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Cloud Nothings pummel their way through “No Sentiment” <small>[MP3]</small>

Cloud Nothings pummel their way through “No Sentiment” [MP3]

Jordy Kasko January 13, 2012 Comments Off

Cleveland indie/punk rock outfit Cloud Nothings will release their third full-length in three years, Attack on Memory, on January 24.  In anticipation of that, they’ve dropped a new song called “No Sentiment,” and it’s

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Best of 2011: Cover Songs, Dance and Hip-Hop Tracks, Instrumentals, and more

Best of 2011: Cover Songs, Dance and Hip-Hop Tracks, Instrumentals, and more

Jordy Kasko January 13, 2012 0

Some bonus lists, with streams and blurbs: Best Cover Songs, Best Instrumentals, Best Dance Numbers, Best Hip-Hop Tracks, and 50 Other Random Songs

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If you like The Black Keys, check out Band of Skulls’ “Sweet Sour” <small>[MP3]</small>

If you like The Black Keys, check out Band of Skulls’ “Sweet Sour” [MP3]

Jordy Kasko January 13, 2012 Comments Off

Enjoy The Black Keys?  Excited for the comeback of blues/garage rock that we seem to be watching unfold?  Then go ahead and expand your horizons with Band of Skulls, a trio from Southampton, England

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New Party Systems’ “We Are” is a shockingly great supergroup anthem

New Party Systems’ “We Are” is a shockingly great supergroup anthem

Jordy Kasko January 10, 2012 Comments Off

I don’t hold a very high opinion of supergroups as a whole, so the fact that New Party Systems‘ “We Are” is the first song I’ve bought in months is a particularly surprising turn

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Review: Guided by Voices – <i>Let’s Go Eat the Factory</i>

Review: Guided by Voices – Let’s Go Eat the Factory

Alex Hall January 10, 2012 0

Classic lineup or not, Pollard's songwriting is the largest determinant for the album's quality

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King Khan and the Shrines’ “Bite My Tongue” is garage-soul with a kick <small>[MP3]</small>

King Khan and the Shrines’ “Bite My Tongue” is garage-soul with a kick [MP3]

Jordy Kasko January 10, 2012 0

Garage rocker King Khan hasn’t worked with his old backing band the Shrines in a minute, but the group has just released a new song called “Bite My Tongue.”  It’s old-school soul, complete with

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Video: Real Estate’s street team are a <i>little</i> overeager in “Easy”

Video: Real Estate’s street team are a little overeager in “Easy”

Jordy Kasko January 10, 2012 0

We loved indie pop-rock group Real Estate‘s sophomore album Days [read our review] – enough to list it on our Top 30 Albums of 2011.  Now one of the best tracks, “Easy,” has an hilarious

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Go Folk Yourself: Great Lake Swimmers – “Easy Come Easy Go”

Go Folk Yourself: Great Lake Swimmers – “Easy Come Easy Go”

Jordy Kasko January 10, 2012 0

Canadian folk-rockers Great Lake Swimmers have a special place in my heart: their 2007 song “Your Rocky Spine” is my favorite lovesong ever written, my fianceé and I perform it as a duet, and

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Video: Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi – “Two Against One (ft. Jack White)”

Video: Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi – “Two Against One (ft. Jack White)”

Jordy Kasko January 9, 2012 0

We’ve now got the new video for “Two Against One,” the memorable single from last spring’s Rome [read our review] by producer/Gnarls Barkley member Danger Mouse and Italian composer Daniele Luppi, featuring Jack White of The White

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Xiu Xiu screws with pop music on new single “Hi”

Xiu Xiu screws with pop music on new single “Hi”

Jordy Kasko January 9, 2012 0

California avant-garde singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart and his Xiu Xiu project make experimental music drawing from art rock, synthpop, industrial rock, and more — and it’s surprisingly accessible.  Their new single “Hi,” off of the

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It’s a great day for some new music from The Shins – listen to “Simple Song” now!

It’s a great day for some new music from The Shins – listen to “Simple Song” now!

Jordy Kasko January 9, 2012 0

Hoooooooly shit.  There’s not much that can make me more excited than a new Shins song.  ”Simple Song” is the first single from the upcoming March release Port of Morrow, the first Shins album since

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Say Anything return with alternative rock anarchy on “Burn a Miracle”

Say Anything return with alternative rock anarchy on “Burn a Miracle”

Jordy Kasko January 7, 2012 0

One of the most versatile, charismatic, and lyrically skilled rock bands, L.A.’s Max Bemis-led group Say Anything return with their fifth studio album on March 31.  It’s called Anarchy, My Dear, and the lead

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