Balmorhea: Candor/Clamor (Western Vinyl, 12/7/10) Balmorhea: "Clamor" (Prefuse 73 Remix) Austin, TX-based instrumental band Balmorhea is gearing up for a tour on the heels of its recently released, two-track minimalist epic Candor/Clamor, out now on Western Vinyl. Today's MP3 premiere features Pr
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No CommentsWhen self-taught, English photographer Natalie Dybisz started posting her dreamlike self-portraits on Flickr under the moniker Miss Aniela, she never anticipated that she would become a virtual superstar amid the online photo-sharing community within a matter of months. “I remember writing about i
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No CommentsDestroyer: Kaputt (Merge, 1/25/11) Destroyer: "Kaputt" With nine full-length albums under his belt as Destroyer, Dan Bejar is still managing to find ways to reinvent his lush, self-coined "European Blues" style. Bejar also has made a name for himself writing songs in a different vein for bands suc
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No CommentsEvery Friday, The Metal Examiner delves metal's endless depths to present the genre's most important and exciting albums. Ghost: Opus Eponymous (Metal Blade, 1/18/11) Ghost: "Con Clavi Con Dio" Sweden's Ghost is a purposefully mysterious sextet propagating an overtly Satanic message. With a tongue
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No CommentsZs: New Slaves Part II: Essence Implosion! (The Social Registry, 1/25/11) Zs: "AcresRMX" (Gabe Andruzzi Remix) It would be just like the beaten-to-death art of the remix to take on new life in scorched earth. Nothing about New York avant-garde group Zs has a hook to give people a happy thrill of r
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No CommentsAs part of the recent Tomorrow Never Knows festival, new-wave pop band Twin Shadow recently played at Schubas in Chicago, along with Fol Chen and Brahms. Adapting the "twin shadow" idea for coverage, ALARM had two photographers on the scene, capturing the show in two different styles. Photo duo Sanc
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No CommentsListen to a brand new track from punk-rock supergroup Bee Control. The band — Trevor DeBrauw (Pelican/Tusk/Chord), Dave Laney (Milemarker/Challenger/Auxes), Theo Katsaounis (Joan of Arc/Locks/D. Rider) — is set to release a four-track 7-inch in March on Past/Futures. Bee Control – Now Y
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No CommentsChain and the Gang: Music's Not For Everyone (K Records, 2/22/11) Chain and the Gang: "Why Not" Ian Svenonius is in California, preparing for a two-month tour with his band Chain and the Gang, and, as expected, his dialogue is peppered with the socio-political observations and pop-culture meanderi
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No CommentsTapes 'n Tapes: Outside (Ibid, 1/11/11) Tapes 'n Tapes: "Freak Out" It wasn’t too long ago when Tapes 'n Tapes was indie rock’s next big thing. And there certainly was reason for the hype. The Minneapolis-based quartet’s 2006 effort, The Loon, is chock-full of raw pop hooks and a DIY sensibi
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No CommentsEach week, World in Stereo examines classic and modern world music while striving for a greater appreciation of other cultures. Bill Frisell & Vinicius Cantuária: Lagrimas Mexicanas (E1, 1/25/11) Bill Frisell & Vinicius Cantuária: "Aquela Miller" The fretwork abilities of guitar luminari
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