If you see the name Beach House, and you expect a band you can frolic and sip cold chardonnay to, you might be in for a surprise. The band specializes in slightly melancholic, emotionally-dense and sonically-spacious suites that are...
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At the heart of Here We Go Magic's sound is tension. A Different Ship, the group's third album, builds on the sound they have perfected over three years of touring and recording....
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Songwriters are more often than not obscured by the artists that make their songs famous, but that's not the case with Chip Taylor. You know him as the writer of "Wild Thing" and "Angel of the...
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The eight-piece band Brownout started as a side project for the members of the Grammy-winning ensemble Grupo Fantasma. As the band's evolved into the Latin-funk juggernaut it is today,...
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From their name down to their faux-accents, it's hard not to love the cheekiness of local outfit English Teeth. Their sense of humor is certainly British-dry, but the Austin group is also...
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Formed in Waukesha, Wisconsin, BoDeans have come a long way from their Midwestern roots. They've been together almost thirty years, weathering lineup changes, the ups-and-downs of popularity, and ten albums. Their eleventh,...
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Portland, Oregon-based chamber-folk group Horse Feathers evoke images of wintry Pacific Northwest nights spent reading by candlelight in some secluded, long-forgotten cabin. They have a visceral yet contemplative sound that's a...
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Just shy of three years ago Best Coast singer Bethany Cosentino had this to say about her future in an interview with the website Pop Sense: "I really...
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Kent "Omar" Dykes grew up in McComb, Mississippi, a town that served as the same starting point for Bo Diddley. Like Diddley, Dykes...
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The band Husky hails from Melbourne, Australia, and their brand of lush, introspective pop has earned them fans down under and over here. Their forthcoming record Forever So (out in North America on July 10) is...
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John McCauley is a busy man. He's the leader of the folk-rock act Deer Tick. His collaboration with Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes and Delta Spirit's Matthew Vasquez led to the band Middle Brother, which released an excellent self-titled record last year. Now McCauley has teamed up with...
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Absence really does make the heart grow fonder. While they never truly went away, it's been almost five years since Austin's own Belaire graced us with a new full-length record. But, thankfully, that's about to...
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British band Dry the River has been saddled with comparisons to contemporary neo-folk acts like Fleet Foxes and fellow-Brits Mumford and Sons. While the band does take folk melodies as a starting point (and...
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There's a lot of rivalry between Texas and Oklahoma, both geographically and on the gridiron, but there's also been a great back-and-forth cultural exchange between the states. Bob Wills got his big break in Tulsa, and Oklahoma's...
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