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Mirrorkicks: "Podium"
Mirrorkicks are quite feasibly the hardest working band in South London. Having been formed from the ashes of numerous bands,...
Jun 19, 2008
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Nas: "Hero"
Perhaps its my recent revisitation of Illmatic (1994) or the disarmingly bleak landscape that sits outside the window (a...
Jun 19, 2008
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Invincible: "Looongawaited"
Fledgling rhyme-spitters, take note: this is how you make an entrance. Though, to be fair, Ilana Weaver, aka Invincible, isn’t...
Jun 17, 2008
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The Teddy Boys: "Baby You're The Best"
It’s surprising how little separates a mediocre pop song from one that soundtracks your next eighteen subway rides. “Baby You’re...
Jun 17, 2008
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Our Sleepless Forest: "Nomads"
When I reviewed Port-Royal’s Afraid to Dance (2007) last year I mentioned that there weren’t a lot of bands...
Jun 05, 2008
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Silver Jews: "What Is Not But Could Be If"
In the liner notes to the latest Silver Jews album, Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea, frontman Dave Berman asserts, almost self-deprecatingly,...
Jun 04, 2008
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Coldplay: "Violet Hill"
I don’t put a lot of faith in those people who chalk up this nascent Coldplay revival to some new...
May 31, 2008
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Sigur Rós: "Gobbledigook"
Turns out, wind-kissed genitals are the least surprising thing(ie)s at play in this, Sigur Rós’s first single from their fifth...
May 28, 2008
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LL Cool J f/ Lil Mo / DJ Kofi: "Cry / Ghana Gospel Feelings (Praise the Lord)"
Originally, I was going to write about Lip Lickin’ Cool J’s latest comeback, “Cry” (f/Lil Mo), but after...
May 28, 2008