Canyons – Keep Your Dreams

written by: Kim Manning on February 3, 2012

Canyons seemed to have a grasp on what they were trying to accomplish, but the execution was a little sour.

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Elika – Always the Light

written by: Kim Manning on January 31, 2012

The Brooklyn-based duo drenches computerized beats in lyrics filled with emotional depth and constant opposition.

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Rangers – Pan Am Stories

written by: Kim Manning on December 21, 2011

Rangers’ latest album, Pan Am Stories, is a collection of sounds from left to right, front and back and twirled inside-out. Sound bites are woven together to make a song of indifferent moods and unbalanced thoughts.

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The Chemical Brothers’ Escape Plan

written by: Kim Manning on November 16, 2011

Hanna isn’t the greatest movie ever made, nor was the soundtrack the most brilliant album of all time, but put the two together, and it’s a creatively ingenious concoction.

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Phantogram – Nightlife

written by: Kim Manning on November 14, 2011

The airy, dream-like tendencies splattered throughout Nightlife and mixture of organic and tech beats are tantalizing.

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