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Song of the Day: The Black Keys – “Little Black Submarines” <small>[MP3]</small>

Song of the Day: The Black Keys – “Little Black Submarines” [MP3]

Jordy Kasko January 6, 2012 0

I could never really get into The Black Keys before El Camino.  Sure, like everyone else I enjoyed “Tighten Up” and “Strange Times,” but I never really connected to an entire album.  The Keys’

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Jeremy Neale channels ’60s pop through lo-fi garage on “Winter Was the Time” <small>[MP3]</small>

Jeremy Neale channels ’60s pop through lo-fi garage on “Winter Was the Time” [MP3]

Jordy Kasko January 4, 2012 0

Jeremy Neale is the lead singer of Australian group Velociraptor, and he also writes songs on his own — like this one, “Winter Was the Time,” an exercise in ’60s pop (think early Beatles

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Song of the Day: Cass McCombs – “Bradley Manning” <small>[MP3]</small>

Song of the Day: Cass McCombs – “Bradley Manning” [MP3]

Jordy Kasko December 12, 2011 0

Releasing two albums in one year, including one that will likely place on our Top 10 list, is just not enough for nomadic singer-songwriter Cass McCombs — he’s also got to write a song for Bradley

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Song of the Day: Little Comets – “Worry”

Song of the Day: Little Comets – “Worry”

Jordy Kasko December 9, 2011 0

Featuring African-influenced guitars licks, a sunny equatorial chorus, and lyrics that are almost indecipherable but deceptively complex, "Worry" is a great pop-rock song

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Hear The National’s two newest songs, “Rylan” and “I Need My Girl” <small>[MP3s]</small>

Hear The National’s two newest songs, “Rylan” and “I Need My Girl” [MP3s]

Jordy Kasko December 8, 2011 0

Oh, The National.  From a Song of the Day to a 5.0-rated album to a discography that’s quickly making them my new favorite band, Matt Berninger and co. never disappoint. There’s no word yet on

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Fresh Tune: Kitten – “Panic (The Smiths cover)”

Fresh Tune: Kitten – “Panic (The Smiths cover)”

Jordy Kasko December 8, 2011 0

I’m quite excited for Please, Please, Please: a Tribute to the Smiths, a covers album that hits stores next week — you can bet we’ll be reviewing it.  Most of the artists involved are

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Talk Show Tunes: The Black Keys, The Roots, Wiz Khalifa, and… Steve Martin?

Talk Show Tunes: The Black Keys, The Roots, Wiz Khalifa, and… Steve Martin?

Jordy Kasko December 7, 2011 0

We’ve got quite a few talk show performances for you today, covering the last few days.  Below, check out The Black Keys on The Colbert Report, The Roots on Jimmy Fallon, Steve Martin and

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Song of the Day: Howlin Rain – “Phantom in the Valley” <small>[MP3]</small>

Song of the Day: Howlin Rain – “Phantom in the Valley” [MP3]

Jordy Kasko December 7, 2011 0

Remember when rock used to be rock?  Well, it’s not anymore.  At least that’s what they want you to believe.  You’ve heard it a million times before, I’m sure: people saying that music isn’t

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About to Break: pop-rock from School of Seven Bells, Guards, and Shearwater

About to Break: pop-rock from School of Seven Bells, Guards, and Shearwater

Jordy Kasko December 6, 2011 0

Rather than three normal Fresh Tunes articles, I decided to spotlight these three groups in the first of a new series of articles called About to Break, where we tell you about groups who we

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Review: The Black Keys – <i>El Camino</i>

Review: The Black Keys – El Camino

Jordy Kasko December 6, 2011 0

Dan Auerbach and Pat Carney have hit an exceptional mid-career stride that many would kill for. I cannot recall the last time I heard an album with so many killer guitar riffs that make

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Fresh Tune: Tribes – “Himalaya”

Fresh Tune: Tribes – “Himalaya”

Jordy Kasko December 5, 2011 0

There’s a lot of buzz in the U.K., especially from certain magazines, about the young London quartet named Tribes.  Led by Johnny Lloyd, formerly of Operahouse, the alt. rock band first caught our attention

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Fresh Tune: Cass McCombs – “Bradley Manning” <small>[MP3]</small>

Fresh Tune: Cass McCombs – “Bradley Manning” [MP3]

Jordy Kasko December 3, 2011 0

Releasing two albums in one year, including one that will likely place on our Top 10 list, is just not enough for Cass McCombs — he’s got to write a song for Bradley Manning, the

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