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Kyle Andrews
INTERVIEW: On ‘Die Cut,’ Cut Chemist Learns to Love Live Music
After almost three decades in the music business, Cut Chemist (aka Lucas MacFadden) is redefining...
COVER STORY: Courtney Barnett Opens Up About Her Creative Process on New LP
"He said 'I could eat a bowl of alphabet soup And spit out better words than you' But you didn’t...
Six Organs of Admittance
Ascent Northern California (Drag City) “The return of the legendary Comets on Fire! Mostly!” Six Organs of Admittance is the name Comets on Fire guitarist Ben Chasny records under,...
VINYL OF THE MONTH: Robes
Dead Sound & Welcome Worn 7-inches Chapel Hill, NC (PotLuck Records) “Electronic, indie-pop brilliance from North Carolina duo” Robes features the electro-pulses of members Patrick Cudahy...
The Mau Maus
Scorched Earth Policies: Then and Now Los Angeles, CA (Ratchet Blade Records) “….and now the Mau Mau’s return to their regularly scheduled programming” For those wondering, yes this is...
Marco Benevento
TigerFace Brooklyn, New York (The Royal Potato Family) “Jazz drenched, circuit bent, yes-wave” TigerFace is a leap forward for left-field composer Marco Benevento. Benevento's most...
Legs
S/T Oakland, CA (Self-released) “Bay Area duo brings big rock sound” Legs is an alternative duo from Oakland, California. Comprised of Matt Bullimore and Jeffrey Harland, Legs plays...
Jay Psaros
Simply Boston, MA (Self-released) “Stunning folk sounds warm the core” Simply resonates as a colorful new EP of appealing songs written and recorded by singer/songwriter hero Jay...
Hayley Reardon
Where the Artists Go Boston, MA (Kingswood Records) “Appealing folk, moving lyrical messages, promising young artist” At 15, Hayley Reardon shares her first release, Where the Artists...
Goodnight, Texas
A Long Life of Living San Francisco, CA (Tallest Man Records) “Hypnotic work of authentic ghost-town folk” Second albums, or “sophomore releases,” are traditionally among a band’s best work....
The Giving Tree Band
Vacilador Yorkville, IL (Crooked Creek Records) “Google ‘vacilador’ and wish you’d chosen it as your album title” Note to bands: If you’re going to cover a song as beloved as the...
The Farewell Circuit
In Our Bones Minneapolis, MN (Princess Records) ”Melodic vocals and progressive fx that demand active listening” Death Cab’s Transatlantisim is a masterpiece of early-2000s indie....