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Olenka & the Autumn Lovers
01 Odessa On their sophomore album, And Now We Sing, Olenka & the Autumn Lovers deliver exactly what they promise. With no indie-rock pretension or…
Miranda Martini
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Real Live Action
Matthew Barber
Monday has never been the night when you pencil “rocking out” into your calendar. [ed. Unless you plan to attend Ice Cream Social.] Still, it’s…
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Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
It says something about a man when his chief fixations are felonies, dead or absent parents and spouses, and unplanned pregnancy. Chicago native Owen Ashworth…
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Paper Moon
The carefree and melodic songs on Manitoba five-piece Paper Moon’s latest release, Only During Thunderstorms, are misleading. On the surface, their subjects are fairly routine…
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Roots Manuva
When you put on a hip-hop record, you can generally count on a beat that’s easy to skank to. You rarely expect deft lyrical craftsmanship…