Indie Pop

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HELLA NEWSWORTHY: ABLEBODY

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A boppy, jingly, synthy little nugget of indie-pop for you to lick your lips over. Continue reading

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DIG THIS: MATES OF STATE @ BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL

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Think Tina and Ike Turner. You know, without the whole turbulent domestic life and stuff Continue reading

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MATT AND KIM: LIGHTNING

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This album is what it might sound like if schoolchildren made club music: repetitive sing-song qualities that verge on taunting. Continue reading

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DEFEND YOURSELF!: JOY KILLS SORROW

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“Yeah, I’d have four favorite festivals. And then, maybe I’d have those four festivals fight to the death.” Continue reading

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BORDERLANDS: SUN AIRWAY’S “CLOSE”

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There is a certain breed of songs that always appear during the sweltering mid-summer months that effortlessly bottle those tangled feelings of desire, glee, and confusion within the confines of a catchy four-minute pop song. “Close” is one such song. Continue reading

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BORDERLANDS: DAN DEACON’S “TRUE THRUSH”

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Structurally it still sounds distinctly Deacon-y with it’s kaleidoscopic looped melodies and thick layers of percussion, but where his vocals are typically pitch-shifted beyond recognition, here they are remarkably untampered with and placed at the front of the mix. Continue reading

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DIRTY PROJECTORS: SWING LO MAGELLAN

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Swing Lo Magellan is disarmingly emotionally raw while retaining their eccentric songwriting style. Continue reading