audio review
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On his latest track, Washed Out is doing more revisiting than reinventing. If Life of Leisure was one of those ’09 releases that soundtracked your summer, maybe it’ll sound great to see this project sticking with its guns. Is this track for you? Will you dig on it? Find
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Natural Child’s 1971 is an attitude-heavy set of rock tunes that emulate everything from power pop to the kind of classic rock they play on the AM band. Stylistically, this LP is all over the place, which is kind of surprising since the 7” EP I reviewed of theirs
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On their debut full-length on Deathwish, Deafheaven take their seamless blend of black metal, post-rock, and post-hardcore to a new level of musicianship and recording quality. Though this may not be the most original black metal record on the block–yes, a lot of groups have been putting tons of
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On their third album, Ponytail turns the noise down and pumps the musicianship up. While this album isn’t as harsh or mind-melting at 2008’s Ice Cream Spiritual, this new album–aptly titled Do Whatever You Want All the Time–shows the band letting their improvisational flags fly. These
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On their latest LP, Vivian Girls try to step even further past the noise and effects that made their previous efforts such noisy whirlwinds. It’s a step in the right direction theoretically, but does the band’s sound appeal outside of the cacophony? Will the songs, production, melodies, and
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From their forthcoming LP, Suck It and See, England’s Arctic Monkey’s have dropped another track. They’re going a little heavy on the guitars this time around, too. I wish they put as much depth into the lyricism, though. Is this track for you? Find out in this
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On their latest EP, Beach Fossils are shooting for stronger songs and better production. They even bring on the help of Wild Nothing’s Jack Tatum to bring one of the tracks to life. In my opinion, it’s improved the band’s sound greatly. Is this EP for you?
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On their fifth studio album DeVotchKa goes further down the road of simplification with their sound. The songs to come off as being more immediate and catchier, but I miss the whimsical instrumentation and international flavors that used to shine a little brighter in the music. We’re touching down
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We’re taking on the latest Bright Eyes single, “Shell Games,” which comes off the album the People’s Key. Is this song for you? Find out in this review. Review: Bright Eyes- Shell Games Video: Bright Eyes- Shell Games
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Boris will be releasing two new albums on 4/26, and one, I’m guessing, will be heading in a much different direction. The song “Party Boy” comes off one of the two albums due to be released, Attention Please. Is this track for you? Find out in this review.
