Monthly Archives: January 2012 »
Ten Songs Reinvigorating the Past
Drew takes a look at ten of his favorite songs that pay tribute to the past, whether it's traditional British rock, vintage synth-pop, or music from the other side of the world
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Field Music – Plumb (2012)
Plumb, the fourth full-length from brotherly duo Field Music, sounds like one of their liveliest releases for two reasons. One is its clear and playful homage to traditional British rock greats like XTC, Pink
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New Shabazz Palaces Video + Tour Dates
Shabazz Palaces had a great 2011 with one of the year’s most inventive hip-hop releases, Black Up (2011: #7). The duo of Ishmael Butler (‘Butterfly’ from Digable Planets) and Tendai Marair aren’t stopping for 2012,
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Spiritualized Announce Tour
Space-rock legends Spiritualized are releasing their long-awaited seventh album, Sweet Heart Sweet Light, in April. It was originally to be released on March 19th, but the band delayed it a few weeks despite some
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Atlas Sound Announce Tour
Atlas Sound and Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox announced tour dates in support of Atlas Sound’s 2011 album Parallax, our fourth favorite album of 2011. Ten of the thirteen dates are in the U.S., with
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Video: Eleanor Friedberger – “Heaven”
Fiery Furnaces' Eleanor Friedberger released her first solo album, Last Summer, this past July to glowing reviews. It featured an all-star cast of Matt Asti (MGMT), Ahmed Gallab (touring member of Yeasayer & Caribou),
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Talk Talk Honored with Tribute Album, Book
Legendary British group Talk Talk are being honored for their excellent career with a book this spring, entitled Spirit of Talk Talk. It’s a collection of illustrations and written accounts from some prominent names
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Stream: Fair Ohs – “Salt Flats”
Fair Ohs have been drumming up some press lately with a plethora of East African-inspired garage punk releases, ranging from 7" singles to distributed cassettes. Despite their East African influences, Fair Ohs' sound isn't
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White Denim Extend Tour
White Denim unveiled a slew of new tour dates, 15 to be exact. Most of them are on the East Coast and Midwest, with dates in major cities like Dallas, St. Louis, DC, NYC,
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Album Stream: of Montreal – Paralytic Stalks
of Montreal are offering a full stream of their upcoming album Paralytic Stalks, out February 7th. Check out Spin for the stream, and a very helpful track-by-track account by frontman Kevin Barnes. Polyvinyl said
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Marissa Nadler Announces New Album
Marissa Nadler has another album on the way, this one called The Sister. It will be released on May 29th through her own Box of Cedar Records. As it is aptly titled, the album
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MP3: Lambchop – “Gone Tomorrow”
Lambchop released a track last week off their upcoming album Mr. M, out February 20th. “Gone Tomorrow” is a pleasant seven minute epic of two parts, the latter half more subdued and retrospective and
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Sharon Van Etten Extends Tour
Sharon Van Etten announced more tour dates in support of her upcoming album Tramp, out 2/7 on Jagjaguwar. She opens in Philly on 2/10 with a sold out show at Johnny Brenda’s, and stops
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