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Lindsey Thomas
December 11, 2009
In this nine-part series, The A.V. Club Twin Cities looks back on our favorite Minnesota-made albums of the '00s—first up, Lifter Puller, Sean Na Na, and others from the class of 2000.
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Rob Van Alstyne
December 11, 2009
Larson's spare alt-country holds great promise, while Weezer fan Al Church distills the best of Rivers Cuomo in his own power-pop songwriting.
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Jack Spencer
December 2, 2009
The Twin Cities band brings electric violin and live-painting accompaniment to the prog-rock table.
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Chris DeLine
October 30, 2009
Van Halen-style synths smash up against Jesus Lizard-style yelps for an exciting debut.
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Lindsey Thomas
October 22, 2009
With its guitars tuned down, this trio gets dark (and maybe even a little creepy) on its debut.
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Rob van Alstyne, Jack Spencer
September 10, 2009
Two rap acts push the envelope of Twin Cities hip-hop in different directions, while a politicized post-punk group offers formidable fire.
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Christopher Bahn
August 28, 2009
This Minneapolis quartet probably won't clean your hotel room, but they'll serve up some vintage post-punk with a smile.
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Carl Atiya Swanson
August 20, 2009
The local trio's take on rockabilly has plenty of the appropriate '50s feel, but it's fresh enough for the '00s.
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Rob Van Alstyne, Christopher Bahn
July 24, 2009
Radiohead prog meets electrofunk on a long-awaited sophomore album, and a cult-favorite guitarist finds a meeting of true minds with a St. Paul power trio.
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Christopher Bahn
July 22, 2009
Low's former bassist dials up the feedback for his soul-baring solo debut.