Grimes – Visions Counterpoint

written by: Jenn Beening on February 21, 2012

Visions aptly layers darker beats above glittery falsettos above bouncy synths for a very dance worthy, cohesive piece.

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A Tale of Monsters and Men

written by: Jenn Beening on December 21, 2011

If Sigur Rós and Björk have championed a majority of what we hear from Iceland’s music scene, OMAM are up-and-coming contenders.

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Depeche Mode Violates with Violator

written by: Jenn Beening on November 15, 2011

Violator’s faith-challenging confluence of jealousy, devotion, absolution and lust marks the band’s highest critical, commercial, and thematic success.

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Too Much Fun Fun Fun

written by: Jenn Beening on November 10, 2011

Here’s a brief recap of the festival highs, lows and the just plain weird.

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Final Round: Six Songs to End a Fight To

written by: Jenn Beening on November 3, 2011

We gave you Eight Songs to Start a Fight To, now here are a few songs to celebrate the victory or ease the agony if you ever find yourself in a violent brawl.

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Mark McGuire – Get Lost

written by: Jenn Beening on October 27, 2011

Despite his lush guitar arpeggios and diverse arrangement of layers and loops, McGuire’s recent effort seems slightly incomplete.

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Modeselektor - Monkeytown

Modeselektor – Monkeytown

written by: Jenn Beening on October 14, 2011

Fusing hip hop rhymes, soothing R&B, punk rap and fanciful quirks into respective tracks makes for a unique, though not entirely cohesive, album.

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M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming

written by: Jenn Beening on October 11, 2011

Gonzalez’s fresh offering is an accumulation of everything he’s done up to this point and, as a whole, it also demonstrates a significant direction for the artist’s future.

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