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Strata Florida – Falling from Grace (2016)
Falling from Grace is the dazzling, delightful second album from Aberystywth, Wales-based dream-pop act Strata Florida. The album was mixed and mastered by Charlie Nieland, and it follows up from the...
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Nine Inch Nails – Not the Actual Events EP (2016)
Trent Reznor has been teasing fans with the prospect of new Nine Inch Nails material for the last few months. A new five-song EP is called Not the Actual Events and will arrive on December 23 through...
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Motorama – Dialogues (2016)
When most people think of Russia, rock music is not something that comes to mind. For many, the amount of Russian bands they know could be counted on less than one hand, and for most on less than one...
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Carl Stone – Electronic Music from the Seventies and Eighties (2016)
To get an idea of the cryptic compositions made by California-born, now Japan-based composer Carl Stone, consider the three folks who give appreciations on this hefty compilation, Electronic Music from...
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From Indian Lakes – Everything Feels Better Now (2016)
Sometimes you just gotta go straight to the elevator pitch: what if the xx came up on American Football instead of Aaliyah? Though his post-production methods put him within the scope of downtempo,...
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Katie Gately – Color (2016)
Even before she released her first album, Katie Gately’s music generated a lot of excitement, and rightfully so. On her singles and EPs, the former sound design student used her training in highly...
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Omar Rodríguez-López – Nom De Guerre Cabal (2016)
Nom De Guerre Cabal is the 37th studio album by Omar Rodríguez-López and his eleventh release in the 12 album series initiated by Ipecac Recordings. The series has ranged in quality, but has provided...
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Expire – With Regret (2016)
Midwest hardcore crew Expire say farewell with their third full-length, but they make their exit a memorable one. Although the heaviest songs on With Regret fall short of the intensity of some of their...
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Sun Ra / Merzbow – Strange City (2016)
Sun Ra’s presence on the latest Merzbow record is odd: blink and you might miss him completely, but squint and you can notice him almost everywhere. The only time it’s blatantly obvious that Masami...
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Chris Forsyth & Solar Motel Band – The Rarity of Experience (2016)
On his second studio album co-credited to the Solar Motel Band, former Peeesseye guitarist Chris Forsyth sprawls out while penning some of his most melodic, accessible songs. Joined here by bass...
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Stove – Is the Meat That Fell Out EP (2016)
Stove started as the solo project of Ovlov singer Steve Hartlett, but it has since expanded into a band featuring Mike Hammond, Jordyn Blakely and Alex Molini. Stove are working on their upcoming...
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Jason Sharp – A Boat Upon Its Blood (2016)
Jason Sharp is a Montreal-based saxophonist who has collaborated and performed in many forward-thinking contexts. His debut album, A Boat Upon its Blood, uses his own heart rate and breath as sonic...
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The Pack A.D. – Positive Thinking (2016)
Continually hard-working Canadian guitar-and-drums duo the Pack A.D. continue to distance themselves from their early blues-rock roots on their muscular, dark-hued sixth LP, Positive Thinking. Recorded...
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TUNS – TUNS (2016)
TUNS is a Canadian supergroup that unites the indie rock stylings of Sloan’s Chris Murphy, The Inbreds’ Mike O’Neil, and Super Friendz’s Matt Murphy. As three established veterans to the ‘90s Halifax...
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Face to Face – Don’t Turn Away / Big Choice / Face to Face (Remastered 2016)
In cooperation with Face to Face main man Trever Keith’s Antagonist imprint, Fat Wreck Chords reissue the band’s first three albums: “Don’t Turn Away” (1992), “Big Choice” (1995), and “Face to Face”...
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MV & EE – Root/Void (2016)
Perhaps the most surprising thing about Root/Void — an album unfathomably deep in the discography of Vermont-based psych duo Matt ‘MV’ Valentine and Erika ‘EE’ Elder — is that they hadn’t already...
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Carla Dal Forno – You Know What It’s Like (2016)
A year after Australian trio F ingers released Hide Before Dinner, an excellent album of haunting darkwave folk, the group’s co-founder Carla dal Forno (who had relocated to Berlin) released her solo...
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North Atlantic Drift – Visitor (2016)
Subtlety, restraint, modesty — such qualities characterize the atmospheric music ambient-electronic duo Brad Deschamps and Mike Abercrombie produce under the North Atlantic Drift moniker. As the...
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Ryley Walker & Charles Rumback – Cannots (2016)
In addition to the folk-rock that Ryley Walker releases under his own name, the Chicago musician likes to indulge in a number of more expansive, experimental side projects, including an old noise band...
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The Wave Pictures – Bamboo Diner in the Rain (2016)
In retrospect, if February’s A Season in Hull seemed anything less than successful, it might have been because it failed to capture something fundamental about The Wave Pictures‘ sound. The songs may...
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