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Grizzly Bear returns from a five-year hibernation with a mirror image of their previous album, Shields.
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Brand New returns with a chilling, despondent sound.
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This new Wolf Parade single brings back the visceral rock instrumentation and dramatic lead vocals that made the band exciting in the first place. Cry Cry Cry, their first album in seven years, drops October 6 via Sub Pop.
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Of all the singles to have come out in promotion of Grizzly Bear’s new album Painted Ruins, this latest one strikes me as being the most powerful in terms of composition and instrumentation. You can give it a listen above, along with its video, which offers quite a surreal
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Deerhoof makes its mark on the Adult Swim Singles Program with “Your Dystopic Creation Doesn’t Fear You.” Probably one of the wordier titles in the series, and it features a gritty opening verse from “My Vag” rapper Awkwafina, who fits the band’s angular riffing remarkably well. The track
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4 years after Beach Fossils’ great sophomore album Clash the Truth, the Brooklyn band has returned with their most lavish effort yet. I can still commend the band for not shamelessly trend-chasing like many of their dreamy, jangly contemporaries, but unfortunately the pastiche of ’60s pop sounds they serve up
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With Rocket, Philly singer-songwriter Alex G delivers an album that’s a bit more adventurous than his previous effort, but also a lot more inconsistent.
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The latest single from Fleet Foxes‘ long-awaited third album receives a strange and cinematic music video. Crack-Up will be released officially (wink) on June 16 via Nonesuch.
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Miya Folick, the latest signee of Terrible Records, comes through with a single that rekindles the spirit of ’90s alt-rock and announces her as a singer-songwriter worth keeping an eye on. The track will appear on Miya’s sophomore EP, Give It to Me, which is due out sometime in
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Mac DeMarco matures as a songwriter on This Old Dog, his best album since 2.
