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• Full 2012 Pitchfork Festival Lineup Announced

  While rumors and leaks run wild regarding the potential Lollapalooza lineup, Pitchfork has announced the rest of the bands for their 2012 festival. It looks a little thin at the top, to be sure, but this (like every other P4k festival) is a very solid lineup of bands at what is always a wonderfully intimate [...]

• Lost in the Trees – A Church That Fits Our Needs

  A Church That Fits Our Needs is an elegant and wondrous album, it’s certain to be one of the better ones you’ll hear all year. Release Date: March 20, 2012 Record Label: Anti- Rating: 97 Written in the aftermath of the suicide of frontman Ari Picker’s mother, it’s not surprising that A Church That Fits Our Needs [...]

• Vapor Eyes – Golden Beats Vol #1

  Golden Beats Vol #1 is a joy to listen to– it’s a great reminder that just because it’s chill, it doesn’t have to be boring. Release Date: March 9, 2012 Record Label: Self-Released Rating: 91 It’s an unfortunate turn that was bound to happen as DJs and electronic music and sampling all garner mainstream appeal– there [...]

• Top 50 Albums of 2011

  The list is finally here! If you have Spotify and would like to listen to most of the albums listed here in their entirety, you can stream the Top 50 Albums of 2011 playlist. Fifty. Blouse by Blouse THE debut effort from Blouse may not be perfect, but they have created a very intriguing sound [...]

• Van Hunt – What Were You Hoping For?

  After dealing with being released from his label and the shelving of his previous release Popular, Van Hunt seems more determined than ever to break through with this dazzlingly eclectic release. Release Date: September 27, 2011 Record Label: Thirty Tigers/godless-hotspot Rating: 95 Van Hunt is an impossible artist to pin down. With a keen eye for [...]