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![Review: Jhamasa Corinthian – Retro Love Arcade](/uploads/307/7931-ii-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Jhamasa Corinthian – Retro Love Arcade
Jhamasa Corinthian = Kelis + Big Boi … read more
![Review: Shamir – Northtown](/uploads/307/7930-shamir-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Shamir – Northtown
With a falsetto that ignores gender identity and production help from GODMODE head Nick Sylvester, the Northtown EP is an assertive debut. … read more
![Review: Sandy’s – Fourth Dementia](/uploads/307/7929-sandys-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Sandy’s – Fourth Dementia
Every song is like an island in a geographically-close chain, and each is closely related in overall vegetation, but every one has both subtle and clever differences. Schematically, this album is an intricately beach-infused psychedelic wonderland—for the heaviest dose, see “Lonely Hunter.” … read more
![Review: Peter Murphy – Lion](/uploads/307/7928-peter%20murphy%20lion-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Peter Murphy – Lion
Peter Murphy = David Bowie + Morrissey … read more
![Review: Sharon Van Etten – Are We There](/uploads/307/7927-sharon-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Sharon Van Etten – Are We There
Sharon Van Etten is on the rise. Her last album, Tramp, saw her really come into her own as a songwriter, while gaining wider recognition touring with acts like The National. … read more
![Review: Papercuts – Life Among the Savages](/uploads/307/7926-papercuts%20life%20among%20the%20savages-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Papercuts – Life Among the Savages
Papercuts = Spiritualized + The Eels – Coldplay … read more
![Review: S.O.A. – First Demo 12/29/80](/uploads/307/7925-soa-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: S.O.A. – First Demo 12/29/80
State of Alert (S.O.A.) is one of the unsung heroes of the Washington, D.C. hardcore scene. They were a flash in the pan, existing for less than a year before disbanding in the summer of 1981. Led by a 19-year-old Henry Rollins, they recorded eight songs.
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![Review: New God – Firework](/uploads/307/7924-firework_cover-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: New God – Firework
New God = Elliott Smith x Birds of Tokyo + Mac DeMarco … read more
![Review: Austra – Habitat](/uploads/307/7923-austra-habitat-crop-396x288.jpeg)
Review: Austra – Habitat
Austra = Trust + Grimes … read more
![July 2014 National Music Reviews](/uploads/307/7864-national%20cd-crop-396x288.jpg)
July 2014 National Music Reviews
Reviews for Austra, Blood And Sun, The Clean, Comeback Kid, Dub Thompson, Emperors Of Wyoming, The Ghost Wolves. Harmjoy, Lust For Youth, Mayhem, Nunslaughter, Papercuts, Plague Vendor, S.O.A., Sharon Van Etten, Thee Oh Sees, White Fence, White Reaper, Wovenhand, Yesway and more. … read more