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Feb 26th, 2008 2 Comments
The Denton, Texas synth duo Fight Bite's gentle, lush, female fronted pop has us reaching back into the record collection for our Slumberland and Parasol vinyl -- or maybe early Magnetic Fields,… Read Story »
Feb 14th, 2008 16 Comments
On their debut Bury The Square, Raleigh-via-Eau Clair trio Megafaun neatly splice together different strands of sounds, whether it's tape manipulated hoedowns ("Tired And Troubled") mournful,… Read Story »
Jan 31st, 2008 51 Comments
Maybe it's bullshit, but we heard some members of the Durham/Chapel Hill trio Hammer No More The Fingers have been playing together since they were ten -- circa 1994, reportedly rocking all originals… Read Story »
Jan 22nd, 2008 30 Comments
This past week we found ourself unable to stop listening to "Antillas," a five-minute bundle of clattering loops and sunny harmonies, from Barcelona-via-Canary Islands one-man band El Guincho, aka… Read Story »
Jan 17th, 2008 21 Comments
Like Times New Viking, Helvetia reminds us of a font, but we know ancient Swiss history well enough not to be fooled (uh, merci, Wiki). Plus, this is guitar-centric rocking pop of a different sort.… Read Story »
Jan 11th, 2008 6 Comments
Fuck Buttons are the Bristol duo of Andrew Hung and Benjamin John Power, who started clanging things together in '04. You could rope them in with softer sounding At All Ends-style Yellow Swans or… Read Story »
Dec 20th, 2007 28 Comments
Yes, every once in awhile those year-end lists are good for something other than epic, never-ending arguments. OK fine probably not on the magazine end of things, but if you're looking to do some… Read Story »
Dec 11th, 2007 8 Comments
Ben Garrett, aka frYars, is a skinny, wavy-haired 18-year-old London-based singer-songwriter with a Roxy swagger, and whose velvety baritone sounds like it's emerging from someone twice his age and… Read Story »
Nov 29th, 2007 7 Comments
We come across plenty of one-man (or woman) bands, but not all of them can sound like an entire fun house orchestra dishing out madcap pop and a lost loner psych home recordist channeling his demons,… Read Story »
Nov 21st, 2007 7 Comments
When you first listen to slinky Cali terrorizers Clipd Beaks, you might think about Liars trying to belt their tribal, Kraut-y Drum's Not Dead or Liars material from a sinking ship. The young Oakland… Read Story »
