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Feist - Metals
Leslie Feist —like the song title suggests— is an “Anti-Pioneer.” Ever since her critically acclaimed debut, Let it Die, the artist has been a champion of an older style of artist, a style well crafted and well worn. She has the grace of Carole King, and the intimacy of Joni mitchell. Feist's ...
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Albums
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MGMT - Congratulations
With their new album, Congratulations, MGMT have tried to do the exact same thing that every artist (presumably) attempts with a sophomore album: trump the first one. This time, team Goldwasser and VanWyngarden's success has arrived by a path frequently associated with the likes of Dylan and t ...
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Albums
by Dan Bindschedler
Band of Horses - Infinite Arms
Band of Horses may have teamed up with big old Columbia Records to release their third studio album, Infinite Arms, but listeners shouldn't be deterred from checking out the new collection of songs. Rest assured, Infinite Arms still has plenty of plush reverby delight to satiate fans of Ceases ...
1 October 2011 -
Albums
by Travis Walter Donovan
Dr. Dog - Shame, Shame
Philadelphia’s Dr. Dog are one of those good friends you can always rely on. They are confident in their identity, and are perfectly content being themselves without any concern for revolutionizing their sound or venturing into new musical wilderness. Like that old dive bar on the corner, they ...
1 October 2011 -
Albums
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Jonsi – Go
Sigur Rós front man Jónsi Birgisson has become somewhat of a cult figure in the past decade, elevated to a mythical status in large part due to his other-worldly vocals, which have established him as one of the few inimitable singers of our time. When his debut solo album, Go, was first announ ...
1 October 2011 -
Albums
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Crystal Castles - S/T
Notorious troublemakers Crystal Castles return with their sophomore release, self-titled as was their debut, that finds the genre-defying electronic duo advancing into new territory and growing as perplexingly disparate with their sound as with their manically theatric personalities. Crystal ...
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