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Is Andrew Bird the future of music? Quite frankly… No. Some may reply to this that quality is more important than “being the next big thing”, and I would agree with them, but the simple fact surrounding “Noble Beast”, due to be released January 20th, is that it is painfully mundane and somewhat reticent; it [...]
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This is how I was introduced to Kanye West. At the time, the rising star wowed America with this chill-inducing rendition of “Jesus Walks.†Kanye showed off his extreme passion, massive ambition, and theatrical flair. He was a fresh face in his genre, and he was something special.
Fast-forward three and a half years. West is [...]
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Unlike Panic at the Disco, their counterparts on the Fueled By Ramen label, The Hush Sound has not undergone a massive musical shift. With their third albm, Goodbye Blues, the Chicago-based band has kept much of the same sound- a rockin’ piano, infectious hooks, and the one-two punch of vocalists Greta Salpeter and Bob [...]
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Jack White is not the same boy we’ve always known. Although he’s played the part of both the coy adolescent and the Southern-gentleman-on-the-skids in the past, the lead White Stripe’s work with the Raconteurs is perhaps most akin to late musical puberty. Given the former Jack Gillis’ preoccupation with stage character, it doesn’t seem far-fetched [...]
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Boys in emo bands have it pretty good these days, don’t they? The chords are easy, the girls adoring, and the Facebook friends bountiful. Plus, for all the specificity of their tribal markings — the guyliner, the geometric swoops of hair, the exquisitely tight jeans — today’s scene makers cut an increasingly large swath demographically: [...]
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The title is right: Ghostland Observatory’s latest is both robotic and majestic. With a mix of blaring synthesizers, propulsive beats and strapping vocals, the Austin, Texas, duo creates clattering electro-rock songs with a warm, beating heart on its latest.
Producer and drummer Thomas Turner has a fondness for sweeping soundscapes jammed full of jittery electronics and [...]
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Hello and welcome to “Club Indier Than Thou”, with tonight’s guest semi-stars, Los Campesinos! Let’s run through a few house rules, starting with the most important: guitars are always, always better than synths. Please don’t question the house rules. Secondly, having chart success is inherently suspect. You wouldn’t want an Oasis fan whistling your favourite [...]
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Aimee Anne Duffy has on more than one occasion recently been prompted to point out that she and her collaborators began working on her debut album four years ago, so accusations of a calculated attempt to cash in on the success of “Back To Black” are not only insulting, but would also have required the [...]
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