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Alex Anwandter: 'Rebeldes'new
Warning: Do not mock Chile’s Alex Anwandter's new album. His nasal tone will illicit an overwhelming desire to bang your head against the wall and scream, “This is a load of pop nonsense!” Don't.
San Antonio Current |
Tori Sommerman |
07-16-2012 |
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Chris Maddin: 'The Tiago Splitters'new
Chris Maddin's backing band on this album, for whom it is named, is something of a Saytown super-group.
San Antonio Current |
James Courtney |
07-13-2012 |
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Nicolette Good: 'Monarch'new
For some people, vibe is enough. Give them a pretty voice and some warm texture to surround it and they're good. Others demand hooks.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
07-13-2012 |
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FEED: 'Thigpen'new
FEED's Thigpen is 10 tracks of pure lo-fi '90s rock worship.
San Antonio Current |
James Woodard |
07-12-2012 |
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Ron Young: 'Under the Texas Radar'new
Thirty-eight years after making finalist at the Kerrville Folk Festival, Young releases his debut recording featuring an eclectic batch of lighthearted, oft-heartbroken country songs.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
07-06-2012 |
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Santigold: 'Master of My Make-Believe'new
After mesmerizing audiences with the frenetic percussion and eerie synths of her smash hit, "Creator," Santigold fell into a four-year slump crippled by self-doubt.
San Antonio Current |
Alejandra Ramírez |
07-05-2012 |
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Old Man Gloom: 'No'new
No is Old Man Gloom's first proper full-length since 2004's Christmas.
San Antonio Current |
James Woodard |
07-03-2012 |
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Kinky: 'Sueño de la máquina'new
Kinky's fifth studio album has the band coming full circle.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-03-2012 |
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Album Reviewsnew
A place to Bury Strangers, Guantanamo Baywatch and Kate Miller-Heidke.
Orlando Weekly |
Reyan Ali and Bao Le-Huu and Justin Strout |
06-28-2012 |
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Fiona Apple: 'The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do'new
In the fourth coming of Fiona Apple, with its darkly philosophical title that sounds as though Emily Dickinson could have written it, the listener is — at once — therapist, friend, and nemesis.
San Antonio Current |
James Courtney |
06-25-2012 |
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Blind Divine: The One Hundred Box Setnew
Many musicians release boxed sets, but those are usually career retrospectives or best-of collections. Meanwhile, Tucson's Blind Divine recently issued a set of five CDs of all previously unreleased material...
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-25-2012 |
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Lazer Sword: Memorynew
Electronic duo and production team Lazer Sword—Antaeus Roy (aka Lando Kal) and Bryant Rutledge (aka Low Limit)—is back with its first studio effort since 2010's self-titled debut full-length. Memory, out on Modeselektor's Monkeytown label, is only a slight departure from the partnership's crunky roots...
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
06-25-2012 |
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Third Root: 'Stand for Something'new
From the lilting sampled opening riffs of “Brother, Brother,” the first tune on Third Root’s sterling debut disc...
San Antonio Current |
John Phillip Santos |
06-25-2012 |
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Tripp's We Are Happy Herenew
Tripp is a purer brand of pop than the indie realm tends to traverse. Alex Wilkins has no interest in hiding behind sonic overload or trickery, putting the vocals up-front and pointedly singing with clarity. (self-released)
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Hacienda: 'Shakedown'new
The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach's influence is clear on Hacienda's third album...
San Antonio Current |
Leonard Pierce |
06-21-2012 |
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