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School Of Seven Bells Summon The Supernatural With Sparse Shoegaze In “Ghostory”

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By | February 28, 2012
Saturated with John Hughes-esque cinematic moments of  '80s-style percussive high kicks and finger snaps, spooky montages of sound seeping through the sonic fog in a sort of New Wave goth Tones on Tail/Joy Division way, the tin thump of a… Read more »
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Speech Debelle Practices “Freedom Of Speech” With Soulful Jazz-Infused Hip-Hop

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By | February 22, 2012
"So if I break it down slowly, they can really see where I'm coming from," raps Speech Debelle in her latest endeavor aptly titled Freedom of Speech. … Read more »
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Phenomenal Handclap Band Get Dark & Disco-Funky With “Form & Control”

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By | February 14, 2012
After the much-deserved blog-hype of 2009 hit psych-soul single, "15 to 20," New York's '60s-tinged disco-funk collaborative, Phenomenal Handclap Band (helmed by producers Daniel Collas and Sean Marquand), the band spent the next couple of years… Read more »
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Big Sleep Awaken The Universe With “Nature Experiments”

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By | February 6, 2012
Sharing the same name as a sexually-provocative noir film from 1946, brooding, brash Brooklyn-based Big Sleep have taken their clinical synth-psych shoegaze sound to a stylish, almost apocalyptic level. … Read more »
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Wiley Links Up Different Musical Genres In Grime Gem “Evolve Or Be Extinct”

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By | January 23, 2012
"Grime is the game and I can't give it up/Use the sounds that producers won't touch," Wiley ostensibly brags in his song "Money Man" from his newest album Evolve or Be Extinct on Big Dada. … Read more »
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Death Cab For Cutie Gets Divinely Danceable With “Keys And Codes” Remix EP

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By | November 22, 2011
Despite being the quintessential kings of sentimental indie pop, Death Cab For Cutie have put the emotional, literate sound of their 2011 hit album Codes and Keys into the hands of some of the hottest remix artists of the year. The result is… Read more »
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Noel Gallagher’s Songwriting Keeps Soaring With “High Flying Birds”

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By | November 8, 2011
A soaring example of excellent song craftmanship, gorgeous production, and skilled musicianship, Noel Gallagher's long-awaited solo début High Flying Birds is a culmination of two years of flying back and forth from London to Los Angeles to… Read more »
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Beach Boys Finally Finish Their 1967 Album “Smile” With “The Smile Sessions”

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By | November 1, 2011
The Smile Sessions is being touted as the Beach Boys' final finishing of 1967's Smile--an album that was supposed to be the follow-up to the still-influential 1966's Pet Sounds. … Read more »
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Album Stream: Florence +The Machine Explores Feminine Archetypes With Goth-Pop Album “Ceremonials”

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By | October 28, 2011
Richly swathed in the metaphorical echoes of Gothic Victorian ghost stories, rolling hills of sonic lavender, decrepit organs moaning through cob-webbed church steeples, ghost ships full of loved ones perishing in waves of musical emotion, female… Read more »
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Album Review: M83′s Anthony Gonzalez Takes His Time With “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming”

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By | October 18, 2011
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Album Review: VHS Or Beta Offer Perfectly Crafted Dance ‘Diamonds Or Death’

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By | September 27, 2011
When Brooklyn-based electro-collective VHS or Beta first started spinning out their molasses-dark disco-funk with 2002's electro-clash breakthrough Le Funk, the indie-pop world welcomed them with sweaty, open arms. The "alternative" kids were ready… Read more »
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Album Review: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Unleash A Frenzy Of Different Influences In ‘Hysterical’

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By | September 20, 2011
Illuminating opaque with strings and shimmering into a sonic twilight, "Same Mistake" as a lead-in song on their new album Hysterical is either oddly intuitive or distractingly counter-intuitive. … Read more »
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Album Review: Ivy Bring Back Their Dreamy, Melodic Trip-Hop With ‘All Hours’

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By | September 16, 2011
Meshing dulcet Euro electronica vibes with slick, dream pop, Ivy was an iconic name amongst the burgeoning urban electro-pop and trip-hop scene of the mid-'90s. … Read more »