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Nite Jewel: "Want You Back"
With the recent tidal Wavve of Times New Vikings in the previously lo-key lo-fi movement, a little discernment is necessary...
Mar 26, 2009
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DOOM: Born Like This
Used to be, you couldn’t turn around without spotting MF Doom. Let’s not even get started on Adult Swim, but...
Mar 26, 2009
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Cymbals Eat Guitars: Why There Are Mountains
Why There Are Mountains is that rare indie rock album that comes along every once in awhile to make us...
Mar 26, 2009
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Nite Jewel: Good Evening
Our first taste of Nite Jewel came late last year, when an alluring music video for “Artificial Intelligence” seeped into...
Mar 26, 2009
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D. Rider: Mother of Curses
There’s something troublesomely literal about D. Rider (apparently short for “Dead Rider,” which is a new alias for Todd Rittman...
Mar 26, 2009
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Peter Bjorn and John: "Nothing To Worry About"
Why the hell did you guys waste this beat on yourselves? I can think of two dozen people I’d...
Mar 24, 2009
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Kelman: "Here Comes The Sadness"
Here comes the kicker: Kelman are still—after six years, two albums, and one monthly residence—loitering in the cloakroom. Recognition-wise, I...
Mar 24, 2009
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Micachu & the Shapes: Jewellery
Micachu, the experimental pop project of 21 year old Mica Levi, and Jewellery, her wonderful debut, are difficult to categorize...
Mar 24, 2009