Album Review: The Temper Trap

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There’s something about The Temper Trap’s Dougy Mandagi’s voice that’s enchanting. The cooed falsetto and Jeff Buckley-esque vocals that made the band’s single “Sweet Disposition” from their 2009 debut album, Conditions, a massive international hit. But Mandagi’s distinctive voice alone is not enough. In the case of The Temper Trap, it takes five to make

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New Bands To See At Coachella: Gotye

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If you have not heard “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye, you must live under a rock. It’s the only explanation, really, considering that track transcends genres, making it accessible to alternative rock, pop, and even hip-hop radio stations, which have all given it monstrous airtime. The Australian-based indie outfit has been one

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