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On her latest installment of tracks–which were formulated at the time of 2008’s Dragging a Dead Dear Up a Hill–multi-instrumentalist Liz Harris brings another collection of ambient-style folk tracks that are opaque, shadowy, and extremely emotive. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Lo-fi rock project Dirty Beaches, a.k.a. the solo endeavor of Taiwanese musician Alex Zhang Hungtai, had its breakthrough in 2011 with Badlands, a brief exercise in dirtily recorded indie rock that filters influences from old styles through an odd, hazy lens. Many modern rock acts adopt the “lo-fi”
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Right here, you can find a pre-order page for the forthcoming Soap&Skin 7″, which looks like it’s going to feature three new tracks from the Austrian singer-songwriter. Though it was a short release, Soap&Skin’s Narrow still towers as one of my favorite albums of
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On their sophomore full-length, New York’s Buke and Gase continue fine-tuning their unique combination of noise pop, folk, and indie rock with loads of strangely idiosyncratic melodies and textures. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Quiet go round by Tori Tori Bird Quiet Go Round is the latest release from Tori Tori Bird. It was dropped back in December of last year, and features a number of lovely attributes: Oddly beautiful female vocals, wonderful piano playing, and a generally mysterious aura that keeps things feeling
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Oh, hey, it’s a new track from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ next album! I’m down! A lot like the last track Nick and his band dropped from this forthcoming album, Push the Sky Away, “Jubilee Street” is somewhat subtle and restrained. However, the track still brings
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Hit play on the widget above, and you’ll be hearing the latest full-length effort from Connecticut-based singer-songwriter Daphne Lee Martin. I was featured with Daphne on an episode of Where We Live recently, and that’s how I caught on to her latest release, and lemme tell you it’
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First Writings by Hilang Child Hilang Child’s First Writings EP is a collection of wintery and emotive ballads that have a Fleet Foxes-like appreciation for dynamics and vocal harmonies. Though the inspiration is very obvious, it doesn’t stop songs like the opening track from being incredibly moving with
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A new single from Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, teasing toward the band’s next album, Push the Sky Away. The album drops in February, and it will be the group’s 15th studio album. While the song doesn’t some off as venomous or as tortured as some
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On her latest effort, Angel Olsen delivers a quaint and simple set of contemporary folk tunes with a few alt-country detours. Though the sounds are pretty familiar, it’s her wonderfully bold voice that brings it all together. WATCH THE REVIEW
