Mike Katzif
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The band's latest album finds frontman Kip Berman entering a new chapter in his life with a growing family and the complicated feelings of growing older while staying in love.
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Love this Giant,a brass-centric album featuring singing and songwriting from Byrne and St. Vincent's Annie Clarke, will be out on September 11. The pair will tour in the fall.
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Compared to a club of dancing fans, a humid and sunny Austin afternoon isn't the ideal setting for a Debo Band performance. But it didn't take long to get caught up in the band's deep groove.
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In a hypnotically beautiful album about life, solitude and mortality, Phil Elverum ruminates on nature as a means to tangibly address his own life in his experimental folk and ambient black metal.
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The band doesn't stray far from its musical calling card. But Bloomdemonstrates subtle evolution through precise refinements to its stirring dream-pop sound.
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What's Going On was an instant classic, as well as one of the most influential records from a passionate and enduring icon. Read NPR staff members' reflections on its legacy.
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Employing the help of producer John McEntire, Thomas D'Arcy's showcases his skill for merging captivating hooks with pensive self-awareness.
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Hoop crafts an eclectic concoction of troubadour folk, summery California pop and Broadway balladry. At times, the music can be introspectively nuanced, at others powerful and cinematic.
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Featuring stylized '60s chamber-pop instrumentation, The Brunettes' glossy production and entangled vocal harmonies make "Her Hairagami Set" sound rich and fully developed.
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Dirty Projectors' songs mix controlled cacophony and catchy melody. Those extremes dominate the band's new Rise Above, on which it attempts to reconstruct and remake Black Flag's 1981 album Damaged.