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My Head is an Animal by Of Monsters and Men
04/06/2012
Of Monsters and Men, formed only within the last few years as an expansion of lead singer Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir's solo project, is a six-piece ensemble most closely associated with the indie folk genre. Their debut album, My Head is an Animal, was released in America by Universal earlier this month and has drawn much-warranted comparison to Canadian indie mega-group Arcade Fire. Last year, after winning Iceland's annual battle of the bands, the group's first single “Little Talks” topped the Icelandic charts and is now quickly gaining support in the States.
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Happy to You by Miike Snow
03/27/2012
Before creating what was initially thought to be a one-off side project with American musician Andrew Wyatt, Swedish production duo Christian Karlsson & Pontus Winnberg (then known as Bloodshy & Avant) were mostly known for their international work on numerous pop albums throughout the last decade. However, three short years ago and amidst a shroud of anonymity, the trio (whose quirky name is usually attributed to the mash-up of the names of a friend with an irrelevant Japanese film director) played into most people's expectations by releasing one of the catchier dance/pop albums of that year.
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Noctourniquet by The Mars Volta
03/26/2012
After an extended hiatus, At the Drive-In has finally reformed for a dream tour that will sweep the globe. Fans of guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala are salivating with anticipation to finally see one of their favorite groups perform in front of their very eyes! AND… oh wait, The Mars Volta have just released their new album, Noctourniquet. Strange, one would think that Omar and Cedric would be so focused on ATDI that they wouldn’t have the time to release an album with their collaborative songwriting effort TMV.
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Port of Morrow by The Shins
03/20/2012
In a scene from the film Garden State, Natalie Portman offers her headphones to Zach Braff in a neurologist’s waiting room. She claims the song playing will change his life. Traversing the fictional confines of Garden State and into in the context of the real world, The Shins’ breakthrough song "New Slang," off the album Oh Inverted World would change millions of listeners’ lives—from then on it would be difficult to disassociate this song, and The Shins’ sound in general, from a movie about two mentally misplaced twenty-somethings in New Jersey.
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Women & Work by Lucero
03/13/2012
With a fan base that has refused to be swayed over the years, Lucero have taken another step with their latest album Women & Work. The Tennessee natives have stuck to what they do best: the gritty guitars and raspy vocals courtesy of Ben Nichols. Women & Work focuses on exactly what the name suggests. The album sounds like a drive down a southern highway in the middle of summer while complaining about work and relationships with feisty women. It carries a distinct southern sound from the first track, “Downtown (Intro),” to the album’s closer, “Go Easy.
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Break It Yourself by Andrew Bird
03/06/2012
Chicago native Andrew Bird began his career as a prolific multi-instrumentalist when he first began taking violin lessons at the age of four. He later studied blues, gypsy jazz and American and European folk. His first collaboration was with a band called Squirrel Nut Zippers, and Bird later formed his own band, Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire. Three interesting albums later, he discovered his potential as a solo musician and began to drastically remake himself as an artist. Bird’s collaborative past helps to paint a picture of his still very experimental solo career.
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Cody Simpson
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Favorite MovieI'm still really into the Ocean's series. I got into them recently. I was always too young to watch them.
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Favorite BookThis book called Contest by Matthew Reilly, he's an Australian author.
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Favorite AlbumDrake's Take Care — big fan of that
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Favorite TV ShowThe Mentalist
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