Reviews: Soft Metals – Lenses

Reviews: Soft Metals – Lenses
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We’ve seen nearly the same kiss before, on their self-titled debut, and, musically, they’ve made a similar statement—retro-synth explorations carved into Italo-disco driven pop songs. … read more

Reviews: Zola Jesus and JG Thirlwell featuring Milvox Quartet

Reviews: Zola Jesus and JG Thirlwell featuring Milvox Quartet
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Versions is existing Zola Jesus material reimagined with string arrangements by No Wave icon JG Thirlwell.  … read more

Reviews: Maps – Vicissitude

Reviews: Maps – Vicissitude
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James Chapman, the force behind Maps, began these songs at his Northamptonshire home, the place where his Mercury Prize-nominated debut We Can Create was recorded. … read more

Review: Young Guv – Ripe 4 Luv

Review: Young Guv – Ripe 4 Luv
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Young Guv = (Big Star x Prince / Cheap Trick) ± Kids On A Crime Spree … read more

Reviews: Ellie Herring – Kite Day

Reviews: Ellie Herring – Kite Day
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The greatest genius of Kite Day, Herring’s second proper release, is the subtle percolation of trends in avant-garde and pop electronics, hip hop production and current DJ/mixtape culture.  … read more

Reviews: Gauntlet Hair – Stills

Reviews: Gauntlet Hair – Stills
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It starts with “Human Nature,” a fist-pumper with an awesome build-up to a glorious hook. What follows is a collection of songs that are grungy, crystalline, sexy and ugly.  … read more

Review: Waxahatchee – Ivy Tripp
Review: Waxahatchee – Cerulean Salt

Review: Waxahatchee – Cerulean Salt
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On her first album, American Weekend, Katie Crutchfield (P.S. Eliot, Bad Banana) sang personally devastating songs about the great universals—love and loss. There she showed off an enormous songwriting talent that was nurtured on cross-country tours. … read more

Review: Wet Hair – Spill Into Atmosphere

Review: Wet Hair – Spill Into Atmosphere
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Wet Hair = Abe Vigoda + Mode Moderne
Wet Hair is the project of Night-People Records founder Shawn Reed, who has been a quiet but influential independent label maker for a decade. Wet Hair has shared releases with Naked on the Vague and Peaking Lights, toured with Zola Jesus, and Spill Into Atmosphere is their second full-length album. … read more

Review: Winkie – One Day We Pretended To Be Ghosts

Review: Winkie – One Day We Pretended To Be Ghosts
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Winkie’s inclination toward the melodic structure buried beneath the fuzz is what places them alongside their already established peers. Was mbv too full of love for your horizontal head? Eat at Winkie’s! … read more