JD McPherson: Vintage Post-Postmodernism

JD McPherson: Vintage Post-Postmodernism

’50s-style punk JD McPherson scares the squares with his Undivided Heart & Soul “Being an art-school kid, I learned that
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Julien Baker: Staying Power

Julien Baker: Staying Power

Julien Baker begins to make peace with her demons and the spotlight Julien Baker was an 18-year-old at Middle Tennessee
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The Barr Brothers: Raising The Barrs

The Barr Brothers: Raising The Barrs

By looking backward, the Barr Brothers are leaping forward Queens Of The Breakers (Secret City), the new album from Montreal
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Tortoise: Document And Eyewitness

Tortoise: Document And Eyewitness

The Catastrophist Tour Book captures Tortoise’s onstage energy “Nothing in Tortoise ever happens quickly,” says bassist/guitarist Doug McCombs, in what
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Destroyer: Use Your Delusion

Destroyer: Use Your Delusion

With his new Destroyer album, Dan Bejar once again renews his license to confuse When John Ashbery died in September,
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End Christian: Extreme Makeover

End Christian: Extreme Makeover

With End Christian, members of Hex Inverter, Brutal Truth, Dälek and others explore their subdued sides “Indie-rock disco” was how
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The Horrors: The Brat Pack

The Horrors: The Brat Pack

Britain’s the Horrors go totally '80s on their fifth album In retrospect, Faris Badwan sheepishly admits that he didn’t think
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Normal History Vol. 458: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 458: The Art Of David Lester

Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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Pine Barons: Isolation Drills

Pine Barons: Isolation Drills

The rural Jerseyites in Pine Barons make the most of their teenage wasteland Speaking of making music in Shamong, a
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Tom Hickox: Orchestral Manoeuvres

Tom Hickox: Orchestral Manoeuvres

Songwriter/composer Tom Hickox gets expansive on Monsters In The Deep Tom Hickox’s first album, 2014’s well-received War, Peace And Diplomacy,
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Colleen: Less Is Roar

Colleen: Less Is Roar

On A flame my love, a frequency, Colleen exorcises her demons—and maybe ours Composer Cécile Schott was on an overnight
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Amadou & Mariam: The Sound Of Confusion

Amadou & Mariam: The Sound Of Confusion

Amadou & Mariam write timely political songs you can dance to “There is confusion everywhere/There is illusion everywhere/There is division
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Normal History Vol. 456: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 456: The Art Of David Lester

Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
/ DAVID LESTER ART, FEATURES
Barrett Martin: World Party

Barrett Martin: World Party

Former grunge drummer Barrett Martin’s new book explores the power of music Throughout The Singing Earth (Sunyata Books), Barrett Martin
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