"String arrangements by Van Dyke Parks, production by Jim O'Rourke, engineering by Steve Albini, backing vocals by Smog's Bill Callahan. fav song>"Cosmia""
"Charming and catchy pop from Sweden. they explore everythifng from lo-fi 80s electronics and shoegaze guitars to slacker beats and icy dreamscapes. fav song: "Amsterdam""
"Heavy and beautiful, the debut from Various takes dubstep off of the dancefloor, and-- like Portishead's Dummy-- adds vocals and song structures. fav song>"Hater""
"Danish band takes fairly normal indie reference points-- Radiohead, My Bloody Valentine-- and turns them into lavish, stratospheric, fairy-tale prog. fav song:"Why Are You Looking Grave""
"reate a record that presents the humor, dread, and resignation in unfiltered form. fav song>"Wai"Will Oldham and Faun Fables vocalist Dawn McCarthy c"
"The art collective's new LP recalls sumptuously produced electro-orchestral New Pop and has the air of a carefully constructed artifact hermetically sealed under glass. fav song>"Two Extremes""
"Danish indie pop band offers a mix of Isaac Brock's vocal tics with Doug Martsch's nasal croon over infectious hooks and sharp melodies. fav song>"Silver Ponds""
"This krautrock influenced British duo remakes Neu!, Can, and Cluster for modern dancefloors with a radiant neon glow inspired by Air, Boards of Canada, and Kraftwerk. fav song>"Photocopier""
"Grizzly Bear revel in their attention to detail, dividing songs into mini-suites and creating a palpable atmosphere by mixing live instruments with slippery electronics. fav song>"Knife""
"Girl Talk completely detonates the notions of mash-up, with layered samples from more than 150 uncleared top 40 pop bangers, electro, indie yacht rock and more. fav song>"Smash Your Head""
"Return to Cookie Mountain's palpable atmosphere is charged with emotion. Both heavy and nuanced, eventually revealing itself as powerful art-rock. fav song>"Providence""
"Wolf Parade co-vocalist and keyboardist Spencer Krug's side project is an exceedingly well-dressed, multi-hued glam pop masterpiece. fav song: "Stadiums & Shrines II""
"Drum's Not Dead succeeds through continued exploration and evolution of the sound that turned much of their fanbase against them. fav song>"Other Side Of Mt Heart Attack""
"Spanning glam, soul, country, and '70s AM rock, this record is a deceptively wry, wickedly tuneful testament to the fragile beauty of faith in pop music. fav song>"We Are the Sleepyheads""
"New record from Destroyer is among his best, an album that proves whatever the songwriter may have lost over the years in terms of precision he has made up in versatility. fav song>"European Oils""
"Pink, is not only the best album their decade-plus career has yet produced, but also the band's most melodic, conventionally structured, and aggressively addictive LP to date. fav song>"Farewell""
"sounds like ancient mountain and Delta traditions synthesized-- scratched up, muddied, and re-imagined for an America more reliant on machines than the grace of God. fav song:"Pink and Sour""
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