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Vetiver: "Rolling Sea"
When I was going through my awkward freak-folk phase Vetiver was like a shining beacon of tight musicianship in a...
Jan 28, 2009
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The Whitest Boy Alive: "Keep A Secret"
It’s not exactly complicated. The conceit is simple: a versatile bass line, then a tight beat, some spare note-intensive guitar,...
Jan 28, 2009
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Pocahaunted: "Hideous"
Let’s just get this out of the way: yes, the band name is awesome. It’s simultaneously obvious and obscure,...
Jan 28, 2009
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Daily Stupidity Of A Superhero: "More Power More Pop More Love"
We’re all in the shit-cart; no doubt about it. Currencies flounder, the weather’s fucked up and jobs disappear like granules...
Jan 27, 2009
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The Phantom Band: Checkmate Savage
It was a shitty afternoon last Thursday, just right for watching Batman Forever. “Has it come to this?” I thought,...
Jan 26, 2009
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Anne Heaton: Blazing Red
Here’s a singer-songwriter that allows herself to be ordinary at the same time she’s unafraid to find extraordinary moments. The...
Jan 26, 2009
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Lars Hornthveth: Kaleidoscopic
It’s thought that urban sociologists and musicologists had finally relegated classical music to some harmless cult status, a protectionist bastion...
Jan 26, 2009
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Clue To Kalo: Lily Perdida
No, I don’t know Clue To Kalo outside of what a press kit has told me, but, yes, this is...
Jan 26, 2009