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Meredith Graves (Perfect Pussy) Talks Cloud Castle Lake’s Dandelion

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By Meredith Graves | January 9, 2015

Meredith Graves (Perfect Pussy) Talks Cloud Castle Lake’s Dandelion

After first hearing them in a fashion video, Perfect Pussy’s singer eagerly jumped on the Cloud Castle Lake train.

Teeny Lieberson (TEEN) Talks D’Angelo and the Vanguard’s Black Messiah

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By Teeny Lieberson | January 8, 2015

Teeny Lieberson (TEEN) Talks D’Angelo and the Vanguard’s Black Messiah

How did a 40-year-old recluse manage to wow all of us? The answer lies in the difference between music and music.

Eric Avery (Jane’s Addiction, Polarbear) Talks EMA’s The Future’s Void

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By Eric Avery | January 7, 2015

Eric Avery (Jane’s Addiction, Polarbear) Talks EMA’s The Future’s Void

On The Future’s Void, EMA gives us something we could all use more of: a real point of view.

Iain Cook (Chvrches) Talks Caribou’s Our Love

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By Iain Cook | January 6, 2015

Iain Cook (Chvrches) Talks Caribou’s Our Love

Uncannily eclectic and near-perfect, the new Caribou is the sound of the voice in your head when you're wrestling with something big.

Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr.) Talks Beck’s Morning Phase

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By Lou Barlow | December 25, 2014

Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr.) Talks Beck’s Morning Phase

I don't know if jealousy is the right way to describe how I feel about Beck. He does, however, remind me of my own shortcomings. I don't know if ...

Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes, Swan Lake) Talks Amen Dunes’ Love

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By Carey Mercer | December 24, 2014

Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes, Swan Lake) Talks Amen Dunes’ Love

When we dream of escaping ourselves, escaping the mundane beginnings that swaddle us, from our earliest embarrassments on into our teenage years...

Sean Nelson (Harvey Danger) Talks Angel Olsen’s Burn Your Fire for No Witness

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By Sean Nelson | December 23, 2014

Sean Nelson (Harvey Danger) Talks Angel Olsen’s Burn Your Fire for No Witness

Having spent the better (obviously the wrong word) part of my listening life in a thralldom to both severe depression and the saddest music I can...

Amelia Meath (Sylvan Esso, Mountain Man) Talks Nicki Minaj’s The Pinkprint

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By Amelia Meath | December 19, 2014

Amelia Meath (Sylvan Esso, Mountain Man) Talks Nicki Minaj’s The Pinkprint

Who is the real Nicki Minaj? And does her new album reveal the answer? Sylvan Esso's singer gets to the bottom of it… or tries to.

Anika Pyle (Chumped) Talks Mary J. Blige’s The London Sessions

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By Anika Pyle | December 18, 2014

Anika Pyle (Chumped) Talks Mary J. Blige’s The London Sessions

With The London Sessions, soul icon Mary J. Blige shows us something we haven’t seen before: the real Mary.

Aaron Beam (Red Fang) Talks Take That’s III

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By Aaron Beam | December 17, 2014

Aaron Beam (Red Fang) Talks Take That’s III

Red Fang’s singer thinks that Take That are clearly talented, but they need some more flavor.