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The P-90's Limited Supply EPnew
It's all pitched at a certain intensity, but there are hints of even greater eclecticism and enough promise to tickle anticipation.
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For Black Skies, Southern Metal is a Network, Not a Stylenew
In the pivotal final third of "The Sleeping Prophet," the last song on their new self-released album, a new, rather warm sound slides through the fuzz. It is a flute, brought to you by one of the heaviest bands ever to emerge from the Triangle.
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The Away Team's Scars & Stripesnew
The relationship between beatmaker Khrysis and lead emcee Sean Boog has persevered, a fact that's more impressive than the music they continue to make.
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Rapper Big Pooh's Dirty Pretty Thingsnew
With Dirty Pretty Things, Pooh doesn't party as much as he used to, but Durham vocalist Darien Brockington returns from his spiritual hiatus on the penetrating "Soul Music."
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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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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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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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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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Wild Flag Gets Dynamic, Not Didacticnew
Mary Timony's knotty heaviness melds perfectly with Carrie Brownstein's brawny swagger on the group's self-titled debut.
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Wesley Wolfe's Cynics Need Love Toonew
In two years, Wolfe has grown from a songwriter who doubted he was any good to a self-sufficient writer, singer, arranger, producer and manufacturer who, most important, has proven that even the worst impulses can be broadcast and beaten.
