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While UK-based producer Actress creates some really beautiful sounds on this new album, very few of them last long enough to leave a real impression on me–much less progress very far. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On his official solo debut, Jack White treads through familiar territory, but with some added instrumentation to make things feel fresh. WATCH THE REVIEW Lyrics provided by Stereo IQ: Jack White – Missing Pieces Lyrics Jack White – Sixteen Saltines Lyrics Jack White – Freedom at 21 Lyrics Jack White – Love Interruption Lyrics
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While it is exciting for me to be hearing singer-songwriter Spencer Krug fronting a band once again on the latest album to come out of his Moonface project, this album, for many reasons, didn’t measure up to my expectations. WATCH THE REVIEW
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No Youth by Wreck And Reference One of the heavier industrial albums I’ve listened to in a while, No Youth by Wreck and Reference, is the followup to the project’s 2011 album, Black Cassette. Hailing from California, Wreck and Reference are infusing heavy, doom-esque moments into otherwise spacious
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While it’s not as psychedelic as more acclaimed Spiritualized albums, Sweet Heart Sweet Light delivers a solid set of songs that return to the band’s best old school ideas, and refines the more straightforward tracks that have been featured on recent releases. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On their latest album, Black Dice produces one of the most intelligible bodies of work to sit in the Brooklyn Group’s discography. But even though it’s surprisingly accessible for music this experimental, it stops a bit short of being interesting to me. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Brainfeeder producer Lapalux took to his SoundCloud a few days to post this remix of soul singer Lianne La Havas‘s “Lost & Found.” The beat maker flips the spacious original into a soothing reworking, which is fitted with both dense atmosphere and moderately glitchy rhythms. Give the track a
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London-based vocalist Jessie Ware currently only has a few singles and a small handful of guest spots to her name, including one on that SBTRKT album from last year, but more from her is supposedly on the horizon for this year. In the mean time, you can hold yourself over
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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
