Track Review: ceo – “Wonderland”

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New York – If you can forgive a fair share of lewdness, ceo’s outlandish work will light up your life like surprise fireworks. Keeping in mind freedom of expression and sonic exploration, approaching this music with an open mind is essential. If you’re game, the payoff here is huge. Wonderland is ceo’s forthcoming album, and

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Live Review: Tennis At The Parish

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Austin – It was a chilly and wet night in Austin, TX when the husband and wife duo of Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley (a.k.a. Tennis) took the stage at the Parish. Already having been an unremarkable day in an unremarkable week, I was hoping that this particular night would break the pattern of monotony

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Album Review: Painted Palms – ‘Forever’

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New York – Radiating from The Bay in glossy and cascading lo-fi pop, Painted Palms’ sound will warm you straight through the teeth of winter. Vibing in sub-tropic atmospheres, their music teleports audiences to a warm, wild escape. Exotic like an imagined neon botanical garden, their sound is infused with 60’s-style psychedelic rock, yet anchored

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Album Preview: Jack Name, Light Show

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Seattle – Sensory perversion isn’t often given enough credit. When a sound truly assaults your ears, it tends to be viewed (or rather, heard) negatively; this kind of reaction might be automatic but it isn’t necessarily the one that should last. Art can be shocking, can be jarring, can be painful – what makes it

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Birdy – Live In NYC

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New York – In our time, most people are unaccustomed to elevator operators. So when Best New Band’s CMO Greg Brodsky and I were greeted politely by one Thursday evening, on arrival at the Birdy Showcase in NYC, it was quite a shock (the elevator man does pushups to pass the time). The evening was

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