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Album Review: Father John Misty – Fear Fun

Arthur Velez·May 24, 2012

At about the three-quarter mark of the slow-burning closing track of Father John Misty’s “debut” album, Fear Fun,...

Andrew Bailey·May 24, 2012

Strata are no longer making music together, but back when they were, I saw them share bills with...

Colin Joyce·May 24, 2012

Synthesizer parts toeing the line between cheesy and insanely catchy. Female vocal samples. A cloudy, reverb soaked lead...

Colin Joyce·May 23, 2012

The darkness that pervades the whole of Clear Moon is familiar territory for Phil Elverum. Even before his...

Ray Finlayson·May 23, 2012

Nootropics is definitely the kind of album that needs to be taken with a little perspicacity. While the...

John Ulmer·May 23, 2012

There is one great track on Apocalyptic Love. It is called “Anastasia” and it arrives at the midpoint...

Craig Jenkins·May 21, 2012

Think for a second, really think, about all the cockamamie shit the Flaming Lips have pulled in their...

Ray Finlayson·May 21, 2012

The story goes that Al Spx – aka Cold Specks – is a false name, created by the...

Ray Finlayson·May 21, 2012

While strong independent female figures are fairly common in the indie-music world (PJ Harvey, Laura Marling), it’s not...

Colin Joyce·May 19, 2012

Photos by Nick Pereslugoff Though their live shows are much lauded, for some reason Japanther’s studio output has...