MATT POND PA: Last Light [Altitude]

MATT POND PA: Last Light [Altitude]

With Last Light, matt pond PA completes its evolution into a rock band. Over the course of nine years and
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OFFICE: A Night At The Ritz [New Line]

OFFICE: A Night At The Ritz [New Line]

The workplace romance between Scott Masson’s unnerving, corporate-themed visual art and his hodgepodge of musical side projects has finally gotten
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TUNNG: Good Arrows [Thrill Jockey]

TUNNG: Good Arrows [Thrill Jockey]

Tunng has brought folk comparisons upon itself by realizing melodies with intricate acoustic instrumentation, rustic male/ female vocal harmonies and
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STEVE EARLE: Washington Square Serenade [New West]

STEVE EARLE: Washington Square Serenade [New West]

Who could have imagined that Steve Earle would get the chance to grow old gracefully? Two decades after his first
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Essential New Music: Iron And Wine's "The Shepherd’s Dog"

Essential New Music: Iron And Wine’s “The Shepherd’s Dog”

When we first met Sam Beam, it was kind of obvious from his hushed, solitary bedroom recordings that he didn’t
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DEVENDRA BANHART: Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon [XL]

DEVENDRA BANHART: Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon [XL]

Authenticity is such a bore. Where is the real Devendra Banhart? On his fifth album, he’s Elvis Presley one minute,
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R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania