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Album Review: Total Babes – Swimming Through Sunlight

Rob Hakimian·September 1, 2011

Total Babes is ‘that Cloud Nothings side project,’ which is both unfortunate and fortunate. Unfortunate because they deserve...

Josh Becker·September 1, 2011

Trouble Books, the dream pop husband-and-wife duo of Keith Freund and Linda Lejsovka, describe themselves on their last.fm...

Will Ryan·August 31, 2011

A couple weeks ago in a Twitter conversation with a fellow 130BPM writer, I described Balam Acab’s debut...

Jon Blistein·August 31, 2011

Male Bonding are very talented. I don’t really know how else to put it. Their music is immediately...

Chase McMullen·August 30, 2011

What should we make of Lil Wayne in 2011? He’s not the same artist that released Rebirth last...

Gareth O'Malley·August 30, 2011

Much has been made of the fact that Bombay Bicycle Club’s new record is their third in as...

Charlie McDonald·August 29, 2011

I won’t bore you with the details of John Frusciante’s second departure from the Red Hot Chili Peppers:...

Los Angeles record label Brainfeeder has a new addition to the family: Thundercat. The phenomenal bassist, Stephen Bruner,...

Rob Hakimian·August 25, 2011

I Break Horses’ debut album, Hearts, is the product of three years’ work by two people, which may...

Josh Becker·August 25, 2011

Guess which Sun Araw release I’m describing: syrupy guitars, dubbed-out bass stabs, echoing keyboards, chanting vocals, and tribal...