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BEST OF 2014 LADY FRONTED POP ACTSRaquel's Picks

1. Jenny Lewis - "Head Underwater" One of the best tracks off of one of the year’s best albums, “Head Underwater” is a doozy of a pop song. Lewis sings conspicuously dismal lyrics (“My own mortality, I contemplated”) over a bubbly, dynamic beat (that she also produced herself), creating interesting...

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LIVE REVIEWYo La Tengo @ Town Hall

New York City's resplendent Town Hall is quite a place to have a birthday party. Amid the glistening chandeliers and velvety red carpet, an unassuming crowd filed in, featuring a mix of young kids with neon hair, older folks with silver hair, and everyone in between. Yo La Tengo's longstanding,...

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TRACK OF THE WEEKA Place to Bury Strangers "Straight"

Last week, Brooklyn’s own A Place to Bury Strangers announced their fourth studio album, Transfixiation, due out Feb. 17th via Dead Oceans. The first single off the upcoming record is the hard-hitting, noise-laden gem "Straight" — so good we chose it for our track of the week! "Straight" is the...

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TRACK OF THE WEEKBeverly's "You Can't Get It Right"

Frankie Rose's penchant for lo-fi garage pop is pretty obvious by now—not only did she play key roles, over the years, as a member of the Vivian Girls, Dum Dum Girls, and Crystal Stilts, but she also developed her own sound as a solo artist. Now she's teamed up with Drew Citron (from her touring...

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VIDEO REVIEWChet Faker "1998"

Recently, a lot of our favorite music videos have come from the one and only Chet Faker, so its no surprise his latest release is eye-catching and creative. The Australian producer and singer released his debut album, Built on Glass, this week via Downtown Records/Future classic, and “1998” is the...

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TRACK OF THE WEEKSon Lux and Lorde

Last year, producer/composer Ryan Lott, aka Son Lux, released his amazing full-length album Lanterns to immediate praise. How’s now returning with Alternate Worlds, an EP of four of Lanterns’ songs reimagined and reinvented. The tracks are all worth a listen, but Son Lux’s collaboration with Lorde...

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TRACK OF THE WEEKPhox's "Slow Motion"

Madison, WI's Phox have been around for a few years now, steadily building hype around the world for their special brand of chamber pop. The septet, fronted by the ever so charming Monica Martin, received particular praise coming out of SXSW, and tonight they'll be opening for Laura Mvula at a sold...

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TRACK REVIEWPrinze George "This Time"

Brooklyn's own Prinze George are an indie-pop group that specialize in thumping synths and sweetly catchy melodies. We've featured them before for their last single, "Victor," and now they've come out with a new song, "This Time." "This Time" features a driving, upbeat rhythm that begs to be played...

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ALBUM REVIEWThe Vickers "Ghosts"

Ghosts opens with a bassline that worms its way into your brain, immediately hypnotic and catchy. The track, "She's Lost," unfurls with reverberating electric guitars that, at some points, craft a smooth wall of echoes and at other points, shred with gnarly intention. It's a pretty accurate...

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TRACK REVIEWThrowing Snow's "Summus"

London based electronic producer Ross Tones, aka Throwing Snow, recently released his four track EP "Pathfinder," and its closing track, "Summus," is now available to stream online. The track has industrial sound, with a pulsating bass that acts as the song's heartbeat. Though it starts off quite...

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VIDEO OF THE WEEKAvey Tare's Slasher Flicks "Strange Colores"

Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks' newest video for "Strange Colores" is a creepy, kaleidoscopic mini film befitting the band's name. The trio, made up of Animal Collective's Avey Tare, The Dirty Projectors' Angel Deradoorian and Ponytail's Jeremy Hyman, are releasing their debut album, Enter the Slasher...

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ALBUM REVIEWThe War on Drugs "Lost in the Dream"

Three years ago, The War on Drugs wowed the world with their sophomore full-length album, Slave Ambient: proof that they were an impeccably strong band with or without Kurt Vile in the mix. Their chilled out Americana vibe garnered overwhelmingly positive responses, and along the way, the band were...

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