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RATING: (8.0/10) RT: “Plague”, “Kerosene”, “Sad Eyes”, “Transgender”, “Violent Youth” RiYL: Pictureplane, Grimes, living a Stieg Larsson novel/being Lisbeth Salander Toronto electronic duo Crystal Castles breed many sub-genres of electronica to create this celestial monster of collaged samples, icy synths, and glitchy vocals. (III), (unironically) the band’s third album, continues to »
RATING: (7.9/10) RT: “Ones and Zeroes”, “Make A Toast”, “Birdgun”, “Deadhorse Bay” RiYL: Matthew Dear, Gang Gang Dance, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, really hard to make comparisons to this artist, if you’re ADD you’ll probably like this. Recently, the Brooklyn trio, WIN WIN, recorded their second full length album, Double Vision. »
Club Dada’s main room houses a small stage and a group of people standing in an awkward semicircle around it, an imprint of where the mosh pit was to be. The garage door in the back is open for the patrons to walk to and fro from drinks to cigarettes. »
RATING: (8.3/10) RT: “No Reward”, “Forest Whitaker”, “Friendly Advice”, “No Sides” RiYL: Manchester Orchestra, Kevin Devine, happiness, family, and coming home. Bad Books is the supergroup of Kevin Devine (Brooklyn singer/songwriter) and Manchester Orchestra (moody alternative rock group). After their first and self-titled album, Bad Books showed that their sound was exactly what you »
RATING: (7.0/10) RT: “Tessellate”, “Breezeblocks”, “Fitzpleasure” RiYL: James Blake, Zulu Winter, At times can be a little like tUnE-yArDs, like being dropped in a super soulful ocean. Alt-J’s first full length album, An Awesome Wave, is a good place to start for the relatively new British band. The album is actually »
The Diamond Ballroom: a rundown building that once must have a been a rollerskating rink or something of that ilk. Driving up to the dirt parking lot, it was hard to imagine how glorious the night was going to be, thanks in no small part to Foxy Shazam. The first »
151A is the first LP released by Kishi Bashi, the prolific violinist who plays for Of Montreal. Being one that is not usually impressed by overly happy music, I was surprised when my lips curled up into a smile that I could not possibly fight. Along with the smile inducing »
What is Cryptocracy? A.) Really involved and harsh witch house? B.) Really, really, disgustingly dirty house music? C.) Incredibly tasteful dubstep? D.) A giant robot punching Adele and David Guetta in the face? Hmmm…. Let’s just go with E.) All of the above. Huoratron (Finland native, Aku Raski) has been »
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Tanner Merritt from O’Brother over the weekend during their first headlining tour to talk about everything from strange recording techniques to walking around in Juarez, Mexico for fun. We sat down in front of the stage in the dark backroom of The »
Starting in Seattle in the mid 90′s, Damien Jurado quickly showed himself as a force to be reckoned with in the folk genre, bringing a fresh approach to what sometimes can be a monotonous genre. With his 12th full length album, Maraqopa (Spotify), Jurado brings a distinct psychedelic feel to »
