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Rocking Out With Hunters’ Fiery Front Woman
Nathan Reese
Oct 30, 2013
Entertainment News
Cut Copy Will Free Your Mind
Nathan Reese
Oct 29, 2013
New York
Drake, Chance The Rapper, M.I.A., & More Music This Week
Nathan Reese
Oct 28, 2013
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Poliça On Its New Album & Hunt For The World’s Best Bar
When we catch up with Poliça, the band just opened for The xx at Radio City and has another gig coming up in the same location. The concerts are two of th
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Nathan Reese
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Soaking Up Wet’s Minimalist Pop
Brooklyn trio Wet has just one EP to its name, but Kelly Zutrau, Joe Valle, and Marty Sulkow are already turning heads with their take on sultry pop. With
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Nathan Reese
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Aussie Trio Jagwar Ma’s Roaring Success Story
From the continued domination of Tame Impala to upcoming new music from Cut Copy, it's been an undeniably awesome year for Aussie musicians. Among them is
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How Disclosure Became The Biggest Band Of The Year
To say that brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence are having a good year is a massive understatement. It was only last October that Disclosure's Sam Smith-featu
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Nathan Reese
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Washed Out Talks Band Camp & Dreams Of Mexico
Photo: Courtesy of Shae De Tar. Illustrated by Ammiel Mendoza. “We had some car trouble this morning,” says a sniffly but otherwise upbeat Erne
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment
This Is Our Jam: Arcade Fire, M.I.A., & A Dazzling New Track From...
Clockwise, Above From Left. Photo: Courtesy of Yuna; Photo: Courtesy of M.I.A.; Photo: Courtesy of Disclosure; Photo: Courtesy of Kelela. This week's
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Nathan Reese
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Up Close With Kwes & His Intimate Debut Album
Photo: Courtesy of Kwes. Illustrated by Ammiel Mendoza. “I just put out what I'm feeling,” says London songwriter/producer Kwes. Over the
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment
Diane Birch Speaks A Little Louder
Photographed by Dan McMahon. Illustrated by Ammiel Mendoza. Born in Michigan and raised around the world — from South Africa to Australia (and later
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Nathan Reese
New York
Cat Power, Questlove, & More Shows To Catch This Week
Photo: via Matador Records, Stereogum, and Bowery Ballroom. Elliott Smith Tribute: Cat Power, Zachary Cole Smith (DIIV), Sky Ferreira, Yoni Wolf (of Why?),
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Nathan Reese
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Indie-Pop Act Lucius Reveals Its Recipe For Making Magic
Photo: Courtesy of Lucius. Illustrated Ammiel Mendoza. Brooklyn indie-pop quintet Lucius manages to cover an astonishing amount of ground over the course o
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment News
Video Visionary Woodkid Makes His Own Soundtrack
Even if you don't know his name, chances are you'd recognize Woodkid's work when you see it. Lana Del Rey's bloody crash in the "Born to Die" video, the bu
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment News
Growing Up With U.K. Indie Act Daughter
Photo: Courtesy of Daughter. Illustrated by Ammiel Mendoza. “I've got mixed feelings about youth,” says Daughter front woman Elena Tonra.
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Nathan Reese
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Taking A Dip With Indie-Pop Band Pure Bathing Culture
Photo: Courtesy of Pure Bathing Culture. Illustrated by Ammiel Mendoza. Portland-based duo Pure Bathing Culture makes breathy pop songs that music critics
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment News
The Heartbreaking Folk Rock Of Phosphorescent
Photo: Courtesy of Phosphorescent. Illustrated by Ammiel Mendoza. Matthew Houck, the singer-songwriter behind whiskey-soaked indie project Phosphorescent,
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment
This Is Our Jam: Pusha T., Milosh, & The Incomparable David Bowie
Photo: Courtesy of Mutual Benefit; Courtesy of Nguzunguzu; Courtesy of David Bowie; Courtesy of Pusha T. Welcome to another installment of our favorite tra
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On The Road & Homesick With Best Coast
Photo: Courtesy of Best Coast. Illustrated by Ammiel Mendoza. “I rarely write happy lyrics,” admits Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino. That s
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Nathan Reese
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Neko Case On Loss, Time-Outs, & Life In The Country
Photo: Courtesy of Neko Case. Illustrated by Ammiel Mendoza. It may have taken four years of much-needed personal time, but Neko Case has returned with one
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Nathan Reese
New York
Pusha T, Arcade Fire, & More Shows To Catch This Week
Photo: via Anton Corbijn/Facebook, Sean Berrigan/Facebook, and Pusha T. Pusha T, Omar Souleyman, Cults, Ali Shaheed Muhammad: (le) Poisson Rouge, October 1
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Nathan Reese
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Jumping In With New York City’s Drowners
Photographed by Dan McMahon. Illustrated by Ammiel Mendoza. For a band without an album, Drowners are doing pretty well. The four-piece met while partying
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment
Is Indie Rock Really Dead? Say It Ain’t So, Haim!
Photo: Courtesy of Columbia Records. Last week, in a piece on the sports and culture site Grantland, Steven Hyden wrote about the current state of indie ro
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Nathan Reese
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Father John Misty’s Different Love Songs
Photo: Courtesy of Emma Garr. Illustrated by Ammiel Mendoza. One thing you can guarantee when sitting down with Josh Tillman is that he's going to giv
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Nathan Reese
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Composer Joseph Reuben Covers It All — Even Robyn
Joseph Reuben is a hard guy to pin down. His music includes orchestral compositions, lyric-based pop, and the occasional ukulele, which he's performed ever
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Nathan Reese
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In The Ring With Sleigh Bells
Photo: Courtesy of Sleigh Bells. Illustrated by Ammiel Mendoza. With a buzz-saw sound so ubiquitous it's signature, Sleigh Bells isn't exactly kn
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Nathan Reese
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AlunaGeorge: The Synth-Pop Duo That Met On Myspace
A portmanteau of its founders first names, AlunaGeorge is the magical working friendship of a singer and producer. Comprised of George Reid's beguiling bea
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment
This Is Our Jam: Danny Brown, GEMS, & A New, Old Favorite
Photo: Courtesy of Danny Brown; Courtesy of GEMS; Courtesy of Motion Studies; Courtesy of Kurt Vile & Sore Eros. Today's This Is Our Jam roundup f
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Nathan Reese
Entertainment News
SZA’s Unlikely Path To Pop Stardom
Courtesy of Jessica Lehrman. Illustration by Ammiel Mendoza. “Music was a secondary thing — it was sort of a fluke,” says up-and-coming s
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Nathan Reese
New York
17 Bands Making Brooklyn Proud
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Nathan Reese
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