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  • Feb 25 2018

    Father John Misty - "Mr. Tillman"

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    Father John Misty is back with a new single that cranks the self-reference and absurdity dials to 11 (implying he had them at only 10 before). Thankfully, it also happens to be catchy as hell and – surely to the relief of some listeners – more upbeat than much of what made

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  • Feb 25 2012-2017

    A.A.L (Against All Logic) - "Some Kind of Game"

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    This past week, Nicolas Jaar ‘covertly’ released an album titled 2012-2017 under his Against All Logic alias. As you may have guessed, it compiles much of the material he recorded as A.A.L between those years, including previously released pieces like “I Never Dream” and “Flash in the Pan.

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  • Feb 23 Album Reviews

    U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited

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    With In a Poem Unlimited, U.S. Girls delivers what is sure to be one of the year’s most versatile and lyrically intriguing pop albums.

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  • Feb 22 Album Reviews

    Kero Kero Bonito - TOTEP

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    Apart from the great lead single “Only Acting,” this new Kero Kero Bonito EP is pretty scant.

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  • Feb 22 Album Reviews

    Ought - Room Inside the World

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    Ought go for a more conventional post-punk sound on Room Inside the World.

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  • Feb 20 Album Reviews

    Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy (Face to Face)

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    Car Seat Headrest’s remake of its Bandcamp classic Twin Fantasy is an improvement on all fronts.

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  • Feb 20 Album Reviews

    Ravyn Lenae - Crush EP

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    This latest EP from Chicago R&B singer Ravyn Lenae contains some of her boldest material yet. I’m looking forward to a full-length project!

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  • Feb 19 2018

    Björk: Worst to Best

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    At long last, here’s how I’d rank the albums of Icelandic singer, songwriter, producer, arranger… pop avant-gardist, Björk.

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  • Feb 18 2018

    Weekly Track Roundup: 2/18 (Frank Ocean, Kero Kero Bonito, SOPHIE, Courtney Barnett)

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    The weekly segment in which Anthony touches down on some of the best and worst tracks he has heard in the past week.

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  • Feb 18 2018

    Mark Kozelek with Donny McCaslin and Jim White - "Day in America" ft. Kevin Corrigan

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    As we all know at this point, Mark Kozelek is never not recording music, hence the recent announcement of a new collaborative album with Blackstar saxophonist/flautist Donny McCaslin and drummer/previous collaborator Jim White. Mark has a solo album dropping in May, as well as a Sun Kil Moon

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