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The Neighbourhood: Sweater WeatherBY Angela Gleason / Apr 24 12 @ 10:31 AM
BUY HERE As the debatably anonymous Los Angeles quintet chills under the radar with Sweater Weather, The Neighbourhood is prepping for a bam! moment when they drop their debut EP I’m Sorry on May 7 (The Revolve Group). In late January, the hip-folk slash rock-hop troupe threw some bait with their single “Female [...]
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Stepdad: Must Land RunningBY Angela Gleason / Apr 23 12 @ 10:36 AM
BUY HERE In less than three and a half minutes, Stepdad wraps you in a cape and lofts you out a window with “Must Land Running”. The quintet will keep you soaring with their electropop energy as they unleash their debut LP “Wildlife Pop” (Black Bell Records) out June 12. A melting pot of creatives, [...]
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Major Lazer: Get Free (Feat. Amber from Dirty Projectors)BY Angela Gleason / Apr 20 12 @ 11:05 AM
BUY HERE It is not everyday that nitrogen stamina surfaces in the form of two top-shelf DJ/Producers and a temptress with a spin history that arches M.I.A, Santigold, Thom Yorke, Afrojack, and Rusko (deep breath) in electro-reggae-fusion fashion. Unless you are Diplo (Thomas Wesley Pentz) and Switch (Anthony John Culverwell) under the the guise of Major Lazer and [...]
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TV Girl: I Wonder Who She’s Kissing NowBY Joelle Tessa / Apr 19 12 @ 11:57 AM
BUY HERE TV Girl is like a good recipe. Everything is in moderation, making for a sun-sprinkled, indie pop creation sailing on just the right amount of vinyl sampling–topped off with a carefully placed post-punk cherry. Borrowing from what sounds like, Johnny Tillotson’s “Rhythm of the Rain,” sample-happy duo, including Trung Ngo and Brad [...]
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Of Monsters and Men: Mountain SoundBY J.R. Leyvas / Apr 18 12 @ 2:45 PM
BUY HERE Through a perfected blend of folk-pop, Of Monsters and Men guide us around a frigid island set on the Mid-Atlantic ridge covering 39,756 square miles; a swollen peninsula named Iceland where ferocious, fantastical beasts roam.