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Stream: Karoline Hausted – “Tiffany”
"Tiffany" is an absolutely gorgeous track from Danish songwriter Karoline Hausted. A talented pianist since age 6, her incorporation of keys - from the gentle wavering organ on "Tiffany" to the grand piano complexities of earli...
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MP3s: The Last Temptations
Based on their name alone, one would assume The Last Temptations produces a soul revivalist sound akin to Mayer Hawthorne. Instead, the four-piece specialize in tightly constructed indie-rock, with vocalist Hannah Amdahl juggl...
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MP3: Badass Yuki – “Cherry Tree Bonanza”
Estonian rock is really getting it done lately. Last week I was lulled to bliss by the seductive sounds of Candy Empire, and this week it's Badass Yuki. The trio of Mart Avi, Paul Sild, and Aigar Vals create an homage to the pa...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Full EP: Summer Flake
Summer Flake is mellowed-out garage-rock courtesy of Stephanie Crase. The Adelaide, Australia will likely drum up comparisons to Best Coast with tracks like the crawling "Inside Out" , and the shoegaze/psych work of Lower Dens ...
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MP3s: Cary Kanno
Cary "CKP" Kanno is a rising artist from Chicago, whose past experience includes stints with 9-piece hip-hop/rock hybrid Abstract Giants and 8-piece funk band Doko Benjo. His history suggests he's a natural for collaboration a...
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MP3 Premiere: Tigermilk – “Talátur”
Tigermilk is the solo project of Paulina "Kuky" Tala. Inside we offer the world premiere of her excellent new track, "Talátur". Don't miss it.
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MP3: New Beard – “Doom”
Recorded in a Brooklyn cellar, New Beard's debut LP New Beard City is a stunning work touching on everything from metal and prog-rock to worldly folk. Few handle stylistically eclectic sounds as well as the album's producer, Du...
Dream-Pop + Shoegaze
Full Album: The Widest Smiling Faces – Me and My Ribcage
The Widest Smiling Faces is the work of Aviv Cohn, a Brooklyn-based artist striving to "elicit sensations of musical imagery and color" to the listener. He has been drumming up quite a bit of exposure lately, especially after a...
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MP3: Amanda Jo Williams – “The Bear Eats Me”
Most critics agree on the praise for Amanda Jo Williams. Although her voice is highly idiosyncratic, with a clawing southern drawl and punchy delivery, her songwriting is inventively addictive; the contrast is like sweet and so...
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MP3/Video: Black Manila – “Fiasco”
London-based Black Manila cite hardcore early garage, specifically The Pretty Things, as a major influence, but "Fiasco" touches on ferocious art-rock and sneering punk as well. Over repetitively hypnotic guitar strums, nasally...
