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Album ReviewsALBUM REVIEW: "Romantic Comedy" by Big Troubles
September 22. 2011 | By Carnie

ALBUM REVIEW: "Romantic Comedy" by Big Troubles

Romantic Comedy is defined by bursts of jangly guitars, feedback, and an early ’90s alternative rock badge of honor.

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Album ReviewsALBUM REVIEW: "Red EP" by Weekend
September 20. 2011 | By Carnie

ALBUM REVIEW: "Red EP" by Weekend

The Red EP is a delicious treat for shoegaze admirers wanting more Weekend.

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Album ReviewsALBUM REVIEW: “Mikal Cronin” by Mikal Cronin
September 19. 2011 | By Carnie

ALBUM REVIEW: “Mikal Cronin” by Mikal Cronin

Mikal Cronin’s self-titled debut is incredibly loose, feeling fresh and innovative on repeated listens.

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Album ReviewsALBUM REVIEW: “Dreams Come True” by CANT
September 12. 2011 | By Carnie

ALBUM REVIEW: “Dreams Come True” by CANT

Dreams Come True champions Chris Taylor’s strengths as a gifted arranger, singer, and collaborator.

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FeaturesBROOKLYN BEAT: CANT
September 05. 2011 | By Carnie

BROOKLYN BEAT: CANT

A merely promising album becomes the focus of a possible internet meltdown as Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear and Twin Shadow join forces.

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FeaturesBROOKLYN BEAT: White Hills
September 02. 2011 | By Carnie

BROOKLYN BEAT: White Hills

For more than five years, White Hills have been spreading their subversive space-rock gospel through ear splitting psychedelic live shows and numerous guitar melting releases.

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Album ReviewsALBUM REVIEW: “The Rip Tide” by Beirut
August 30. 2011 | By Carnie

ALBUM REVIEW: “The Rip Tide” by Beirut

Beirut refuses to be pigeonholed in their latest, The Rip Tide, and that’s a very good thing.

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Live ReviewsLIVE REVIEW: Woodsman @ Shea Stadium, NYC 8/26/11
August 30. 2011 | By Carnie

LIVE REVIEW: Woodsman @ Shea Stadium, NYC 8/26/11

Woodsman’s experimental, mind-altering indie rock deflected some of the media-spun doomsday predictions of death, destruction, flying debris, and boarded up neighborhoods.

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