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The Old Ceremony's Fairytales and Other Forms of Suicidenew
As a whole, this is the most convincing collection in The Old Ceremony's catalog, proof that the past, present and future of this veteran ensemble remain exciting. (Yep Roc)
The Evil Tenors' Peach Fuzznew
Peach Fuzz finds Durham's Nathan White breaking in a new sound and a new personality, adapting to unfamiliar surroundings and figuring out how to fit in.
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Onward, Soldiers' Monstersnew
On Monsters, Onward, Soldiers' talent is clear, but their focus is not.
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Naked Gods' No Jamsnew
Boone quintet Naked Gods pair weirdo roots rock, not far removed from Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, with ambitious guitar architecture that points to Built to Spill and Dinosaur Jr.
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Oulipo's That Is What I Said (And I Dove Into the Water)new
On the rich and enveloping That Is What I Said, Raleigh five-piece Oulipo crams an LP's worth of ideas onto a five-song cassette. (Diggup Tapes)
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Logan Pate'sThe Difference Between Moths and Butterfliesnew
Building from the soulful electronics of his earlier Moths EP, Pate adds hypnotic acoustic guitar, gracing the mix with his extraordinary voice.
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Heads on Sticks' Brutish & Shortnew
In the last two years, Heads on Sticks have gone from a largely studio-bound offshoot of a prominent local bandleader and sideman to one of the best live acts in the area.
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Brain F≠'s Sleep Roughnew
What makes this debut LP a record that will instantly drill itself into the head of most any loud-rock fan is the Charlotte band's endless churning, wrought by a precise mix of mind-rattling hooks and bone-crushing riffs.
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The Huguenots' Debut EP is Underwhelmingnew
These aren't just popular trails; they're 16-lane freeways that have been jammed with traffic since 1964. The Huguenots' talent is clear, but if they ever want to set themselves apart, they'll need to take the nearest exit and start carving a path of their own.
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Floating Action's Desert Etiquettenew
Desert Etiquette, Seth Kauffman's fourth album and second under the Floating Action moniker, is an adventurous yet comfortably familiar excursion, a colorful musical expanse that's worth more than a few trips.
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North Elementary: Southern Rescue Trailsnew
On their second LP in as many years, North Elementary by turns yearns with awe toward boundless possibilities and bemoans the vexation of not fulfilling that potential.
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