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In Tune: TOY and Natasha Khan’s Cutting Rendition of “The Bride”
By Bryan Hood | TUNE: A cover of the song “Aroos Khanom” by Iranian musician Amir Rassaie, “The Bride” is the most striking rock track we’ve heard through the first half of 2013. A whirling piece of...
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In Tune: The Effervescent Heights of Dornik’s “Something About You”
By Bryan Hood | TUNE: On a day when everyone’s online can’t Kanye’s dense and abrasive new album, it’s nice to turn to something airy and pleasant, and that’s exactly what “Something About You” is....
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In Tune: The Dream-Like Meandering of Blouse’s “No Shelter”
By Bryan Hood | TUNE: You know those dreams that are even more inexplicable than most? “No Shelter” is one of those, a song that takes an unexpected turn or adds another layer of sound just as you’re...
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In Tune: Sophie’s Cliché-Subverting “Bipp”
By Bryan Hood | TUNE: “Bipp,” a song that from its opening second sounds like a mishmash of every dance song you’ve ever heard, but which actually takes the elements of those tracks that work and...
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In Tune: jj’s Wistful “Fågelsången”
By Bryan Hood | TUNE: “Fågelsången,” a song that mixes a cheerful, almost world beat-like backing with some of the dreamiest and forlorn lyrics we’ve heard this year. Rather than coming off as cheap...
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In Tune: Groundislava’s Jubilant Remix of Chvrches’“Gun”
By Bryan Hood | TUNE: A remix of “Gun” that takes the original’s emotional intensity and changes it into something more blissful. Despite the maximalism of most rave music, the track feels even more...
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In Tune: J£ZUS MILLION and Charli XCX’s Delirious “Illusion Of”
By Bryan Hood | TUNE: “Are you ready to fall in love?” The question is repeated throughout the overstuffed and chaotic “Illusion Of,“ which is appropriate, because the song is a pitch perfect...
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In Tune: Jon Hopkins and Hayden Thorpe’s Eerie “Goodbye Horses” Cover
By Bryan Hood | TUNE: Q Lazzarus’s “Goodbye Horses” (which you probably encountered here the first time), has always been creepy. This cover maintains that same feel but also manages to sound just as...
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In Tune: Metz’s Thunderous “Can’t Understand”
By Bryan Hood | TUNE: “Can’t Understand,” a relentless barrage of grimey hardcore that breathlessly pushes itself to be louder and louder, while somehow holding onto some semblance of a melody (as much...
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In Tune: The Epic Grandeur of Ellery James Roberts’s “Kerou’s Lament”
By Bryan Hood | TUNE: “Kerou’s Lament,” a far-reaching anthem of a scale you don’t normally see from from solo indie artists, complete with hoarse arena-appropriate screaming, triumphant synths, and,...
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In Tune: The Dreamy Jangle of Twin Peaks’s “Irene”
By Bryan Hood | TUNE: “Irene,” a charming piece of low-fi indie pop that’s coated in so much fuzz and reverb you’d swear it was recorded underwater. Despite its almost casual vibe, the track’s...
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In Tune: The Swirling AM Pop of Ariel Pink and Jorge Elbrecht’s “Hang On to...
By Bryan Hood | TUNE: “Hang On to Life,” a hazy, nostalgia-flavored portrayal of male friendship, that despite interrupting itself for a phone call (it works in context, we promise) is one of the more...
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In Tune: Pink Frost’s Rousing “Ruins”
By Bryan Hood | TUNE: “Ruins,” the kind of song we wish we’d had to scream along to while frantically speeding around town dropping off friends while trying to make it home before curfew as a teenager....
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In Tune: No Age Slows Things Way Down on “An Impression”
By Bryan Hood | TUNE: “Impression,” a quiet and contemplative song that may lack the wall of noise the band usually produces, but has just as much texture. BY: The Los Angeles noise duo of Randy...
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In Tune: Bam Spacey’s Icy “River”
By Bryan Hood | TUNE: “River,” a chilly slice of pulsing electronica that will take your mind off how hot it is outside. For just under five minutes it’s enough to almost make you forget you don’t have...
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In Tune: Friends’ Seductive “The Way”
By Bryan Hood | TUNE: “The Way,” an ’80s-obsessed torch song, that uses crunchy guitars and glittery synths to build the perfect backing for some piercing vocals. It’s definitely an end of the night...
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In Tune: Haim’s Playful ’80s Throwback “The Wire”
TUNE: ”The Wire,” the latest studio track released by the trio of long-limbed brunette sisters, has got a little bit of everything. Pleasant pop vocals that sound like they’ve flown in straight from...
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In Tune: Jon Hopkins’s “Breathe This Air” Remix
TUNE: Earlier this summer, critics fawned over Jon Hopkins’s “Immunity,” a masterfully crafted electronic album with eerie depth and carefully applied strokes of ambient spirituality. For a remix of...
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In Tune: Big Sean’s “Control (HOF),” Featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay...
TUNE: There’s nothing quite like stumbling across a song so unconventionally stunning that it stops you dead in your tracks. On Monday night Big Sean unleashed what can only be described as a...
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In Tune: Minor Alps’s “Buried Plans”
TUNE: Though positively lovely with its soothing harmonies and intricate pickings of an acoustic guitar, do not mistake “Buried Plans” for something less than it is. After a few listens you begin to...
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