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U2 – 20 Essential Tracks
This is a new feature where I take a band that’s for whatever reason on my mind and make a list (of no set number) of my favorite songs from said band. Simple enough, right? I thought I’d kick this...
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Guided By Voices – 20 Essential Tracks
This week marks the release of Guided By Voices‘ first album in 8 years and the first to feature their classic lineup in 16 years, so I thought that’d make a good opportunity to do a list of my...
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Album Art Lover: Close-Up Faces
It’s been quite a while since I’ve delved into the world of album covers in my ongoing album art lover series, but I was inspired by the sleeve for Sharon Van Etten’s brilliant new album, Tramp (which...
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Commercial Watch: Bon Iver, Art Brut, Roxy Music, M83, Kanye West + more
With the Super Bowl and the Grammys in the rear-view, there’s been plenty of opportunity for advertisers to boost their indie cred by filling ads with the latest buzz bands. So that brings us to...
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The Beach Boys – 25 Essential Tracks
I’ve been listening to the Beach Boys longer than any other band. Their greatest hits compilation was one of the first CDs I ever owned and I had the whole album memorized backwards-and-forwards. So...
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Commercial Watch: TV on the Radio, Fanfarlo, Sleigh Bells, Interpol, Youth...
With the Olympics going on, I’ve been watching way more live TV than normal, which has given me plenty of opportunity to see which of the latest hip, indie tracks advertisers have harvested for their...
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Album Art Lover: Blurry
For this edition of my ongoing album art lover series (where I discuss album art trends and stuff), I’m focusing on the album covers using blur, an effect I’ve seen pop up more and more this year, from...
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Commercial Watch: Best Coast, Passion Pit, Perfume Genius, Santigold, Das...
Today is Black Friday, the holiest of holy days for mindless consumerism, so what better time for another edition of Commercial Watch! Like always, I’m featuring all the latest hip, indie tracks that...
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