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Highlights

The Walkmen – “The House You Made”

by Kenny on May 16, 2012 |


The Walkmen released a non-album track as the b-side to first single “Heaven” this week, and it’s gorgeous. Leithauser’s vocals move at a leisurely pace through inherited memories towards that damn build in the final minute that renders the last arc of the song completely afloat. The album is out May 29 on Fat Possum.

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The Tallest Man On Earth – “1904″

by Kenny on May 15, 2012 |

There is something about a Tallest Man On Earth morning. His first release from his upcoming There’s No Leaving Now is a welcome return, like seeing an old friend after a particularly neglectful time to ground you back in place. Kristian Matsson captures the idea of constant movement like a sprawling green field that’s growing and [...]

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Bluebell – “Cinderella”

by Diana on May 14, 2012 |

For most females (and some males) of a certain age, the Disney Princess represents a deeply ingrained notion of ideal femininity. As little girls, we spent countless hours recreating her scenarios in our imaginations: swimming in sexy little shell bras and mutely wooing a foxy prince, escaping the confines of our enormous Arabian palace to mingle amongst violent hand-chopping [...]

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Four Tet – “Jupiters” / “Ocoras”

by Bear on May 11, 2012 |


New Four Tet tends to come along when I really need it.  When it’s a week where I need to lock into a groove, zone out from distractions, and enter into a state of pure focus.  Hebden’s newest release (off his Text Records) allows me to do just that. The A-Side, “Jupiters” begins with starry [...]

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Video: Father John Misty – “This Is Sally Hatchet”

by Dan on May 10, 2012 |

Ever find yourself working late in a pizza parlor and have the strange urge to sever your finger on a pie sliced like a pentagram? While not a common urge, few of the deviant concepts in Father John Misty’s video peripherary are. Grant James’ dismal noir take at shotgun violence and brutal sacrifice finds former [...]

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Goldroom – “Fifteen” (feat. Chela)

by Kenny on May 9, 2012 |

There comes a point in May (and I think it’s Cinco de Mayo) when we begin to hear summer’s call, the time of year most closely associated with youthful indiscretion. It’s strangely nostalgic and you have to just let it wash over you like a seasonal stage change. Maybe it’s California, but our best memories, [...]

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The Walkmen – “We Can’t Be Beat”

by Kenny on May 8, 2012 |


The Walkmen released another song off their upcoming Heaven today. Off the heels of their title track, “We Can’t Be Beat” is all about the necessity of the other side of perfection, and danger in not planning for and accommodating failure along the way (“Golden dreams all lose their glow”). It starts off like a lullaby, with Hamilton Leithause’s [...]

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The Echo Friendly – “Same Mistakes”

by Kenny on May 7, 2012 |

There’s a captivating hypocrisy to the culture of youth that we can’t escape from, and often indulge in. We speak in extremes, of the best nights and the worst days; of great hopes and of bad dreams. We drink in excess, and love in fragments. We denounce ignorance, and devour kindness, like a sickness, like a [...]

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One Little Plane – “Hold You Down”

by Kenny on May 4, 2012 |


Originally hailing from Chicago, Kathryn Bint is the woman behind One Little Plane, who’s now based in London. She’s got some heavy-hitters on her side, as her album was produced by Four Tet, with Colin Greenwood of Radiohead supporting on multiple tracks. Greenwood’s resonant bass line on “Hold You Down” is the stable grounding force [...]

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