Essential New Music: The Go! Team's "Semicircle"

Essential New Music: The Go! Team’s “Semicircle”

In 2015, David Byrne flew (one of) his freak flags for the twirling arts of the color guard, probably giving
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Car Seat Headrest: Jukebox Hero

Car Seat Headrest: Jukebox Hero

Under the covers with Car Seat Headrest's Will Toledo Car Seat Headrest is a fiercely fine-tuned live beast of a
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Essential New Music: Car Seat Headrest's "Twin Fantasy (Face To Face)"

Essential New Music: Car Seat Headrest’s “Twin Fantasy (Face To Face)”

“My boy, we don’t see each other much.” And on this shouty, Animal Collective-ish note, Will Toledo—the brains and brawn
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Essential New Music: Felt's "A Decade In Music" And Go-Kart Mozart's "Mozart’s Mini-Mart"

Essential New Music: Felt’s “A Decade In Music” And Go-Kart Mozart’s “Mozart’s Mini-Mart”

Felt was one of Britain’s best indie bands of the 1980s that never quite got its due in the States.
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Essential New Music: Holger Czukay's "Cinema"

Essential New Music: Holger Czukay’s “Cinema”

Released to coincide with what would’ve been his 80th birthday, Cinema is a gorgeous, shady and gawky overview of what
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Essential New Music: Lucy Dacus' "Historian"

Essential New Music: Lucy Dacus’ “Historian”

“I’m afraid of pain, both yours and mine,” sings Lucy Dacus plaintively on the cold open to “Yours And Mine,”
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Essential New Music: Kississippi's "Sunset Blush"

Essential New Music: Kississippi’s “Sunset Blush”

It was difficult not to get too excited when Philly’s Kississippi released “Cut Yr Teeth” back in December. It felt
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Essential New Music: Tania Chen With Thurston Moore, David Toop, And Jon Leidecker's "John Cage: Electronic Music For Piano"

Essential New Music: Tania Chen With Thurston Moore, David Toop, And Jon Leidecker’s “John Cage: Electronic Music For Piano”

The title of Electronic Music For Piano isn’t the only paradoxical thing about it. The score, which updates an earlier
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