Category Archives: Music

Listen/Watch: El Guincho – “Parte Virtual” (Live at Le Poisson Rouge) [2017]

I’m working on MANY recap lists for the 2010s and one of them is the incredibly daunting “Best Concerts of the 2010s”. Pretty much every single concert I’ve ever attended was during this decade, save for Barenaked Ladies in 2007, … Continue reading

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Listen: Joan Shelley – “Cycle” [2019]

So many album announces this week! Fav folk singer-songwriter Joan Shelley has a new album coming 8/30 via No Quarter. I already posted about initial single “Coming Down For You”, but this new song “Cycle” just destroys me. The spare … Continue reading

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Listen: Molly Sarlé – “Suddenly” [2019]

We recently got another empowering cut off the upcoming Molly Sarlé album, Karaoke Angel, coming 9/20 via Partisan. The whole record was produced by Sam Evian, whose 2016 album Premium will always shine in the hall of fame of Recommended … Continue reading

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Listen: Vivian Girls – “Sick” [2019]

Yup, Vivian Girls are back. They hold a special place in my heart since they were at their height back in 2009/2010, which is around the time I started getting really into music and listening to all the buzzy indie rock bands … Continue reading

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Listen: BIG | BRAVE – “Muted Shifting of Space” [2019]

Shout out to my buddy in Colorado for turning me onto BIG | BRAVE, who for the longest I was confusing with Brave Bird, an emo band from Michigan. BIG | BRAVE are a badass Montreal post/doom metal trio who … Continue reading

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Listen/Watch: Brutus – “War” (Live at Rain City) [2019]

Got turned on to Brutus early in the year from, of all things, a Stereogum comment. As a fan of most things Sargent House (Brutus’ record label), this was an easy sell for me at first glance. But damn, this … Continue reading

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Listen: (Sandy) Alex G – “Hope” [2019]

The artist formerly known as Alex G, (Sandy) Alex G, has released another new single off his upcoming LP House of Sugar (out 9/13 via Domino). The previous single, “Gretel”, is far and away one of my favorite songs of the … Continue reading

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Listen: Badge Époque Ensemble – “Milk Spilt On Eternity” [2019]

If you’re like me, you love U.S. Girls. If you’re REALLY like me, you’ve seen U.S. Girls live. Meg Remy has an incredible live band backing her up, don’t you think? Have you ever wanted a studio recording of something … Continue reading

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Listen: Anna Meredith – “Paramour” [2019]

Anna Meredith hooked me in back in 2016 with her album Varmints, a record that I really ought to revisit since it has had time to marinate in my brain. Long story short – it’s a record of some weird mutant … Continue reading

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Listen: HTRK – “You Know How To Make Me Happy” [2019]

HTRK is a group I only started listening to pretty recently with their Psychic 9-5 Club record. I played the song “Love Is Distraction” on a concept radio show I was doing about someone’s brain in a breakup tailspin. The … Continue reading

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