New Tracks

Live: Jens Lekman, 11/3/12 (Portland, OR)

I was thrilled to finally see Jens Lekman, the Swedish songwriter whose folk-pop reaches witty and humorous heights even in its somber moments. His ingeniously melodic delivery and self-deprecating romantic swoon have

Video: Beach House – “Wild”

None of the characters in Beach House’s video for “Wild” seem very happy. Everyone appears anxious, disturbed, or on something crazy. But by the video’s end, after all their wild emotions are

New Albums

taary – ‘Particular’ EP

Germany-based artist taary blends playful electronic experimentation with more introspective, carefully layered production on Particular, a five-track EP that moves freely between

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Sky Is Alright – ‘FINITE.’

A transatlantic band based between London and Los Angeles, Sky Is Alright blend expansive shoegaze, ’90s alternative rock, and grunge with deeply

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Vinyl Floor – ‘Balancing Act’

Copenhagen-based brothers Thomas Charlie Pedersen and Daniel Pedersen have spent nearly two decades refining Vinyl Floor‘s melodic rock approach, with their sixth

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