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Best Albums of 2017, part 1

#11-30, ordered alphabetically Arca – Arca buy album | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud Angelo de Augustine – Swim Inside the Moon SnG coverage | buy album | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Soundcloud | Bandcamp | @angelodeaugustine​ <a href=“http://angelodeaugustine.bandcamp.com/album/swim-inside-the-moon”>Swim Inside the Moon by Angelo De Augustine</a> BOSCO – b. SnG album review | SnG show review | buy album … Continue reading Best Albums of 2017, part 1

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Best Songs of 2017

sawdustandgin: ALASKALASKA are the latest to add their own distinct art rock stamp to the scene in London. Between Everything Everything and Dutch Uncles, they are in good company. Their debut single, “Bitter Winter.” is intoxicating and infectious, incorporating quasi-nonsense phrases into the rhythm such as, “why do cats purr under the sun?” or “my voice is made of lithium.” The video conveys some of … Continue reading Best Songs of 2017

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Tom Misch is about to have a huge 2018. His long-awaited debut LP Geography is due out in April and he’s got a tour planned from March to May spanning Europe and North America. As you would imagine, he did spend a great deal of 2017 creating the sure-to-be masterpiece, but he also took a break for a week to spontaneously write, record, and release … Continue reading

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In New Music Video for “El Paso,” Ziemba Tells the Tale of Two Cities

sawdustandgin: Originally appeared on. Grimy Goods.  Like most of Ziemba’s body of work, her new video for “El Paso” is dense and significant. The track comes from her 2016 record, Hope Is Never, which she spoke with me extensively about last year. She explained how the city impacted her life as a borderlander, or more specifically as a “child of NAFTA,” which instigated her family’s … Continue reading In New Music Video for “El Paso,” Ziemba Tells the Tale of Two Cities

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sawdustandgin: In the short film for “I Wanna Know,” imagination, friendship, and catharsis all come together for a raucous party, accompanied by the infectious guitar melodies of Billy Moon.  Favorite Music Videos of 2017 12. Billy Moon – I Wanna Know Billy Moon | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Bandcamp <a href=“http://billymoon.bandcamp.com/album/ill-push-the-pedals-and-you-steer”>“I’ll Push the Pedals and You Steer” by Billy Moon</a> Continue reading

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sawdustandgin: Dessert are a still-enigmatic trio, despite having finally revealed their identities upon release of their most recent music video “Checkmate.” But I wanted to share “Back Around / Devil” not so much due to who the bandmates are, but rather, because of the feelings they elicit with audio and video: we start with calm and end in chaos.  Favorite Music Videos of 2017 14. Dessert … Continue reading

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The Maple State frontman Greg Counsell wrote a song using real excerpts of conversation from a party he attended, finally putting to good use the hilarious and disconcerting banter that comes with those social situations. Counsell has been exploring folk songwriting, which directly led to this quasi-punk track once the rest of the band put their marks on it. In 2018, the band will release their … Continue reading

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