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The National 'Trouble Will Find Me'
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
On the sixth National album, Matt Berninger ruminates on the lure of heaven. -
Top 20 Albums of 2013 So Far
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
The moment My Bloody Valentine issued their third album, 2013 was a great year for indie music. -
Vampire Weekend - Artist Profile
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Brooklyn's preppiest, poppiest indie outfit has made a career of bright melody and slight controversy. -
Vampire Weekend 'Modern Vampires of the City'
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Monday, May 06, 2013
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Monday, May 06, 2013
The third Vampire Weekend album makes the band's most varied, divisive, daring work. -
The National - Artist Profile
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
The National's slow, steady progression, from unknowns to the band who soundtracked Hope and Change. -
Deerhunter 'Monomania'
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
After the melancholy 'Halcyon Digest,' Deerhunter turn it up on 'Monomania.' -
Top 20 Drag City Albums
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
The greatest albums from one of indie music's greatest-ever labels. -
Deerhunter Discography
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
From bratty noisy act to indie-rock elder statesman: Bradford Cox and co, album by album. -
The National Discography
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The complete career output for Barack Obama's favorite moody, brother-filled Brooklynites. -
Interview: Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Fighting off Saab enthusiasts and a chorus of hater, Vampire Weekend remain eternally undaunted. -
Interview: Aaron Dessner of The National
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
After the tense 'High Violet,' The National's 'Trouble Will Find Me' is a fun record about dying. -
She & Him Discography
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Matching Zooey Deschanel's songwriting to M. Ward's vintage orchestrations, She & Him have made some sweet pop together. -
Upcoming Album Release Dates
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Sort through the glut of new releases with this guide to the upcoming indie-music release schedule. -
Animal Collective - Artist Profile
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Biographical history of Animal Collective, the shape-shifting American outfit who's earned a reputation as one of the new millennium's most important musical acts. -
Young Galaxy 'Ultramarine'
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Friday, April 12, 2013
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Friday, April 12, 2013
'Ultramarine' is populated by young dreamers dealing with the sadness of growing up. -
Interview: Catherine McCandless of Young Galaxy
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
Young Galaxy's singer talks nostalgia, bittersweetness, drugs, kids, parenthood, and Ultramarine. -
The Flaming Lips 'The Terror'
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Wednesday, April 03, 2013
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Wednesday, April 03, 2013
The Flaming Lips' 13th LP is a focused meditation on death, darkness, and dissonance. -
Iron and Wine 'Ghost on Ghost'
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
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Monday, April 01, 2013
'Ghost on Ghost' is the culmination of Beam's turn from insular folkie to festival-ready crowdpleaser. -
Iron and Wine - Artist Profile
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Sunday, June 08, 2008
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
Shy southerner Sam Beam's quiet songs have made a loud noise on the alternative scene. -
Vampire Weekend Discography
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
Hyped from their very beginnings, Vampire Weekend have quietly progressed from album to album. -
Yeah Yeah Yeahs 'Mosquito'
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
On their first EP, Yeah Yeah Yeahs made two instruments sound huge. On Mosquito, many instruments sound small. -
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Artist Profile
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
The history of the rock'n'roll trio, as told by Karen O, Nick Zinner, and Brian Chase. -
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Discography
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
Yeah Yeah Yeahs' complete discography, song by song. -
Iron & Wine Discography
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
Iron & Wine's complete discography, track by track. -
Grizzly Bear Discography
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
Grizzly Bear's entire discography, track by track. -
Grizzly Bear - Artist Profile
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
An in-depth look at the harmony-draped folk-pop experimentalists. -
Jim James 'Regions of Light and Sound of God'
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Friday, February 01, 2013
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The solo debut from My Morning Jacket's frontman is a concept-LP about love and God, scored with psychedelic soul. -
Interview: Jason Molina of Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co.
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
Back in 2002, the late Jason Molina already saw his Songs: Ohia records philosophically. -
10 International Acts to Watch at SXSW 2013
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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Wednesday, March 06, 2013
From Holy Balm to the Holydrug Couple, here's ten foreign acts bringing the goods to Austin. -
10 Last-Minute Picks for SXSW 2013
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
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Wednesday, March 06, 2013
All roads lead to Austin. And these travellers --from Young Dreams to Young Galaxy-- come bearing last-minute buzz. -
10 Bands to Watch at SXSW 2013
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
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Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Come March, all roads lead to Austin. From Bleached to Diana to Wax Idols, here's ten of the best bands en route. -
10 Awesome SXSW 2013 Shows
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Tuesday, March 05, 2013
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Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Trying to make sense of the chaos in Austin? Here's ten killer bills at SXSW, most of which feature Mac DeMarco.