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Mirah -

A FAVORITE FROM FIVE YEARS AGO"Jerusalem"from the album C'mon MiracleOriginal release date: May 4, 2004iTunes2004:A much quieter and more thoughtful album than any of her previous releases, Mirah's C'mon Miracle doesn't grab the listener by the ears and boldly proclaim its greatness the...

Beach House rip on Coco -

After landing themselves on pretty much everyone’s best of the year lists, Beach House Bring “10 Mile Stereo” To Conan and rip it up. I like this band. Simple, pretty and memorable. I dig it and so does Coco.

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YACHT - Shangri-La -

The concept album can be a dangerous format to contemplate. Push it too far and songs become nothing more than templates hungrily awaiting exposition. Weave the strings too loose, though, and your work can fall into a confusing mess of ideas.

YACHT has never been a band shy on concepts....

Architecture in Helsinki to Release Moment Bends May 3rd -

You may not have expected it, but the first great modernist pop album of 2011 is here… Four years on from their last album, Architecture In Helsinki return with the hook-laden, magnetic and lush Moment Bends (out May 3rd on Cooperative Music USA / Downtown Records). It sounds like the...

Review: The Bird and the Bee - Interpreting the Masters, Vol. 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oa -

The Bird and the Bee - Interpreting the Masters, Vol. 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall & John Oates (Blue Note)

Get your Friday Facial from Glorious Noise in the latest installment of our ongoing series, Faces Don't Lie: Expressive Record Reviews with Dylan Burr.

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Today's Tour Preview: Of Montreal -

After years of tours that featured alter egos, massive stage props, crazy projections, and animal costumes, fans of Athens, GA, psych-pop act Of Montreal are used to the spectacular. But the band's upcoming tour in support of their excellent new album, False Priest, promises to be an immersive experience...

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