As Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” became the duo’s first UK charttopper — not to mention the most-streamed song in the history of Spotify — we returned to Tron Legacy You May Also Like: Paul Revere and the Raiders – ‘Something Happening’ (1968): On Second Thought Sorrows – ‘Bad Times GoodRead More

If ADD is the new normal, then Deerhoof are right at home — as the wacky next door neighbors in a sitcom. On a wave of squalling guitar, gamelan percussion and sweetly sung but odd phrases that are repeated You May Also Like: Deerhoof – The Magic (2016) Evil GeniusRead More

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Of all people to be saddled with the abused tag “musician’s musician,” it fits Anna Waronker. The charming, challenging and lucid singer/songwriter has literally spent her life around musicians, beginning with her parents. You May Also Like: Anna Nalick, singer-songwriter: Something Else! Interview Anna Nalick – At Now (2017) DanieliaRead More

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In 2008, Andrew Kenny, guiding light of the Brooklyn-based American Analog Set, packed it in and decamped for his native Austin, Texas. In the process, he left behind AmAnSet’s Eno-esque wash of synths You May Also Like: How ‘The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees’ Blew Away Their Pre-Fab ImageRead More

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