Mar 16, 2012
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In the summer of 2009, as Lost in the Trees frontman Ari Picker was readying the band’s debut full-length album, All Alone in an Empty House, for wide release via ANTI- Records, Picker’s mother committed suicide. With Alone already complete, out in a limited run a year earlier, Picker ended up channeling his sorrowful muse into the band’s next album, A Church That Fits Our Need.
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Mar 16, 2012
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Tennis
Is it insulting to call a band twee if they’re named after a sport that requires white attire and features a singer with a voice so sugar-spun she could go head-to-head with Camera Obscura’s Tracyanne Campbell?
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Mar 15, 2012
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News that Depeche Mode originals Vince Clarke (also of Erasure) and Martin Gore are working together again after 30 years makes any passing fan giddy.
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Mar 14, 2012
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Xiu Xiu have long existed in a nightmarish world, one where an overriding dichotomy of confusion and violence reign supreme. The band, led by Jamie Stewart, have forged a singular artistic path over the course of seven fine albums.
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Mar 14, 2012
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Listening to Memoryhouse is like peering through a rain-smeared window, squinting through sheets of water as familiar images soften into an abstract glow.
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Mar 13, 2012
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White Rabbits
On 2009’s It’s Frightening, White Rabbits avoided sophomore slump by going for sophomore Spoon.
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Mar 13, 2012
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Earth
Once drone-metalers Earth forge further into the American(a) desert with this sequel to last year’s ride.
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Mar 12, 2012
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Delta Spirit
The first album by Delta Spirit, Ode to Sunshine, contained a lot of energy, a nice antidote to some of the lethargic indie pop of the time.
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Mar 12, 2012
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Young Magic’s music bears more multicultural marks than James Franco’s passport. Although, even with extensive genre hopscotching, debut album Melt rarely rises above the level of incredibly well-shot vacation photos—a vibrant experience you’re never fully a part of.
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Mar 10, 2012
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Free Again collects the tracks Alex Chilton recorded in the months after splitting from The Box Tops, and it’s a perfect link between The Box Tops and Big Star.
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