Publication EP
Rich Aucoin is so much more than just a musician. He makes really great pop music, yeah, but a simple,...
Aug 20, 2010
Records
Grass Widow: Past Time
Grass Widow, in the press release that plucks them from relative obscurity and introduces them to the indie-majors, heave a knowing...
Aug 20, 2010
Records
Will Stratton: New Vanguard Blues
“It’s a spare record because I only had enough money for two days of recording time, and I thought it...
Aug 20, 2010
Records
Paper Route Gangstaz: Hood Headlinaz Vol. 2: Still Headlinin' Mixtape
Paper Route Gangstaz aren’t what one might consider “long-form artists.” A decent chunk of their latest mixtape, which clocks in...
Aug 20, 2010
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El Guincho: "Hindou"
Bands just don’t go out to pasture like they used to. There’s Robert Pollard’s compulsive album releasing issues, or Thurston...
Aug 17, 2010