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The Big Pink

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

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The swaggering Brit-pop bands of the late twentieth century were never as good as they said they were.

Guided by Voices

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

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Guided By Voices were old when they began.

Kate Bush

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

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You’d be forgiven if you didn’t realize this was the first time Kate Bush sang a ten-minute song from the perspective of a snowflake.

Child Gambino

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

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“Is there room in the game for a lame who rhymes?/Who wears short shorts and tells jokes sometimes?”

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds

Thursday, November 24th, 2011

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The combustion engine that fueled Oasis from their mid-nineties heyday through their muted, midaughts denouement was the enmity between brothers Noel (the songs) and Liam (the voice) Gallagher.

Four the Record

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

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While American Idol has rarely lived up to its lofty title—good luck finding Taylor Hicks— its country cousin, Nashville Star, has at least produced the genuine article.

Hello Sadness

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

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The songs on the first few Los Campe sinos! al bums were as earnest and impassioned as a freshman year romance.

A Very She & Him Christmas

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

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There’s a lot of cultural clutter surrounding She & Him. A collaboration between dour axman M. Ward and profession al pixie Zooey Deschanel...

Hysterical

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

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The line between internet sensation and internet cautionary tale is thin: Just ask Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

Metals

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

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Feist is a singer (first name Leslie) and a project responsible for two highly regarded albums (2004’s Let It Die and 2007’s The Reminder).

Late Love

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

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In winter, there are parts of Norway that see mere hours of sunlight per day.

Welcome 2 My Nightmare

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

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Cooper remains an unthreatening devil and his winking shtick has aged well...

In the Grace of Your Love

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

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The Rapture began as a punk band in the late nine ties, before fast forwarding their influences a few years and reemerging at the forefront of New York City’s early-aughts post-punk renaissance.