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She & Him
Artists mentioned:"Sentimental Heart"from the album Volume One2008iTunesWith the possible exception of the three people who look back fondly on Bruce Willis' recording career, we're well acquainted with the eardrum damage that can occur when actors live out their rock-star fantasies. But don't shy away from She & Him's debut just because...(read full post)
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The Shouting Matches
Artists mentioned:"Mother, When's the Judgement Gonna Come?"from the EP Mouthoil2008By now the fairy tale success story of Bon Iver's Justin Vernon has become well-documented and perpetuated by romantic writers embellishing Vernon's trek into the woods as "some story that isn't there." What most people who are familiar with the Bon Iver...(read full post)
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Florence and The Machine
Artists mentioned:"Kiss With a Fist"from the single Kiss With a Fist2008iTunesAs the overwhelming chart success of the British female singer-songwriter has now officially reached the point of saturation (and for some, nausea), what with Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse, Kate Nash, Adele, Duffy, it's time for a revolution.Meet the revolutionary: Florence and...(read full post)
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Shearwater
Artists mentioned:"Rooks"from the album Rook2008iTunesStill widely viewed as little more than an offshoot of Okkervil River — a band with which it bears virtually no sonic resemblance, and with which it now shares zero members — Shearwater has been making brilliant records for more than long enough to stand on its...(read full post)
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M83
Artists mentioned:"Kim & Jessie"from the album Saturdays = Youth2008iTunesIt's hard to imagine finding much to fault in an album that professes a serious devotion to the likes of the Thompson Twins and Kate Bush, but it's also hard to imagine taking such an album seriously. Credit M83, then, for gazing back...(read full post)
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The Plastic Constellations
Artists mentioned:"Stay That Way"from the album We Appreciate You2008iTunesNo one likes to say goodbye. But love ain't for keeping, and after a decade and a half as a local lighthouse of relevant rock, Minneapolis' The Plastic Constellations have executed a fine exeunt, bidding adieu to their dear devoted with We Appreciate...(read full post)
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Alan Wilkis
Artists mentioned:"I'm Famous"from the album Babies Dream Big2008iTunesA few years ago, the multi-instrumentalist Alan Wilkis wrote a song about Williamsburg that's full of the ironic affection that defines hipster/anti-hipster attitudes about the place:Tell me all the bands that kinda sound like other bands That we kinda sound like Tell me something...(read full post)
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The Stills
Artists mentioned:"Being Here"from the album Oceans Will Rise2008iTunesJust two years ago I was asking myself what on earth had happened to The Stills. When they appeared in 2003, they were a fresh breath of air, representing Canada in the gloomy, atmospheric '80s aping rock sound that was headed up by Interpol....(read full post)
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Amos Lee
Artists mentioned:"Ease Back"from the album Last Days at the Lodge2008iTunesAmos Lee has shared marquees with some pretty big names — Norah Jones, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Paul Simon — but he still manages to keep a low profile. The Philadelphia schoolteacher-turned-Blue Note staple attests it's all about the music, and his...(read full post)
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The Ting Tings
Artists mentioned:"Great DJ"from the album We Started Nothing2008iTunesIt's barbecue season again. Make sure to stock up on supplies: Enough patties, brats and, if you're rich, steaks, to cover the grill? Check. A wading pool full of iced drinks? Check. Light entertainment in the form of lawn darts, beer pong or croquet?...(read full post)
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Sigur Rós
Artists mentioned:"Gobbledigook"from the album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust2008iTunes"Gobbledigook" may sound like something Quagmire from "Family Guy" would say before walking into a cathouse. But it's actually the name of the new single from Sigur Rós, which is available for free download at sigurros.com.Clocking in at a very un-Sigur...(read full post)
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Tim Fite
Artists mentioned:"Yesterday's Garden"from the album Fair Ain't Fair2008iTunesIt's a shame Vaudeville died out nearly half a century before Tim Fite was born: He would have been a natural. The Brooklyn musician sings, he raps, he plays instruments, uses samples from obscure bargain-bin records and has been known to wear seersucker pants,...(read full post)
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The Explorers Club
Artists mentioned:"Do You Love Me?"from the album Freedom Wind2008iTunesThis isn't a Beach Boys tribute. It's more like a deliberate attempt to be The Beach Boys around the time they were moving away from their Chuck Berry-derived surf-rock and exploring where their expert feel for harmony and leader Brian Wilson's awakening as...(read full post)
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Aimee Mann
Artists mentioned:"Thirty One Today"from the album @#%&! Smilers2008iTunesAimee Mann named her new release @#%&! Smilers as a tongue-in-cheek protest of people who constantly prod others to put on a happy face, even when they don't feel like it.But as Mann herself admits, her seventh solo album, due June 3 on her...(read full post)
