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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea – Neutral Milk Hotel
Oftentimes in music, the most profound music is the most simple. The first thing I noticed about In The Aeroplane Over the Sea is that the only guitar played the whole album is an acoustic. Although the bass kicks on the distortion and overdrive periodically and the drums crash chaotically, the guitar always remains a…
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Go Go Harlem Baby – Flat Duo Jets
Flat Duo Jets is a a two-piece band that has an infatuation with good old rock ‘n’ roll. Made up of Dex Romweber on guitar and a drummer simply credited as “Crow,” this North Carolina-based duo create a sonic wall that many larger groups can only yearn to achieve. An influence of many lo-fi contemporaries,…
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Plowing Into the Fields of Love – Iceage
Sloppy. That’s the only term I could think of as I neared the half-hour mark of Danish punk band Iceage’s third album, Plowing Into the Fields of Love. As the opening notes of “Against the Moon” started in, I had a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. This was going to be a really difficult project.…