Jul 21 2017
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Josh Modell,
Lily Moayeri,
Randall Colburn,
and 2 moreNine Inch Nails, Add Violence
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Lily Moayeri
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Lily Moayeri has been writing about music since 1992. Based in Los Angeles, she is a major contributor to The Guerilla Guide To Music, a textbook used at University of Westminster in London, England. Her writings are aggregated on her blog, pictures-of-lily.com, named after the Who song that used to mortify her when she was younger, but that she loves now.
Dec 12 2016
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Kevin Warwick,
Evan Rytlewski,
kenneth-partridge,
and 14 moreGiven that so many people contribute to our yearly best-of lists, it’s hard to get a glance at an individual’s…
Oct 14 2016
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Jamie Lidell has been moving toward the pure soul sounds of his latest album, Building A Beginning, since his first…
Oct 3 2016
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Kevin Warwick,
Matt Williams,
Dan Bogosian,
and 17 moreEvery Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost…
Sep 9 2016
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M.I.A.’s albums have always served as her political soapboxes. Her latest—and purportedly last—AIM, is no different.…
Aug 3 2016
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Dianca London,
Matt Williams,
Dan Bogosian,
and 12 moreEvery Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost…
Jul 15 2016
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The vintage vibes of Michael Kiwanuka’s 2012 folk-soul-jazz debut album, Home Again, struck a cross-generational…
Jun 29 2016
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Dan Bogosian,
Sarah Sahim,
and 16 moreHaving officially passed 2016’s midway point—look for a catch-up guide on the year’s best releases soon—the new…
May 27 2016
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kenneth-partridge,
Chris Mincher,
Sarah Sahim,
and 15 moreEvery Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost…
Apr 29 2016
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Evan Rytlewski,
kenneth-partridge,
Chris Mincher,
and 18 moreEvery Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost…
Mar 18 2016
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Over the course of three decades and 11 albums, Scotland’s Primal Scream can do no wrong in the eyes of its…
Jan 15 2016
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Over a decade since Panic! At The Disco’s emergence, central figure Brendon Urie stands alone as the sole remaining…
Sep 25 2015
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Around the time Guy Lawrence (the older Disclosure sibling) was toddling about and before Howard Lawrence (the…
May 26 2015
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The Vaccines have always made a concerted effort to create the most timeless version of garage rock. For their third…
Apr 2 2015
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Noel Gallagher has released a new album, Chasing Yesterday, which means there’s a media onslaught of witty…
Feb 7 2015
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Annie Zaleski,
Chris Mincher,
Philip Cosores,
and 9 moreYou can find the first part of this Inventory here.
Jan 13 2015
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Mark Ronson gets more attention as a producer for what he brings to, and out of, other musicians than for his own…
Jun 17 2014
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Sam Smith’s vocal input on Disclosure’s “Latch” is undeniably a large component of what made it an international…
May 6 2014
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The collaboration of experimental super-producer Brian Eno and Underworld’s unconstrained vocalist Karl Hyde for the…
Mar 18 2014
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Foster The People garnered such astronomical success with its debut, the chockfull of goodness Torches, heralded by…