Two Gallants: “My Love Won’t Wait”

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To a world rife with reports of a planet-wide downward spiral: some good news! I am very happy to report that San Francisco based blues rock duo Two Gallants have returned from a lengthy hiatus and are set to r...

Alabama Shakes: “You Ain’t Alone”

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Hailing from their namesake, Alabama Shakes have been drawing a good deal of attention with a blend of blues, soul, and rock that is both timeless and raw. For a band that released their first full-length album...

Bear in Heaven: “Sinful Nature”

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Brooklyn-based synth pop party dudes Bear in Heaven this spring released their first LP since 2009's Pitchfork-acclaimed Beast Rest Forth Mouth. The new album I Love You, It's Cool was first streamed on the ban...

Blonds: “Run”

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If the amount of time I have spent day drinking alone in my underpants is any gauge, summer is in full swing. The summers of youth are iconic and, as everyone who has gone through puberty knows, this time of ye...

Cat Power: “Ruin”

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It has been six years since the bluesy booze machine Cat Power released any original material. Chan Marshall broke the spell of silence last week with the song "Ruin" and the promise of an 11-song LP entitled S...

Beach House
“Myth”

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Alrighty dear readers, I just got all of my wisdom teeth out so with between the pain and the drugs I'm going to have to cut to the quick: If you're anything like me, you spent a good deal of last winter with B...

Water Liars
“$100”

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Water Liars is a recent addition to Dayton, Ohio's Misra Records (of Shearwater fame). Phantom Limb, their first ever release, is what you might hear the Sunday morning after a long bender: the sun is out and t...

Perfume Genius
“All Waters”

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Put Your Back N 2 It is the second release from Seattle-based solo act Perfume Genius. The album is terrifically sad, pairing poppy piano runs with dark, difficult subject matter and a shaking voice. Mike Hadre...

The Civil Wars
“20 Years”

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2011's Barton Hollow is the latest release from Nashville-based pop/country duo The Civil Wars. The album and the band have garnered a lot of attention recently, not least because of the two awards they picked ...

Young Magic
“Night in the Ocean”

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Melt is the latest offering from opium-soaked dream-soul dynamos Young Magic. The 11-track album is as rhythmically driven as it is hypnotic, melding hip hop influenced beats seamlessly with sweeping, mystical ...