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In its fifth year, the Boston-area Together Festival once again features a spectacular array of electronic artists over the course of its week-long schedule. Its lineup consists of performers locally- to internationally-known, and here are the ones we’re looking forward to most: 5/12/14 John Barera SOHN 5/14/2014 Chet Faker...
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Woolfy, the project led by LA’s Simon James, is set to release its debut EP, City Lights, and the title track is a subtropical bonfire jam with an uncommonly airy easiness. If anything else Woolfy does is this fun, it’ll be essential to upcoming spring/summer soundtracks....
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On May 6th, The Walkmen front man, Hamilton Leithauser, will release his debut solo album, Black Hours. Collaborators include Rostam Batmanglij of Vampire Weekend , Paul Maroon of The Walkmen, Amber Coffman of Dirty Projectors, and more. The first peek at the album is “Alexandra”, a raucous, uptempo lo-fi...
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Sweden’s The Mary Onettes, producers of sophisticated twee pop like many of their Labrador Records labelmates, is set to release a seven-track album called Portico: in March. One of the tracks is “Naive Dream”, a steady, mid-tempo ballad put through a wash of hazy, watery effects, which gives it...
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With an upcoming North American mini-tour, including SXSW, Australia’s Touch Sensitive has just released the track, “Slowments” to whet unfamiliar appetites. It’s a shimmering, downtempo, electro-house gem reminiscent of fellow Aussies Flume, Cut Copy, and Empire of the Sun. It’s a nice tune to end your summer (or winter)...
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Lawrence, Kansas’ Taryn Blake Miller – aka Your Friend, Taryn – has released her debut EP, Jekyll/Hyde digitally through Domino Records and the physical versions are due in April. It features the track, “Tame One”, a downtempo, melancholy ballad that builds powerfully on Taryn’s thin electric guitar, a pounding...
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Ahead of their full Australian tour, Perth’s Scenic has a released a new single, “Ride the Thrill” that joyfully combines elements of ’90s trip-hop, psychedelia, and the Aussie electro-pop sound we’ve come to enjoy over the last decade. It’s a high energy track, perfect for the upcoming Northern Hemisphere...
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In February 2014, The Go Find will return with their fourth album and first since 2010 with Brand New Love. Belgian Dieter Sermeus masterminds the entire effort and on “We Run”, delivers another romantic ballad built by shimmering electronics and soft-spoken vocals. The album is sure to deliver more...
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Doves’ singer/guitarist/etc Jimi Goodwin is set to release his first solo album, Odludek in early 2014 and the first preview of it is this track, “Oh! Whiskey”. It’s an ode to the ups and downs whiskey provides and the rhythm and energy acoustic guitar-driven track is like a microcosm...