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Top 20 of 2012: 4. John K. Samson – Provincial
4. John K. Samson - Provincial This list has featured a lot of music’s greatest songwriters. Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen are legends, and John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats is certainly working his...
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Top 20 of 2012: 3. Tropical Punk – Ends of the World
3. Tropical Punk - Ends of the World Tropical Punk was by-far my most-played artist of 2012. No contest. The Nashville-via-Ithaca band put out a series of three 7″ EPs called Runaway American Kids and...
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Top 20 of 2012: 2. Japandroids – Celebration Rock
2. Japandroids - Celebration Rock The best thing about Japandroids isn’t their music. Don’t get me wrong, Brian King and David Prowse are incredible musicians, but what really got me about their debut...
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Top 20 of 2012: 1. Punch Brothers – Who’s Feeling Young Now?
1. Punch Brothers - Who’s Feeling Young Now? This year’s top record might be a surprise, unless you’ve actually heard Who’s Feeling Young Now?. Punch Brothers‘ third (technically fourth if you count...
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Top 20 of 2012
1. Punch Brothers - Who’s Feeling Young Now? 2. Japandroids – Celebration Rock 3. Tropical Punk - Ends of the World 4. John K. Samson - Provincial 5. Flume - Flume 6. Frank Ocean – channel ORANGE...
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Ty Segall’s Fuzz –“This Time I Got a Reason”&“Fuzz’s Fourth Dream”
As if putting out three great albums in one year wasn’t enough, Ty Segall has formed another new band. The ambitious performer is joined by Ty Segall Band guitarist Charlie Moothart in the...
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Ra Ra Riot –“Dance With Me”
Ra Ra Riot‘s third album, Beta Love, sounds like it’s going to be a big departure from their earlier records The Orchard and The Rhumb Line. The album’s first two singles, “Beta Love” and “When I...
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The Men –“Electric”
Keeping up with their unstoppable pace, The Men are putting out a new album this year. The band traveled to Big Indian, N.Y. to record New Moon – which will be released March 5 on Sacred Bones. The...
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David Bowie –“Where Are We Now?”
It’s been a long time since David Bowie‘s last album, so the news of a new release is a big deal. “Where Are We Now?,” the first single from his upcoming album The Next Day, is the first we’ve heard...
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Marching Band – And I’ve Never Seen Anything Like That EP
Don’t let their name fool you. Marching Band is actually just Erik Sunbring and Jacob Lind. But what’s even more deceiving than their name is their sound. Sunbring and Lind have a lot going on at once...
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