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With his first single, PaPrintS bursts on to the scene with a romping track that exudes fun in a hazy mix of pop, rock, and electronics. Quiet electro-orchestrals go back and forth with a ragged drumbeat and spring-loaded refrains throughout and perfectly illustrate how blending old school rock and...
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Nyteowl’s first full-length, Life, follows a string of successful EPs, including Valentine that featured heart-pumping electro-soul jams. Life adds a dark twist to those elastic synth beats – like sounds emitting from a Bladerunner nightclub. The opening track, “Prime Ordeal”, builds a neon-lit streetscape that the next track, “Life”,...
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Viva Viva is a five-piece from Boston that blasts forth rough, gritty alt-country rock songs like they’re spitting gasoline on a fire. They recently released an EP called Dead In Yr Tracks, and the title track is an infectious, thumping jam that could well have been created in a boxcar...
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The Baltimore duo's fourth album is yet another magnificent swirl of reverbed bedroom pop. ...
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After a decade of uncompromising their sharp sound, The Walkmen have perfectly rounded it out. ...
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Sylver Tongue is the new project from former Ash guitarist Charlotte Hatherley, and it’s a dramatic difference from her earlier solo efforts (our review of The Deep Blue). The debut single from Sylver Tongue, "Creatures", is a blend of tense mystery, Björkian vocal quirkiness, and an edgy ’80s vibe...
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The Walkmen will soon release their sixth album, Heaven, nearly a decade after their debut, and the opening track from it indicates a tremendous amount of maturity since then. "We Can’t Be Beat" is a calm, yet hearty, acoustic track that’s a far cry from the loud, gritty rock...
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After three years since the release of their breakthrough album, Manners, Passion Pit are finally following it up this summer with Gossamer, and this is the first glimpse they’re giving us. "Take a Walk" features the same uptempo, synth-driven bop but most noticeably turns the pitch down on singer...