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Singer-songwriter Joshua Davis got on The Voice the hard way. He gave a blind audition that immediately caught the attention of judges Blake Shelton and Adam Levine. Davis would go to make it to the final three contestants. Alo...
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Thanks to his acclaimed first few records, Toro y Moi became known as a pioneer of the chillwave genre. Toro y Moi’s newest album, What For?, with its vintage, ’70s rock feel represents a stylistic departure for singer-gu...
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Folk rockers the Avett Brothers formed just over a decade ago in North Carolina. Early on, the group combined bluegrass, country, punk, pop, folk and rock to produce a distinctive sound. Over time, the guys have refined their s...
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Last year, Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore released The Best Day, his first solo album since 2010’s Demolished Thoughts. It retains his signature distorted guitar tones but features a more direct approach in terms of the s...
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Formed in the wake of the dissolution of the Sex Pistols, the UK group Public Image Ltd reformed in 2008 and went back to the studio to issue This is PiL in 2012. The follow-up album, What the World Needs Now…, features more sn...
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Along with the British group Ride, Swervedriver typified the English shoegazer movement of the early ’90s. Although the band dissolved back in 1998, it reconvened in 2008 and has been touring ever since. Earlier this year, the ...
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Born in Dalarna, Sweden, singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson, who performs under the stage name The Tallest Man on Earth, has just issued a set of introspective songs characterized by his quivering vocals. Dark Bird Is Home’s fr...