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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
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Villagers drops another track from its forthcoming album, Awayland, and it’s much less electronic than its predecessor. Still, the Irish indie folk project seems to be working with a much fuller sound, featuring some wonderful string sections toward the last third of the track. Look for Awayland in January.
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A track from Half Way Home, which is the latest album from Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and Cairo Gang cohort Angel Olsen. It’s a pretty wonderful tune, too. It well-sung, emotive, and I love the desperate romance coming from the lyrics as well. The bass and drums are pretty modest,
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Some heart-warming pop coming through on this new Plume Giant video for the track “We Got It Made,” which was shot and directed in New Haven, Connecticut. The song’s got a pretty joyous finish, and it’s honeyed throughout with some tight vocal harmonies that bring some nice personality
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On her debut album, Jessica Pratt lends her enchanting voice to a series of patiently fingerpicked arpeggios and momento-laden stories. WATCH THE REVIEW
