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These New Puritans | Hidden

Hidden is a real UK horror show, mixing grim, industrial beats with mannered, regal horns and a persistent aura of foggy uneasiness. These New Puritans reveal a penchant for æsthetic violence and revolutionary action that, though rarely convincing, mat
Domino (2010)
By MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY  |  March 12, 2010
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Trans Am | What Day Is It Tonight? Trans Am Live, 1993 - 2008

Trans Am are distillers of guilty pleasures, mixing fat AOR riffs with sleazy electronic accents and a propulsive attitude typically reserved for arcade soundtracks. What Day Is It Tonight? covers the DC-area band’s 20-year history with high-quality, hig
Thrill Jockey
By MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY  |  November 27, 2009
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Fool's Gold | Fool's Gold

A big band with a big sound, Los Angeles-based Fool’s Gold come off as self-consciously cosmopolitan.  
 Iamsound (2009)
By MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY  |  September 25, 2009
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Mi Ami | ''Watersports''

After a contentious stint with DC rockers Black Eyes, Daniel Martin-McCormick and Jacob Long moved west to clear their heads and take control of their musical destiny.
Quarterstick (2009)
By MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY  |  February 09, 2009
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Review: A. C. Newman, Get Guilty

As leader of the New Pornographers, Carl Newman has lorded it over an indie-pop dynamo through four well-received albums.
Matador
By MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY  |  January 12, 2009
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2008 Listravaganza!

We are not at all sick of bands with animal names yet and seem to have a soft spot for Erykah Badu that we kept very hush about all year.
An absolute glut of cruelly reductive Top 10 lists from our dedicated staff of tirelessly enthusiastic writers
By BOSTON PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF  |  December 24, 2008
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Benoît Pioulard | Temper

Benoît Pioulard is the Gallic pseudonym of Oregon singer-songwriter Thomas Meluch, for whom inscrutability is an instrument and affectation an art.  
Kranky (2008)
By MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY  |  October 08, 2008
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TV on the Radio | Dear Science,

TVOTR have maintained their special vision while drawing in new ideas and expanding their sound.
Interscope
By MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY  |  September 16, 2008
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Tanya Tagaq

Though rough and inarticulate, the visceral, glottal sounds that Tagaq generates impart meaning and emotion.
Auk/Blood | Ipecac
By MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY  |  September 10, 2008
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David Byrne and Brian Eno

Everything That Happens is a brilliant addition to a creative partnership that has yielded so much and shouldn’t have taken 27 years to rekindle.
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today | Self-Released
By MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY  |  August 26, 2008
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Jeff Hanson

Hanson has augmented the sparse, acoustic folk of his previous albums with a backdrop of strings and horns, thus giving these songs greater depth and body.
Madam Owl | Kill Rock Stars
By MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY  |  August 19, 2008
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Zach Hill

On his first solo release, he indulges in an unrestrained torrent of challenging yet tuneful rock.
Astrological Straits | Ipecac
By MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY  |  August 12, 2008
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Oneida

Oneida’s Preteen Weaponry is a fair introduction to the band’s stripped-down, elemental nature.
Preteen Weaponry | Jagjaguwar
By MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY  |  July 29, 2008
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Nico Muhly

Nico Muhly is too young to realize that classical music is meant to be a gated community.
Mothertongue  | Brassland
By MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY  |  July 22, 2008
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Robert Pollard(1)

Pollard achieves the balance of indie and arena rock he’s been chasing for years, but he demonstrates something new in his approach
Robert Pollard Is Off to Business | Guided by Voices Inc.
By MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY  |  June 09, 2008
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Asobi Seksu

In the two years since their debut, NYC’s Asobi Seksu have found solid footing for their dreamy, effervescent mixture of coy indie rock and shoegazer noisemaking. Asobi Seksu, "New Years"  (mp3 via MySpace)
Citrus | Friendly Fire
By MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY  |  June 20, 2006

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