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Essential New Music: Alan Vega's "IT"

Essential New Music: Alan Vega’s “IT”

As aggressively influential as the scorched-earth electro of Suicide was (that being vocalist/poet/painter Alan Vega’s duo with machine manipulation Martin
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Essential New Music: Oh Sees' "Orc"

Essential New Music: Oh Sees’ “Orc”

What’s in a name? For guitar wildman John Dwyer, it’s hard to tell. After several releases under various permutations of
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Essential New Music: Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton's "Choir Of The Mind"

Essential New Music: Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton’s “Choir Of The Mind”

In Metric, Emily Haines specializes in glossy, synth-centric pop. In her occasional stints as one of Broken Social Scene’s many
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Essential New Music: The Clientele's "Music For The Age Of Miracles"

Essential New Music: The Clientele’s “Music For The Age Of Miracles”

Some artists believe so thoroughly in the imaginary worlds they create, the listener winds up being convinced of their existence,
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Essential New Music: Jolie Holland And Samantha Parton's "Wildflower Blues"

Essential New Music: Jolie Holland And Samantha Parton’s “Wildflower Blues”

Jolie Holland’s eclectic solo career has largely overshadowed the fact that she was a founder of one-time folk sensation the
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Essential New Music: METZ's "Strange Peace"

Essential New Music: METZ’s “Strange Peace”

Over the years, these Toronto darlings have been compared to the concrete (punk, hardcore, noise rock, grunge) and likened to
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Essential New Music: Bash & Pop's "Friday Night Is Killing Me"

Essential New Music: Bash & Pop’s “Friday Night Is Killing Me”

Apparently, Tommy Stinson fancied himself a songwriter—just not under the auspices of his cantankerous Replacements CEO. So when a frustrated
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Essential New Music: Alvvays' "Antisocialites"

Essential New Music: Alvvays’ “Antisocialites”

It’s ironic that Alvvays frontwoman Molly Rankin hails from the famed folk lineage of Canada’s Rankin Family. Because, only two
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