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The Cool Kids long-awaited album features old-school sound

Christopher Nguyen July 12, 2011

The Cool Kids - Rush Hour Traffic by lecoupdulapin Even in the world of hip-hop in which rappers boldly announce the release date of their forthcoming album only to push it back again and again,...

Within and Without’s gentle sounds reveal intimate subtleties

Christopher Nguyen July 12, 2011

    On first listen, the debut album of Washed Out, Within and Without, floats and seems to disappear from mind, but further listens allow the gentle quietness and muffled...

Suite 709’s debut album blends genres, soulful vocals

Christopher Nguyen July 12, 2011

She Don't Even Know by user1299897 Since making their debut at South By Southwest last year, Suite 709 has built a devoted following that reaches far beyond its Austin base. With help from...

‘Last Summer’ evokes fond memories with lyrical craftwork

Christopher Nguyen July 12, 2011

Eleanor Friedberger - Scenes from Bensonhurst by MergeRecords When so many artists become consumed with concocting an album that attempts to define music or otherwise reach for music’s...

Librarian by day, rocker by night

Aaron West July 11, 2011

The soft-spoken, bearded library assistant in the Life Science Library doesn’t necessarily have the look of an indie rock guitarist who toured Europe with an acclaimed ’90s indie band, but...

Teddybears’ album falls short despite notable guest vocalists

Aaron West July 7, 2011

Teddybears’ discography has the sound of a band that’s been around long enough to have completely changed their style a few times. Since 1991, the band has given everything from death metal-influenced...

Digitalism’s competitive spirit causes album to fall short

Christopher Nguyen July 5, 2011

Forrest Gump by digitalism_official   While Daft Punk satisfies itself with making morose, barely living soundtracks for mediocre sequels, a crop of groups sprouting up has been trying...

Solo musician blends painful breakup with witty vocals

Christopher Nguyen June 28, 2011

  <a href="http://grahamwright.bandcamp.com/album/crooked-moon" _cke_saved_href="http://grahamwright.bandcamp.com/album/crooked-moon">Crooked...

Beyonce mixes soulful with shallow on ‘4’

Christopher Nguyen June 28, 2011

Run The World (Girls) by Beyoncé After a year of lying low, Beyoncé came back guns blazing and her Sasha Fierce hat on with the clanking “Run the World (Girls)” off...

Summer singles show growth toward mainstream sound

Aleksander Chan June 27, 2011

“Crystalline,” Björk The first single off the Icelandic songstress’ forthcoming iPad-LP-multimedia project, Biophilia, is the offbeat artist’s way of leading us...

‘Bon Iver’ an outstanding self-titled sophomore album

Christopher Nguyen June 21, 2011

Bon Iver - "Calgary" by blatanti Like Thoreau’s journey into the woods that served as the backbone of Walden, Bon Iver’s tale of taking shelter from personal troubles...

‘Lupercalia’ a bright, uplifting departure for Wolf

Christopher Nguyen June 21, 2011

The City by Patrick Wolf On his latest album, Lupercalia, Patrick Wolf is in line with the past success of the “happy” album; that rite of passage for any singer known for their...

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