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Learning how to be present in your life has become a constant topic of conversation with friends as the mid-twenties and the thirties approach. What draws us out of our lives in 2010 isn’t just the... Lees meer

It’s been a long time since Aloha had a noteworthy hook: by a conservative estimate, as far back as the turn of the century and That’s Your Fire, which had a sultry vibraphone and an overweening te... Lees meer

Under the mysterious Ulaan Khol moniker, Steven R. Smith has spent the better part of the last two years crafting a three-part suite entitled “Ceremony” for the Soft Abuse label. His method is both... Lees meer

There was something soothingly familiar about White Hinterland’s debut album Phylactery Factory. Restrained, cocktail-lounge musical backdrops and Casey Dienel’s expressive vocals resulted in an al... Lees meer

As Xiu Xiu, Jamie Stewart and his various collaborators (currently Angela Seo and Ches Smith) have made a career out of the uncomfortable union between on-the-edge-of-tears vocals and chirpy beats.... Lees meer

A dialectic is a story we tell about development. How do things change over time is a question that’s bothered us in the West since the Greeks, and the past 200 years have been about developing com... Lees meer

It’s a sign of the cold times that a witty, sardonic, effortlessly hooky power-pop record such as this one needs so much help to attract the least notice. It’s been endorsed by James “LCD Soundsyst... Lees meer

Long-haul Autechre fans may grouse, but to these ears, the English electronica duo only really hit their stride with the convolutions and buckled architectures of 2001’s Confeld. Notably, this was ... Lees meer

David S. Ware is playing an incredibly small show at a special undisclosed location in New York on March 13. Click here for the scoop.Saxophonist David S. Ware is no stranger to solo performance, e... Lees meer

Punk rock idealism has always put great faith in the people, a semi-fictional mass of ordinary folks who, once freed from the influence of big government, big corporations and organized religion, c... Lees meer