May 19, 2011
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The Belle Brigade
Los Angeles’ The Bell Brigade—fronted by siblings Barbara and Ethan Gruska (whose grandfather is film composer John Williams)—rocks like the self-help version of Fleetwood Mac.
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May 18, 2011
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tUnE-yArDs is the name 32-year-old Merrill Garbus has given her dizzying one-woman electro-percussion act, and while the moniker may look like it was typed by a 13-year-old on a Justin Bieber fan board, Garbus is no amateur.
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May 16, 2011
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Wild Beasts
Few are on the fence about Wild Beasts: You’re either madly in love with the Kendal, England four-piece or you find them alienating and off-putting. Either way, Wild Beasts have, for better or worse, refined a distinct and singularly affecting musical aesthetic, which is an achievement that commands respect all its own.
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May 13, 2011
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EMA
Some artists make a compelling case for the power of moping. Take fractured folk songstress Erika M. Anderson—who after the demise of droning-folk duo Gowns, regrouped and presented herself as a solo artist,EMA.
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May 12, 2011
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The Antlers
Hospice was a strange record. The first record featuring The Antlers in their current, trio alignment seemed to come onto the scene fully formed. And yet Burst Apart manages to be just as surprising without suffering the major lulls that marred Hospice.
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May 11, 2011
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The Limousines
Just like the title of their debut full-length, Get Sharp, The Limousines have no shortage of crisp beats and tightly-wound synthlines.
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May 11, 2011
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The moniker suggests a treacle-sweet twee-pop troupe, but it’s actually the nom de plume of Sarah McIntosh.
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May 10, 2011
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I Am Very Far continues Will Sheff and co.‘s remarkable run of albums, one that finds them at peak form and threatens to put them in a class all their own.
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