Azure Ray: As Above So Below
By now, the ladies of Azure Ray have proven themselves. With the combined efforts of Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink, the duo has birthed a number of fantastic dream pop songs that are instantly catching, if not subtly heartbreaking. Their gorgeous vocals and trembling instrumentals capture your attention with their honesty and charm. Usually. read more
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A cascading bass line that evokes the work of Motown’s James Jamerson, all fat, swollen and narcotically melodic, opens 3 Pairs, Dwight Yoakam’s return to a major label. read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsVarious artists: Lowe Country: The Songs of Nick Lowe
This country-fried tribute to the tunes of revered and resilient English songwriter Nick Lowe is for a good cause—proceeds from its sales go to benefit victims of the 2010 Nashville floods and Texas wildfires of last year—and for that it should be commended, but as a record, it leaves much to be desired. read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsHow to Dress Well: Total Loss
On his debut album, 2010's Love Remains, Tom Krell certainly wasn't your ordinary R&B star: a scrawny, dorky, bespectacled white dude blending bedroom-goth ambience with a '90s-era strand of quiet-storm soul, channeling sadness and heartbreak through a shivering falsetto. read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsElza's Kitchen by Marc Fitten
Now here’s a wonder. A writer of Panamanian descent, born in Brooklyn and now a son of the South, sits down every day to write The Great Hungarian Novel. Okay, novels. Marc Fitten published his debut, Valeria’s Last Stand, in 2009, the first of a planned trilogy of books examining Hungary in the years after the fall of the Iron Curtain. The playful, fable-like tale explored the lives of small-town Magyars in their giddy 1980s wonder-years, at time when the sun came out on shiny new freedoms and forms of expression. Valeria became an international bestseller, published in 10 countries.... read more
Found in: Books, ReviewsThe Jackson 5: Come and Get It: The Rare Pearls
It's nearly unbelievable that, some 40 years after they were recorded, there are still "unreleased" tracks by The Jackson 5. read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsWoods: Bend Beyond
The fact that Woods has released seven albums in the last seven years isn’t the most remarkable thing about the Brooklyn folk band’s recording output. read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsAmanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra: Theatre Is Evil
Amanda Palmer linked up with The Grand Theft Orchestra, stitching together each entity's dark beauty to make the sweeping, burgundy satin expanse that is Theatre Is Evil. read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsRyan Bingham: Tomorrowland
Ryan Bingham tells the economically busted, morally bankrupt world to go fuck itself read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsBand of Horses: Mirage Rock
"A ramshackle crew has something to prove," sings shaggy-haired, big-hearted rock master Ben Bridwell at the outset of his band's fourth studio album. He ain't kidding. read more
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