There are releases one keeps out of loyalty and one keeps to praise.
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There are releases one keeps out of loyalty and one keeps to praise.
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The clusters of rural communities in northeastern Wisconsin feed into two of the region’s biggest draws: the scenic summer getaways of Door County, and the Mt. Olympus for many sports fans, Green Bay. One of said small towns produced Beau Devereaux, who makes music as Samantha Glass. While he currently operates out of Madison,...
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The latest release from Moon Pool & Dead Band is aimed to get listeners to the dancefloor.
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It’s been awhile since I chimed in on ‘unconventional’ music, so I thought I’d share some thoughts on some of the weird scene’s recent happenings. A lot seems to have changed in a pretty short time, so I thought I’d check in on one of the more prominent sound purveyors out there, Not Not...
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This is the third Samantha Glass tape that I’ve heard.
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Cuticle puts out what I think is his first full-length.
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Cruise Family puts out their vinyl debut on Not Not Fun.
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Best Album Peaking Lights “936″ (Not Not Fun) There were a ton of great albums released in 2011 (The Caretaker, Dirty Beaches, Tim Hecker, Natural Snow Buildings, Myrmyr, Prurient, Charlambides, etc.), but I definitely listened to this one more than all of them combined. I’ve been pretty evangelical about making sure other people hear...
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Best Album Peaking Lights, 936 LP/CD/tape (Not Not Fun) I’ve listened more often to this album than to any other that has come out in recent years. The bass, the vocals, the songwriting, it’s all just perfect. Initially I thought it would be a soundtrack for the summer only (“All the Sun That Shines,“ no less!)...
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Best Album Peaking Lights, 936 LP/CD/tape (Not Not Fun) Where to begin with this? Peaking Lights really took off into the stratosphere on this one. It’s certainly not as hazy as their older stuff, but no less excellent. Equal parts surf music, dub, pop, synth music (there’s a track called “Synthy” for crying out...
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