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Songs of the Day: Destroyer – “Song for America” and “Bay of Pigs” [MP3s]
Destroyer‘s 2011 album Kaputt is too good for a single Song of the Day, which is why it gets two. I spun the record twice in an attempt to narrow down my choices to one
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Review: David Lynch – Crazy Clown Time
The true travesty is that there is some beauty in Crazy Clown Time, beauty that is marred by the superfluity of its majority
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Fresh Tunes: Amy Winehouse – “Like Smoke” and “Our Day Will Come”
On December 5, Amy Winehouse will posthumously release Lioness: Hidden Treasures. Among its contents will be a collaboration with hip-hop artist Nas and a reggaefied cover of a 1960s song popularized by Ruby &
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Review: Tom Waits – Bad as Me
Tom Waits is one of music’s greatest storytellers. Every tale of barroom saints and hookers with hearts of gold draws the listener one step closer to believing that they have seen these things
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Review: Everlast – Songs of the Ungrateful Living
I’d be hesitant to say those bankrupted sayings were Everlast’s brilliant way of playing with triteness as a barometer for social climate. If they were, he’d be cleverer than “I keep myself high so
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QuickTune: Rachael Yamagata – Chesapeake
Each song shows a different face of Yamagata with such understated panache that the standout blues-rocker "Starlight" and the string-laced "Full On" are easily identifiable as the same artist -- yet one would assume
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Song of the Day: Rachael Yamagata – “Starlight” [MP3]
When I was younger, I had a hard time listening to female vocalists. I don’t completely understand why — perhaps it was more difficult for me to identify with them, to pretend to be
Read More »![Song of the Day: Keb’ Mo’ – “The Whole Enchilada” <small>[lyrics]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Keb_Mo-The_Whole_Enchilada_3-290x160.jpg)
Song of the Day: Keb’ Mo’ – “The Whole Enchilada” [lyrics]
Kevin Moore goes by the nickname Keb’ Mo’, and he’s not exactly unknown in blues music — the Nashville-by-way-of-Compton performer has released nine studio albums since 1994, three of which won Grammys for Best
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Review: Keb’ Mo’ – The Reflection
After five years, here comes a new studio album from Keb’ Mo’, called The Reflection. Keb’ Mo’ is far and away a different artist from what we see around nowadays; he doesn’t care about
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Review: Joss Stone – LP1
After her departure from EMI, Joss Stone is back on her own, with a new project titled LP1. Her previous album, Colour Me Free!, was sort of a flop and now everybody is wondering
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Song of the Day: Bon Iver – “I Can’t Make You Love Me/Nick of Time” [MP3]
Justin Vernon’s 2008 debut as Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago, was huge for a number of reasons: sorrowful and profound lyrics, songwriting that saturates the soul, and intimate production that helps the album
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Review: Hugh Laurie – Let Them Talk
Recognize the face? Yes, it’s Dr. House. Making music. You shouldn’t be surprised; after all, if you’ve kept up with House at all, you’ve likely seen Hugh Laurie plinking at a grand piano or
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