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My Bloody Valentine’s new album becomes internet sensation

Audrey White February 4, 2013

The new My Bloody Valentine record, “m b v,” doesn’t sound like I expected it to. I couldn’t have dreamed up anything like this. It explodes with creative, noisy energy. With...

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Local band Shivery Shakes discusses its place in the Austin music scene

Elizabeth Williams January 31, 2013

Somewhere deep in the expanses of the Austin music scene, between the shaggy-haired garage rockers and the hushed voices of indie pop is a band whose sugary tales of youth are as swoon-inducing as its...

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Tegan and Sara’s new album features unsatisfying departure from former folk pop style

Shane Miller January 29, 2013

Tegan and Sara’s latest album, Heartthrob, sees the identtical twin sisters in pop overdrive, trading guitar chord progressions for synthesizer melodies. In the follow-up to 2009’s Sainthood,...

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Fingers Crossed will perform at Local Live on Sunday for the first time since releasing its new album

Alexandra Hart January 25, 2013

Fresh out of the studio after recording its first full-length album, punk/hardcore act Fingers Crossed is anticipating a busy year. The quintet, originally from Houston, has relocated to Austin since its...

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Vinyl records are making a comeback as consumers search for more authentic music

Hannah Smothers January 25, 2013

When Waterloo Records first opened in 1982, CDs were just coming of age, digital formats were nothing but a futuristic myth and vinyl albums and cassettes reigned supreme when it came to music sales. Now,...

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Local 17-year-old rocks the electronica world

Hannah Smothers January 24, 2013

Like many 17-year-old boys, Eric Dingus tends to spend a lot of his time tucked away in his South Austin bedroom. Instead of toiling away in front of a gaming device, Dingus sits behind his laptop producing...

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Bands’ latest releases stylistically versatile yet reliably viable

Shane Miller January 22, 2013

Disregarding its seven-year break from 2004 to 2010, Guided By Voices is one of the most prolific and hardworking indie bands in recent history. The band put out three full-length albums in 2012, and Down...

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A chat with local electronic artist Corduroi

Alexandra Hart January 18, 2013

Electronic musician Cody Wilson, known onstage as Corduroi, has fared well in a city where indie music is king and the electronic scene is still gaining a foothold. The multi-talented artist (who also...

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From Boston to Austin, it Feels Like Home

Shane Miller January 18, 2013

Separating a band from its fans and comfort zone often reveals its work ethic. Originally from Boston, all four members of pop-punk band Feels Like Home made a collective decision in 2011 to relocate 2,000...

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Top album releases to check out in 2013

Elizabeth Williams January 16, 2013

The year 2013 is turning into a year of musical comebacks. With new music from artists like David Bowie, Destiny’s Child and Justin Timberlake, it will be interesting to see just how much room opens...

Yo La Tengo’s new album Fade does not shy away from getting personal

Audrey White January 15, 2013

Fade is a Yo La Tengo lover’s Yo La album. The tracks run together like satisfied breaths that sound at once muddy and precise. It is shoegazing but accessible, rejecting the cliches that dominate...

The most diverse “Top Ten” you’ll find online

Shane Miller January 15, 2013

Many “Best of 2012” music lists resemble Billboard’s pop charts, but this past year saw landmark achievements in multiple genres. The Daily Texan consolidated last year’s best rock,...

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