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Hypeworthy | holychild: “Happy With Me” (MP3 Premiere)
You might think that flossing your ears with a Nerds rope would be uncomfortable, and you might be right, but what about when it sounds so good? That’s the feeling I get when listening to new LA outfit...
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Listen | Out Go The Lights : “Big Balloon”
Back in 2011 Florida indie pop outfit Out Go The Lights released their SUN EP, a charming, cohesive collection of tracks for a young band – especially from one still in high school. Crafting melodic...
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Listen | Fort Jams: “Jacket Inside”
Long Beach newcomer Fort Jams sees a debut 7″ released from new label Plastic Jurassic (run by our boys Francisco The Man). The two tracks meander effortlessly through affecting indie-rock and Beatley...
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Listen | D.D Dumbo: “Tropical Oceans”
Did you ever go through one of those fun houses at a carnival when you were a kid? Remember those things at the end that spun around? Well, if you had supreme juvenile skill you could position your...
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Listen | Gilligan Moss: “Choreograph”
The indie hype cycle can be a pretty boring place at times: with every successful act or sound comes a veritable horde of similar artists, perpetuated by bandwagon hopping bloggers, and fans looking...
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Listen | ANOTHER new Cut Copy: “Take Me Higher”
Free Your Mind is out Nov 5th. Preorder here »Previously: “We Are Explorers” MP3
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Premiere | Streets of Laredo’s Vol. II EP
Streets of Laredo are Brooklyn babies by way of New Zealand. They made their way around the CMJ circuit last month and turned a many heads, including the two ears attached to my own. Energetic live...
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Listen | Ages and Ages: “Divisionary (Do The Right Thing)”
If you’re looking for a tune to get you over the hump this week, look no further than Ages and Ages. This Portland act is anthemic, melodic, and quite simply: fun. Once they hook you with alluring...
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Listen | Young Yeller: “War”
While we’re busy figuring out how to rank and present our favorite albums and songs of 2013, there’s still plenty to pay attention to outside the listomania. Brooklyn’s Young Yeller is the solo...
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Listen | new Yellow Ostrich: “Any Wonder”
Alex, we are getting old. It’s hard to believe I first wrote about the music of Alex Schaaf in 2008 when he (and I, for that matter) were still both in school, except he was playing in a (now defunct)...
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