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Del Bel's evocative, melodic indie-rock fills holes
Broken Social Scene is gone, which means that there’s a hole in the “absurdly large, Canadian indie-rock collaborative” part of the music universe. Thankfully, Del Bel is here to take up that space,...
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Quick Hits: Ben Fisher / White Blush
Ben Fisher‘s Roanoke EP comes on the heels of his 2011 debut album Heavy Boots and Underwoods. The latter showed flashes of brilliance and foreshadowed a bright future for folk-singer Fisher; Roanoke...
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Quick Hits: The Finest Hour / Michael Glazer / The Knitted Cap Club
Should you put your best song first on an album? The Finest Hour falls on the affirmative side of the argument, as “Never Heard of Dylan” opens up These Are the Good Old Days on the highest of notes....
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White Blush beautifully walks the line between electronic pop and soundtrack...
I’ve always found myself pulled between two sides. I’m an editor/writer; I create technical writing and fiction; I have friends and family in the extreme liberal and extreme conservative camps. I span...
View ArticleDreamy Winters Mix
So our Kickstarter is going splendidly, as we’re 84% funded after less than 48 hours of being open. The rapid success thrills and humbles me, as this little project (and by extension, I) have been the...
View ArticleTRICKED OUT mixtape
Another mixtape! This one’s predominantly dark indie rock, instrumental hip-hop, and lush indie. TRICKED OUT 0. “Need Parmesan” – Pjaro. From the surrealistically named Why Is No One Here I Can Make...
View ArticleNov MP3 Drop Two
Lotta good stuff trying to cram its way into 2013! Here’s a varied mix. 1. “No Sleep Tonight” – Family Cave. The precision of indie-pop, the aesthetics of indie-rock, and the mood of indie-folk create...
View ArticleSingles and some mourning for Jason Molina
1. “Great White Shark” – Hollands. Maximalist indie-rock/pop music with groove, noise, melodic clarity, effusive enthusiasm, strings, harp, and just about everything else you can ask for. If the...
View ArticleFinal 2014 MP3 Drops – Electro High / Electro Down
Electro High / Electro Down 1. “Keys in the Lake” – Hillström and Billy. This Swedish indie-rock track starts out at a level of enthusiasm that many songs crescendo to. It grows from there, if you can...
View ArticleLate February Singles 2
1. “Friends” – Marsicans. Marsicans appeared fully-formed writing masterful indie-pop-rock songs. I have no idea how that happened, but we’re all beneficiaries. This one manages to get heavy on the...
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