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#78 – Destroyer
Read more: #78 – DestroyerDan Bejar is a curious figure. Largely self-taught, he’s been making music since the mid-’90s, yet even now, he occasionally resists calling himself an artist. He views his albums not as collections of songs but as novels, places, or movies, and his body of work shifts in style with each release while retaining a distinctive…
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#77 – The Decemberists
Read more: #77 – The DecemberistsThe year is 1921 (a year prior to the Soviet Union being founded) and, in a place then called Leningrad, the Institute of Plant Industry is established. The set goal: research plant genetics, create better crops, and guarantee more fruitful and resilient harvests by means of Science. In the young Union of Soviet Socialist Republics…
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#76 – Sepultura
Read more: #76 – SepulturaOk, let me take a look at the history here.. what haven’t we done in a while? We recently did electronic, retro stuff, soft guitar, and niche indie. But for all the mentioned, it seems we haven’t really gotten much of that heavy cathartic rock’n’roll energy? So let’s roll out the map, choose our favorite…
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#75 – Sama’ Abdulhadi
Read more: #75 – Sama’ AbdulhadiFestival season is in full swing. Probably, where you are; definitely, where I am. For weeks now, Amsterdam’s parks and event venues have been crowded with distinctly styled party-goers from near and far. If you pass by the central station on the weekends, you can spot them moving about in troves. Their often rich plumage…
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#74 – The Shaggs
Read more: #74 – The ShaggsThis week, I had the pleasure of going to two concerts – to Explosions in the Sky and to Delivery. Neither of these bands are today’s topic, but I will link their music for you to enjoy anyway, for reasons that I think will become clear later. Explosions in the Sky are an acoustic rock…
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#73 – Yasmin Williams
Read more: #73 – Yasmin WilliamsWhen I was a kid, I had piano lessons for a number of years. Grandma had a piano, and after initially having a keyboard at home, we also had a small one for a while. Things were going relatively well, I had graduated from “All My Little Ducklings” and the “Flea Waltz”, until puberty hit…
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#71 – Darwin Deez
Read more: #71 – Darwin Deez“I hope that the last page of your 800-page novel is missing.” That’s the fantastic opening line to the great closing song (“Bad Day”) of the pretty solid debut album, “Darwin Deez” (2010), by band Darwin Deez, named after its lead singer, Darwin Deez. “If you drop your keys, I hope there’s a sewer somewhere…
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#70 – Magdalena Bay
Read more: #70 – Magdalena BayI don’t know about you, but I think I could use a new Magdalena Bay album. Admittedly, I only became aware of this earlier this week, when I saw (and, more importantly, heard) the band’s new single release “Image”, and alongside read about the announcement of their sophomore album arriving next month. Mica Tenenbaum and…
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#69 – The Quarrymen
Read more: #69 – The QuarrymenAre you familiar with the Quarrymen? It’s kind of funny to think that a band of ragtag Liverpoolers, before making it big on the world stage, ended up getting their first out-of-the-nest experience in St. Pauli, Hamburg’s infamous red light district. And not just anywhere, but in a Strip-Club by the name of “Indra”. My…
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