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Film School returns with Fission...
There seems to be a general movement by noisy bands that begin with ‘wall of sound’ albums that smack you in the face to eventually adopt pop sensibilities into their sound. Fans of lo-fi call it ’selling out,’ while others argue that a band is trying to become more ‘accessible’... 
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Jose Gonzalez fronts Junip; New full-len...
José González has been quiet since he released In Our Nature in 2007. This Swedish artist toured the world several times and gains critical acclaim for his tape saturated classical guitar sound. I was suspecting that José was working on new music, and my suspicions were confirmed today. We’re... 
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Ben Cooper of Electric President, Radica...
Some artists find it appropriate to give roots to their musical plurality by releasing music under multiple band names. Ben Cooper of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, has embraced this approach, and it seems that he’s unable to stop the flood of songwriting ideas. He writes under three band names:... 
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Landlocked Music and Russian Recording: ...
Bloomington, Indiana’s Landlocked Music and Russian Recording brought in quite few artists traveling through Bloomington in 2009. Having recorded each performance, they’re releasing a vinyl compilation set on Record Store Day (April 17th, 2010). It Happened Here will be a limited print LP... 
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The New Monarchs: Electrocaching...
Sean Hogan and Taylor Nelson of The New Monarchs digitally released a new album called Electrocaching on March 2nd, while the CD will be released March 23rd. As the album name might indicate, The New Monarchs have an interesting experimental electronic sound that doesn’t abandon the importance... 
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Benni Hemm Hemm: Retaliate EP...
Being a sucker for Icelandic artists, I was excited to find that Benni Hemm Hemm is releasing Retaliate EP in April. Benni now lives in Scotland and this album marks the first time he has sung every song in English. Benni recorded this album using his own recording gear, while the previous albums were... 
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Paper the Operator and Viper Bite Record...
In the late 1990’s, Jon Sebastian began recording songs on his 4-track recorder, selling CD-R copies at shows under various band names before forming Paper The Operator. After dealing with rotating band members, Jon took on the writing and recording process by himself and released Goodbye God on... 
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Remix: Beach House, Shout Out Louds, and...
Here are three remixes that have been placed in our hands… so I can place them in yours: Shout Out Louds’s new song, Fall Hard, was remixed by Passion Pit, days before their February 23rd release of Work. Ghosts by CANT (Chris Taylor/Grizzly Bear) was remixed by Class Actress. Beach House’s... 
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Seabear: I’ll Build You A Fire vid...
Iceland’s Seabear has built a new album and music video. This band writes gorgeous electro-folk music that you should familiarize yourself with, if you haven’t already. The seven-piece, led by Sindri Már Sigfússon (aka Sin Fang Bous), is following up their 2007 The Ghost That Carried... 
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The Go Find: It’s Automatic video...
More music from Morr Music, this time from the Belgium group The Go Find. Their sound has an insatiable pop hook that can easily become ‘too pop’ if not done right, and The Go Find’s Dieter Sermeus seems to know where that line is. This video for It’s Automatic from their new... 

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