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Best Of 2011, Guest Editors: Ivy’s Andy Chase On Devil-Loc

As 2011 has come to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors.

In commercial terms, Ivy is but a footnote in the career of bassist Adam Schlesinger, who between his duties in Fountains Of Wayne and his work as a prolific songwriter for hire has made far greater claims on the public’s attention. But in a world where diffident cool trumped sugary snark, the trio of Schlesinger, Andy Chase and singer Dominique Durand would have reaped richly deserved rewards. All Hours (Nettwerk), Ivy’s sixth album and its first since 2005, continues the electronic excursions of In The Clear while maintaining the ironclad melodies that anchor early shoulda-been hits like “This Is The Day.” Durand and Chase, who are married with children, will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with them.

Chase: Devil-Loc is the greatest plug-in for digital recording ever invented. Put it on anything, and it’s transformed into amazingness. It makes clean and somewhat lifeless sounds become highly pumped up, vibey, gritty and quirky. I’ve been using it like crazy, on almost everything I’ve recorded this past year. It’s my favorite plug-in in the whole world.

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