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Lanterns on the Lake: the band’s own sonorous name is the first indication that these are musicians with a thing for beauty. But not too much beauty. The
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I’m a big fan of Derek Fudesco and Amber Webber and love all of their musical projects including Cave Singers, Black Mountain, The Murder City Devils, Lighning Dust
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Hey look, another Joy Division re-make! We here at Sound It Out are of the age that we’re probably generationally predisposed to Joy Division covers (for instance, reviewing
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And, Starchild said unto us, “I look at him as a genre. Within the genre of Prince, there is so much to discover.” Out of the mouth of
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When you hear the delicate opening guitar line of Cross Records’ new single, “Steady Waves,” The Pixies may not be the first band that comes to mind. But
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No point in denying it: fall is in full swing in the northeast. Leaves are dropping at a quick pace, those perennial jokes about Mr. Autumn Man and
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Although I don’t wander around the East & West Village as much as I used to back in the day when I actually used to live down there,
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I know what you’re thinking: “Keep Shelly in Athens?” Look, coming up with a good band names is hard. Just ask Atomic Mass (they eventually changed their name to Def
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I have a theory about Track 3. In my experience, Track 3 tends to be the most important song on a typical album, if not the “best” song, then the
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For the review of the new single from psychedelic southern California band Wand, I’m joined once again by fellow traveler Funky Donny Fred. FDF: Duuu-uu-uu-ude… new album from
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