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Lianne La Havas: “Is Your Love Big Enough?”

March 15, 2013 12:08 am by: Alexandria Mayo

With a hit record and a unique sound, Lianne La Havas has burst out of Britain fully-formed. Despite being just twenty-three years of age, La Havas has captured ears with a hand…...
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Missy Higgins: “Unashamed Desire”

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Missy Higgins: “Unashamed Desire”

In 2007, Australian singer Missy Higgins had one million global album sales and significant TV time on American talk shows with Conan O'Brien, Jay Leno, and Jimmy Kimmel. But Higgins walked away from it all, citing an...
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Laetitia Sadier: “Find Me The Pulse Of The Universe”

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Laetitia Sadier: “Find Me The Pu...

The French-English band Stereolab has a sizable cult following, thanks to nearly two decades of imparting their graceful electronic sound onto the independent music scene. So it was with heavy hearts that many greeted the news of the...
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Blonds: “Run”

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Blonds: “Run”

Florida-turned-New York duo Blonds are impossibly adorable. There's hardly a photo of the boyfriend and girlfriend team Jordy Asher and Carie Rae where the two aren't in some sort of embrace. But for all the lovey-dovey cuteness,...
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Family Band: “Night Song”

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Family Band: “Night Song”

For Family Band, it's all about contrasts. The New York group is built around Kim Krans, a quiet artist-turned-singer, and her husband, Jonny Ollsin, a former heavy metal guitarist. The two hand-built a cabin in rural...
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The Head and the Heart: “Fire/Fear”

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The Head and the Heart: “Fire/Fear”

Three of the group's members (Johnson, Russell and Thielen) were kind enough to stop by KUT's Studio 1A for a session....
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Hundred Visions: “Last Cab From Tunis”

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Hundred Visions: “Last Cab From Tunis”

Hundred Visions has flown fairly under the radar locally, but have gained some percolating national buzz as of late....
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The Tontons: “Golden”

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The Tontons: “Golden”

Way back in 2009, The Tontons gave an interview with the Houston Chronicle in which frontwoman Asli Omar had this to say about...
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Leopold and his Fiction: “Waves (Golden)”

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Leopold and his Fiction: “Waves ...

The band is a stripped-down outfit that spices its folk-inflected rock 'n' roll with heavy doses of garage and bits of psych....
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The Dunwells: “I Could Be a King”

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The Dunwells: “I Could Be a King”

Leeds, England folk-pop quintet The Dunwells recently stopped by KUT's Studio 1A for a session with our very own Jay Trachtenberg....
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Sonny & The Sunsets: “Pretend You Love Me”

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Sonny & The Sunsets: “Prete...

On "Pretend You Love Me," Sonny & The Sunsets openly pine for a lost romantic relationship, but they know how to make it sound inviting to everyone else....
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Rhett Miller: “Lost Without You”

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Rhett Miller: “Lost Without You”

While Rhett Miller might be primarily known as the frontman for alternative country stalwarts the Old 97's, it's hard to box him in. That's because Miller has always followed...
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Beachwood Sparks: “Forget The Song”

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Beachwood Sparks: “Forget The Song”

On June 26, the purveyors of the neo-Laurel Canyon sound are returning to release a new record called The Tarnished Gold....
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The Young: “Livin’ Free”

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The Young: “Livin’ Free”

They're signed to Matador Records, and they've gotten nods from Rolling Stone magazine, yet the Young are still largely unknown in their hometown. But their second album, Dub Egg, looks...
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Cold Specks: “Elephant Head”

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Cold Specks: “Elephant Head”

Cold Specks is a rising new artist who found her name through the writings of none other than James Joyce....
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