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The Body & Braveyoung's Nothing Passesnew
For the first 27-and-a-half of its 35-and-a-half minutes, Nothing Passes sounds almost exactly like what one might expect from a collaboration between The Body and Braveyoung.
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Big Tree: This New Yearnew
On its second full-length album, this creative quintet shows off its obvious jazz influences.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-31-2011 |
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Girl in a Coma: Exits and all the Restnew
While Trio B.C. (2009), the ladies' last collection of originals, had some grit and punch, it also had elements of an identity crisis as it danced between punk and rockabilly influences.
San Antonio Current |
Kelsey Valadez |
10-27-2011 |
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Daniel "Tatita" Márquez: Haribolnew
Márquez's Haribol (a Hare Krishna greeting roughly translated as "chant the name of God") may remind some EDM fans of the Robert Miles/Trilok Gurtu collaboration Miles-Gurtu
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
10-27-2011 |
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Sinful Savage Tigers' The Last Night of the Revelsnew
The Tigers have arrived at a wonderfully catchy, stylistically balanced record in little time at all.
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The Hot at Nights' Nice Talknew
When the group wanders, they're at their best.
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Systems' Ghost Medicinenew
At the core of Systems' brilliance, at least on the Carrboro band's debut, is the band's ability to navigate the uneven line between thrash and post-rock.
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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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Stratocruiser's The Sparknew
Stratocruiser's fourth album successfully highlights more nascent psych influences that augment the ringing jangle pop and glammy hard pop of antecedents such as Badfinger and Cheap Trick.
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Sting: 25 Yearsnew
Even if Sting never went solo, his place in the rock 'n' roll Hall of Fame was secure thanks to the glorious way he mixed punk, reggae, and pop with the Police.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-26-2011 |
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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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Coldplay: Mylo Xylotonew
Breaking news: Coldplay can rock!
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-26-2011 |
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CD Review: Cement Stars' Form & Tempernew
Charlotte indie rock quintet Cement Stars follows up 2009's Geometrics with the six-song EP, Form & Temper.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jeff Hahne |
10-24-2011 |
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Morris Orchids at LoneStar Studiosnew
Leonard Rader — guitarist, vocalist, and one half of the creative nucleus of Morris Orchids — describes his band as more “album-” than “stage-” oriented.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
10-20-2011 |
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Björk: Biophilianew
Few artists define "experimental" quite as effectively as Björk, which goes a long ways towards explaining how she has managed to remain so relevant throughout her three-decade career.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
10-20-2011 |
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