Nikki Lane – Walk of Shame
on September 13, 2011
Because country-western hasn’t trended hip yet, Lane must weather a storm of “meh’s” from people who dismiss the genre entirely.
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Top 5 Emo Songs by Non-Emo Bands
on September 8, 2011
You have been listening to some of the greatest emo songs of all time without even knowing it.
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Black Out Birthday Summah
on September 6, 2011
Which song are we talking about, Katy Perry’s “T.G.I.F.” or DOM’s “Happy Birthday Party?”
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Top of The Pops: Artists Cover Top 40 Tunes
on September 1, 2011
In an effort to change the negative stigma of covering a Top 40 song, here are four pitch-perfect examples of alternative entities spinning Top 40 to their own whims most excellently.
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The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient
on August 17, 2011
Slave Ambient satisfyingly studies an interesting paradigm, even if it’s one that won’t get them any more recognition.
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Sing Along, The Cults Are Here
on August 3, 2011
While “Dig!” catalogued the breakdown of one of the most potential-filled bands of the last 15 years, its soundtrack would be CliffsNotes for a scene that saw themselves just as important as Newcombe, and capable of the same “righteous” battle against the evil forces of the record industry, immortalized by Courtney Taylor-Taylor.
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Save The Clocktower – Carousel
on July 27, 2011
Save The Clocktower gives off the impression that, while they strive to be like their buzzy references, the result is more a function of their ability to drop art for a reach at a bigger audience.
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In Honest Reverence Of Pain
on July 27, 2011
In an age of confounding your emotions, that Raitt is experiencing a small resurgence is a lasting testament to “I Can’t Make You Love Me” being a singular, perfect pop song.
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Bodies Of Water – Twist Again
on July 19, 2011
Their third LP, Twist Again, is a slight trinket of propulsive Sunshine State AM pop, building upon the Metcalfs’ strange connectivity in aurally pleasing ways.
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BOAT – Dress Like Your Idols
on June 30, 2011
Dress Like Your Idols, a record with no ambition, succeeds simply because it exists, and it’s a pretty good time.
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Taking Back Sunday – Taking Back Sunday
on June 28, 2011
Taking Back Sunday is no longer the band that missed its opportunity to be great. They’re the band who wasted its opportunity.
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The Ballad Of Adam, John and Jesse
on June 28, 2011
Because these three couldn’t keep their personal drama from blatantly filling every pore of their identities, they have become relatable symbols of a movement that prides itself on having feelings—important feelings.
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