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To be frank, Lotus Plaza frontman Lockett Pundt sounds like he’s put together an assembly of Deerhunter tracks under the Lotus Plaza name on this album. While this doesn’t seem like a bad thing for hardcore fans, it left me a little underwhelmed–mostly because Lotus Plaza presents
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151a by Kishi Bashi Some colorful and uplifting baroque pop coming off the newly released Kishi Bashi album, 151a. The project is currently on tour with of Montreal and Deerhoof. Find dates and pick up the album via Bandcamp.
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Chicago singer-songwriter Willis Earl Beal makes his official full-length, label-released debut with Acousmatic Sorcery. Though his influences are rife with great artists–for example, Tom Waits, Daniel Johnston, Captain Beefheart, and even blues music–not all of them translate into pure magic. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On its latest LP, Chromatics bring forth a tried and true style, bringing reverb-soaked vocals, post-punk guitars, synths, and drum machines together for a bedroom pop opus that lasts 90 minutes. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Pedro the Lion’s David Bazan is invited to sing over the instrumental for the Deerhoof track “No One Asked to Dance,” reworking it into a slightly different version. The original track comes from Deerhoof vs. Evil.
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With improved production, more original material, more instrumentation, and some intense performances, the new BADBADNOTGOOD album improves on the blueprint of the previous LP in every way. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Dirty Projectors release a new single, teasing toward the release of the band’s latest album, Swing Lo Magellan. It’ll be out on July 10th via Domino. While Dirty Projectors has had its accessible moments in the past–and the group’s albums have definitely been foreshadowing a move
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On the Shins’ fourth album, the band bring some newer, bigger production to the table. However, the band doesn’t exactly present the energy or personality to make these ambitious sounds exciting.
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This is a series of short spiels discussing albums that I’ve failed to review for the past month or so. Sorry I didn’t get to them. I would have liked to, but I’m just one man. I can’t review everything. Here are the albums and artists
Album Reviews
Daniel Rossen- Silent Hour / Golden Mile
I wish Silent Hour / Golden Mile was longer, but I still have to admit singer-songwriter Daniel Rossen has pulled together a solid collection of solo material on this 5-track EP. The man’s tunes are some of the most masterful in independent music right now. WATCH THE REVIEW