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American Wrestlers, "American Wrestlers" (Fat Possum)

American Wrestlers, "American Wrestlers" (Fat Possum)

Lo-fi, high quality indie guitar ballads First song in, and American Wrestlers has already got me feeling some type of way, as the kids say. But if its guitar grooves and moody DIY tunes don‰'t have everyone feeling some type of way then I don‰'t know what could. All...

Alison Wonderland, "Run" (Astralwerks)

Alison Wonderland, "Run" (Astralwerks)

Sassy electro-dubstep-dream-pop fusion that gets curiouser and curiouserMultitalented Producer/DJ/Singer Alison Wonderland lures you deep into the rabbit hole with glamorous, shimmery beats and smooth, electronic anthems that will have you listening to this album on...

The Very Best, "Makes A King" (Moshi Moshi)

The Very Best, "Makes A King" (Moshi Moshi)

Feels like you‰'re by a Washington state waterfall The Very Best creates unusual beats from unusual sounds, but somehow it all comes together. One moment their music could be mistaken for reggae on an island (track 3) and the next song could sound like a rainy day in...

Toro Y Moi, "What For?" (Carpark)

Toro Y Moi, "What For?" (Carpark)

Roadtrippin‰' in a Hotboxed CarIt makes sense the record opens with the scream of an F1 speeding around a racetrack. Something about this album makes it feel like it was meant for the road. Maybe it‰'s the driving-but-laidback attitude exuding from the foggy guitars,...

Matt And Kim, "New Glow" (Harvest Records)

Matt And Kim, "New Glow" (Harvest Records)

Head-pounding Indie-pop with strange integration of hip hop influenceMost would agree that Matt and Kim have one of the most unique sounds in Indie Pop- that‰'s what‰'s made them so successful. They have this way of combining sounds that most think wouldn‰'t work...

Waxahatchee, "Ivy Tripp" (Merge Records)

Waxahatchee, "Ivy Tripp" (Merge Records)

Twangy punkish diary entries of a 20somethingKatie Crutchfield has spent a good portion of her adult life transcribing the honest experience of living into carefully spun songs with a hint of Alabama twang and a lot of influence from the Philly scene. Waxahatchee‰'s...

Feedback: Are Musical Genres Meaningless?

    Courtesy of Click on English. These days no one‰'s a philistine. You love a little bit of art some way or another unless you have literally lodged yourself under a rock. Even then I am sure some far-flung poem or portrait captures that subterranean...

The Tough Crowd: In the Bin at Joint Custody

   I learned the hard way that Easter Sunday isn‰'t exactly the best time to go record shopping. Luckily, punk rock never takes a break and Joint Custody was open till 8pm. This stroke of fate was good for this article but bad for my wallet. Now,...

Sufjan Stevens, "Carrie & Lowell" (Asthmatic Kitty)

Sufjan Stevens, "Carrie & Lowell" (Asthmatic Kitty)

The bohemian-folk golden boy goes back to his acoustic rootsSufjan Stevens‰' musical journey has left few territories uncharted - over the course of his career, the Detroit native has explored acoustic folk, ambient rock, orchestral ballads, electronic, and everything...