The Adventures of the Silver Spaceman: Bare Bones Part II: Electric Earth
For those who may have slept on Brooklyn four-piece The Adventures of the Silver Spaceman’s 2015 EP, Bare Bones Part I: Oxygen is Flowing…
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Nina Diaz: The Beat Is Dead
Girl in a Coma frontwoman Nina Diaz unloads an audacious debut comprised of thirteen take-no-prisoners pop and rock tracks that feature her emotional, and…
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Fujiya & Miyagi: EP2
If we’re to believe the spoken lyrics on the self-deprecating track “Extended Dance Mix” on their latest release, EP2, Fujiya & Miyagi’s popularity has…
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Phantogram: Three
From beginning to end, Phantogram’s Three borrows from only the most forward-thinking aspects of contemporary music from the last fifteen-plus years. Whether it’s the…
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Las Kellies: Friends & Lovers
Argentinian trio Las Kellies resurrect a retro sound on their new album Friends & Lovers with mixed results. Taking a cue from acts who…
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Shovels & Rope: Little Seeds
Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst are the husband and wife duo who make up the South Carolina act Shovels & Rope. Their sound…
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Jenny Hval: Blood Bitch
“What’s this album about, Jenny?” a woman asks during a track called “The Great Undressing” on Norwegian singer Jenny Hval’s latest release Blood Bitch….
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Selector Dub Narcotic: This Party Is Just Getting Started
Halfway into Selector Dub Narcotic’s debut album, during a track titled “All For the Sake of Rhymin”, musician and K Records founder Calvin Johnson…
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M.I.A.: AIM
Given her outspoken activism and raw artistic approach, it would be difficult to imagine Mathangi Arulpragasam (AKA M.I.A.) having the success and international renown…
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Wilco: Schmilco
With cover art by the darkly comedic cartoonist Juan Cornellà, as well as a kooky title (an obvious nod to Harry Nilsson’s Nilsson Schmilsson),…
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