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I’m afraid to forget the smell of you
With each band member with a moniker like “Panda Bear” and “Geologist,” it’s not a stretch to say Animal Collective is a band of weirdos for weirdos. And this week we’re going to the zoo! We’re talking about a band defined by and celebrated for their haunting hoots, eclectic vocal harmonies, and instrumental playfulness. They…
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ILYSFM
Victoria Legrand could literally shit on a plate, call it music, and I would eat it up. Luckily I don’t have to go quite that far, because album after album, Beach House comes through with gourmet-tasting sound. Their eighth studio album Once Twice Melody, released in four parts over the last few months, is no…
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Bratty G
If you haven’t listened to Best Coast’s 2010 release Crazy for You, I highly recommend righting that wrong immediately. This album is flawless front to back—so much so that it makes my top 15 albums ever. It’s the perfect album to listen to when you’re missing someone. When you’re annoyed by someone you love. When…
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One warm day is all I really need
In celebration of the much anticipated Shore tour announcement last week, I am abso-f*ckin-lutely ecstatic to share a Fleet Foxes earworm. And we know this one is going to be epic, considering the praise Shore has received over the past year – not to mention a grammy nomination. Other than one ticket-to-stream performance of A…
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the hardest part is over
Sure, hindsight is 20/20. So call it a coincidence, ESP, intuition, or music magic, but there’s no denying that Tame Impala’s fourth album The Slow Rush, released just one month before the world shut down from the first wave of the pandemic, hits *very* on the nose for the year 2020. On top of the…
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Gotta lotta love (except for Joe Rogan)
My dad and I rarely text. But if we do, nine times out of ten it’s a link to Youtube with little to no context other than “good song” or “👍.” Over the years we’ve shared our top songs from bands like Fleet Foxes, Sigur Ros, St. Vincent, and the man of the hour: Neil…
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Found what in a drawer now?
I first heard Band of Horses in 2006 when a friend put “Part One” on a mix for me. Struck by the memorable vocal delivery, sweetness of the sound, and a growing interest in alt/indie rock, I went on to devour their first two albums Everything All the Time and Cease to Begin. Like many…
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I won’t let you take me for a ride
There’s been plenty of indie-stry buzz about Snail Mail’s debut album Lush. If I wrote this album at 17 like Lindsey Jordan did, I would simply be insufferable. Why? My ego would be through the roof because I wrote a perfect album that captures the longing and heartache of a particular moment in time when…
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Not convinced it’ll be different this time
Earworm. It’s an ugly word, isn’t it? An ugly word that speaks to the magical moment a fragment of music loops in your brain-space for days on end. Maybe it’s a catchy hook or even just three or four bars that occupy your mind even when the song is no longer being played. First up…
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