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On Second Thought: Daft Punk – Tron Legacy Soundtrack (2010)

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: LCD Soundsystem, Aug. 5, 2016: Shows I’ll Never Forget The Blues Brothers insisted on lifting legacy artists:Read More

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On Second Thought: Deerhoof – Deerhoof vs. Evil (2011)

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) Deerhoof, feat.Read More

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Forgotten series: The Black Swans – Don’t Blame the Stars (2011)

It’s a truism that our society pays homage to the sham psychotic, while sweeping the genuinely mentally ill under the rug. You May Also Like: Australian Crawl – ‘Sirocco’ (1981): Forgotten Series Screaming Trees – Last Words: The Final Recordings (2011): Forgotten Series

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Something Else! Interview: Singer-songwriter Anna Waronker, formerly of That Dog

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 Salvador Santana, singer-songwriter and keyboardist: Something Else!Read More

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Wye Oak – Civilian (2011): On Second Thought

Baltimore-based Wye Oak took their name from a majestic 460-year-old tree that was finally felled by a lightning in 2002. Playing off their namesake, drummer Andy Stack and guitarist/vocalist Jenn Wasner make music that is sturdy and resilient You May Also Like: Gentle Giant – ‘Civilian’ (1980; 2022 reissue) GraceRead More

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On Second Thought: The Wooden Birds – Two Matchsticks (2011)

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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Blue-Eyed Son – Shadows on the Son EP (2013)

When self-described SoCal “sonic surf smoke punk” band 40 Watt Domain imploded in the early 2000s, front man and songwriter Andrew Heilprin hit the beach. Literally. You May Also Like: Zakk Wylde, “Sleeping Dogs” from Book of Shadows II (2016): One Track Mind The Shadows of Knight “Someone Like Me”Read More

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On Second Thought: Brain Eno – Small Craft on a Milk Sea (2010)

The celestial tones of “Emerald and Lime,” the opening track on Brian Eno’s Small Craft on a Milk Sea, would fit snugly on Music for Films or Another Green World. It feels like familiar ground You May Also Like: Brian Eno’s Small Craft on a Milk Sea has only gottenRead More

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On Second Thought: Liam Finn – Fomo (2011)

With Fomo, Liam Finn found his own voice while carrying on the family tradition of sunny pop song craft leavened with trippy experimentalism. The Finn family firm, of course, includes father Neil and uncle Tim You May Also Like: Liam Gallagher – As You Were vs. Noel Gallagher – WhoRead More

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PJ Harvey – Let England Shake (2011)

Let England Shake is a masterpiece, battlefield correspondence from the frontline of the human heart. Apparently, the Imperial War Museum in London agreed. You May Also Like: Sensational Alex Harvey Band – Tomorrow Belongs to Me (1975): Forgotten Series Funkadelic – First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate (2014) The EverlyRead More