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Tom H
Jan 20, 20171 min read
Minor Moon | "What Our Enemies Know" (new EP)
Chicago-based indie folk rock band Minor Moon releases their new EP "What Our Enemies Know" containing five brand new tracks from this...
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Tom H
Jan 17, 20173 min read
Modern English | Take Me to the Trees (new album)
Modern English is perhaps most well-known for their early 80's mega-hit "I Melt With You" - one of those classic songs to which nearly...
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Tom H
Jan 10, 20173 min read
Alex Pieschel | Songs for Strangers (new album)
Mississippi-based singer-songwriter Alex Pieschel kicks off 2017 with the release of his new album Songs for Strangers, forging ahead...
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Tom H
Dec 26, 20163 min read
The Radio Dept | Running Out of Love
It's been six years since The Radio Dept released their last studio album, Clinging to a Scheme (2010). In the interim, we've been...
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Tom H
Dec 18, 20162 min read
Sarah Dawn Finer | Winterland
Sarah Dawn Finer is one of the most successful and recognized voices in Sweden, having released her first album ("A Finer Dawn") back in...
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Tom H
Dec 13, 20163 min read
Kristin Hersh | Wyatt at the Coyote Palace (New album/book)
I think I've probably attended nearly every Kristin Hersh and Throwing Muses live performance in Chicago for the past twenty-plus years....
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Tom H
Dec 9, 20163 min read
Yazoo | You and Me Both
Even though it was released in the middle of summer (1983), Yazoo's "You and Me Both" (Mute Records, STUMM 12) makes me think of winter....
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Tom H
Oct 11, 20162 min read
The Mascot Theory | "Trust and Bones"
"Trust and Bones" is the third full-length album release from Madison, WI based folk rock band The Mascot Theory, recent winner of the...
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Tom H
Sep 24, 20161 min read
Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam (debut album) ... with "that song from the iPhone 7 commercial&quo
By now, I'm sure you've all heard that breathtaking song in the Apple iPhone 7 commercial ("Midnight") and have asked Siri to tell you...
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Tom H
Sep 15, 20164 min read
Kristin Hersh | Hips and Makers (solo debut album)
"Hips and Makers" - Kristin Hersh's debut solo album from 1994. I love so many things about this album. First and foremost is the music -...
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