Pages tagged “artist of the day”

Grace Woodroofe: Best of What’s Next

By Ilana Kaplan at 8:45 AM on February 13, 2012

Grace Woodroofe’s voice calls to mind Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone and Etta James—maybe even the weighty, raspiness of Tom Waits. Certainly not a 22-year-old singer/songwriter from Perth, Australia. read more

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Hospitality: The Best of What's Next

By Ryan Reed at 8:30 AM on February 10, 2012

Amber Papini just arrived home to her Brooklyn apartment, finally unwinding with a bottle of water and handful of vitamins—after a long day of teaching second graders. Her soft, almost mousey, voice is a tad strained, as if this school day might have been an eventful one. read more

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of Montreal: Pulling Off the Mask

By Geoffrey Himes at 12:34 PM on February 9, 2012

The key track on Paralytic Stalks, the new of Montreal album, is “Ye, Renew the Plaintiff.” This nearly nine-minute epic moves through seven separate sections as if descending through the layers of singer/songwriter Kevin Barnes’ despair. read more

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Sharon Van Etten: Singing With Belief

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 1:46 PM on February 6, 2012

Tramp is a fitting title for this latest effort—“tramp” meaning “vagabond” here and not “loose woman”—as Van Etten recorded it while she was without a permanent residence, instead alternating between touring and crashing with friends. read more

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Best of What's Next: Buxton

By Max Blau at 8:32 AM on February 2, 2012

Buxton is finally garnering attention eight years and three records into its career. The slow build has allowed the band to develop into the evocative Americana-laced six-piece that it is today. read more

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First Aid Kit: Swedish Americana

By Jay Sweet at 8:51 AM on January 30, 2012

For many, the introduction the Swedish sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg of First Aid Kit came via their YouTube cover of the Fleet Foxes’ “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song.” read more

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Cloud Nothings: Beyond The Bedroom

By Max Blau at 9:30 AM on January 28, 2012

“We kind of took it to the extent that you can take it,” Baldi says. “You have to change something. I guess for this one we just made a little more intense.” read more

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Craig Finn: Can't Look Away

By Geoffrey Himes at 4:29 PM on January 25, 2012

When you climb the stairs from the underground Bedford Avenue stop on New York’s L Train, you emerge into a world where everyone is 25, skinny and dressed in black. As you walk Bedford Avenue to the northeast, however, you cross McCarren Park and enter a world where people come in all ages, fashions and misshapen forms. read more

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Ani DiFranco: Asking All The Questions

By Geoffrey Himes at 10:03 AM on January 23, 2012

The first words we hear on Ani DiFranco’s new album, Which Side Are You On? are these: “Every time I open my mouth, I take off my clothes. I’m raw and frostbitten from being exposed.” read more

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Howler: The Best of What's Next

By Tom Lanham at 9:53 AM on January 20, 2012

Jordan Gatesmith is only 19. But the precocious Minneapolis musician has already survived so many failed outfits that he can barely remember their short-lived monikers. “In total, I could say I was in a million groups, because that’s what it felt like,” the tall, angular axeman chortles. read more

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