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In Tune: Willis Earl Beal’s “Coming Through,” Featuring Cat Power
TUNE: The fact that Willis Earl Beal isn’t exactly well known around these parts is a fact that’ll make your jaw drop after you journey through his discography. Often hidden behind a dark pair of...
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In Tune: James Blake’s “Life Round Here,” featuring Chance the Rapper
TUNE: James Blake just works. It’s not just anyone who can craft a keyboard line that finds itself perfectly at home pulsating across a darkened club or flowing through a pair of headphones, which is...
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In Tune: James Vincent McMorrow’s Inspired “Cavalier”
TUNE: If you look up the term “crooner” in the dictionary, James Vincent McMorrow should absolutely pop up. Probably twice. Known for his disarming falsetto and soaring melodies that have provided...
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In Tune: Kevin Morby’s “Harlem River”
TUNE: After releasing two songs into the webosphere (“Miles, Miles, Miles” and “Slow Train” with Cate Le Bon), Kevin Morby’s LP “Harlem River” is now streaming. As it turns out, the title track is its...
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In Tune: Angel Olsen’s “Hi-Five”
TUNE: “Hi-Five,” the second released track from Angel Olsen’s forthcoming sophomore album, is a spectacular follow up to “Forgiven/Forgotten.” The song’s crackling instrumentals and lo-fi jam vibes do...
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In Tune: Real Estate’s “Talking Backwards”
TUNE: So far, the New Jersey bred Real Estate has spent 2014 counting down to the reveal of their latest single. For the last two weeks, the band’s been releasing snippets of album art and 16 second...
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Listen: Warpaint’s “Hi”
TUNE: Breaking news! An all-female rock group can in fact come from Los Angeles and not sound like a regurgitated sprint of sunny 80’s melodies and overworked harmonies. It happens, and it’s unfolding...
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Listen: “North Hollywood Microwaves” by the Pink Mountaintops
A new song from Steve McBean is cause for celebration. “North Hollywood Microwaves,” which you can listen to below, is a new song from McBean’s Pink Mountaintops project. The group, which originally...
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Listen: The Black Keys’“Fever”
If you’re a successful rock band which hasn’t put out any material since 2011 and you’d really like to, you know, generate a bit of buzz, you make an announcement via Mike Tyson’s Twitter account,...
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Listen: Mac DeMarco’s “Let My Baby Stay”
It’s hard to feel wishy-washy about floppy-haired slack rocker Mac DeMarco. You either love the guy (and all that gum-cracking, lewd-spewing, lovably crass style he’s got going for him), or you don’t...
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