Pop
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Improving on the project’s debut in 2010, Gemini, Jack Tatum’s Wild Nothing presents a group of dreamy, well-written, and catchy songs on its sophomore release. WATCH THE REVIEW
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As summer gradually comes to an end with students returning to school and the night encroaching on the long summer days we’ve grown so attached to in recent months, let’s wave bon voyage to the season with just the right soundtrack. Based out of Sanford, Florida, Case Work
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Following last year’s On the Water LP, Baltimore synth pop band Future Islands has a new single on the way. “Tomorrow,” the A-side from the single, is available to stream via the SoundCloud widget above. In a way, Future Islands is the antithesis to their contemporaries; with the indiesphere
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As much as I love pop music constructed from familiar song structures, tried and true chord progressions, and simple melodies, I cannot deny how impressed I am when classically-trained musicians apply their understanding of the ins and outs of music to the pop song. With their new single “White Wave,
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On her full-length debut, UK singer-songwriter Jessie Ware brings a somewhat modern approach to embracing the kinds of contemporary R&B sounds that were pretty hot in the 80s. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Songwriter and producer Matthew Dear now has his latest full-length effort, Beams, available for a complete stream via the widget above. Based on my first impressions of this thing, Dear has really outdone himself. No, really. 2010’s Black City was pretty well-received, but he’s improved his approach a
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Stream: A.C. Newman- “I’m Not Talking” New Pornographers frontman/power pop wizard A.C. Newman has a solo new album on the way, which will followup his 2009 record Get Guilty. On his facebook page yesterday, Newman announced the new full length, which is called Shut Down The
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King Krule! Unfamiliar with this kid? Watch this. There ya go! Anyway, this track is the a-side to the new single he’s got coming out on Rinse. I’m sure it’ll lead to an album, but I still can get my fingers uncrossed. A little help? Once again,
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Sounds of Desolation by Sun Devoured Earth Sun Devoured Earth is one-man experimental project based in Aizkraukle, Latvia with a wide swath of influences and a very ambitious sound. He describes the sound of his new full length Sounds of Desolation as “gloomy dream pop,” but I think the album
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On their debut LP, Niki & the Dove draw up some really catchy synth pop tunes, but fail to draw up their own take on the style. However, it still ends up being a reasonably enjoyable record based solely on the merits of their production and hooks. WATCH THE REVIEW
