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Filed Under: Alternative Country-Rock
Editors' Review:
There seem to be two hipster Nebraskas: the Conor Oberst scene (heartfelt, slightly precious), and the seminal lo-fi Springsteen disc, which has inspired a generation of bleak moods and raw tone. Jenn... more »
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statistics:
26
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9,415
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date added:
25-Apr-2008 |
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Filed Under: Alternative Country-Rock
Editors' Review:
White's music pulls off a compelling outflanking of insurgent country--its rube styling is surely more grizzled and authentic than, say, Ryan Adams', but White is also enough of a geeky sort to name h... more »
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statistics:
15
downloads last week
1,560
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date added:
24-Apr-2008 |
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Filed Under: Alternative Folk
Editors' Review:
Think of the Accidental as a sort of British Iron & Wine: a lush and deeply mellow indie-folk act that can get down with some adventurous remixes. Lullaby guitars, hilly harmonies, and ultra-intimate ... more »
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1,385
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date added:
24-Apr-2008 |
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Filed Under: Alternative Folk
From the artist:
The Tentative Title should remind us of things we've forgotten, or things
we never knew. At least, we hope it does.
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statistics:
2
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328
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date added:
21-Apr-2008 |
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Filed Under: Alternative Folk
Editors' Review:
It's easy to resort to geography in describing Bowerbirds' alt-folk: less sun-dappled than Banhart's California strain, not so precious as the Brooklyn brand, this is sturdy North Carolina stuff. That... more »
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statistics:
20
downloads last week
1,735
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date added:
18-Apr-2008 |
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Filed Under: Alternative Folk
Editors' Review:
Stockholm is keeping us stocked up on stellar indie pop, from Peter Moren to Victoria Bergsman to Jens Lekman (OK, he's out of Gothenburg). Ternheim is the latest smashing Swede. "Halfway to Fivepoint... more »
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statistics:
15
downloads last week
7,175
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date added:
18-Apr-2008 |
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Filed Under: Alternative Folk
Editors' Review:
Stalwart indie label Sub Pop has been on a particular roll of late, and that continues with local Seattle group Fleet Foxes. The group makes a strangely sublime sort of country-pop, one built around a... more »
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statistics:
97
downloads last week
8,053
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date added:
18-Apr-2008 |
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Filed Under: Alternative Folk
Editors' Review:
The San Francisco freak folkers, regular riding buddies of Devendra Banhart, silence concerns about the genre--deemed precious by some--on new LP "Thing of the Past." The set of obscure late-hippie fo... more »
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statistics:
52
downloads last week
11,778
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date added:
18-Apr-2008 |
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Filed Under: Alternative Country-Rock
Editors' Review:
B.R. Bickford's newest arrives within a week of Mark Kozelek's, and if you've got any sense at all you'll build a mix around a Sun Kil Moon/Strugglers pairing. "The Latest Rights" is folk-pop at its b... more »
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statistics:
21
downloads last week
3,983
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date added:
02-Apr-2008 |
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Filed Under: Alternative Folk
Editors' Review:
Seattle area drummers have a history of getting behind the mic, and it's not always advisable. But ex-Band of Horses skinswoman Cahoone is no Dave Grohl. "Only as the Day Is Long" is a sublime set run... more »
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statistics:
20
downloads last week
1,769
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date added:
27-Mar-2008 |
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Filed Under: Alternative Country-Rock
Editors' Review:
Chronology is important when judging alt-country authenticity--were you in before it was titled? Louris's rootsy Jayhawks were cool because they were unsullied by hipness, and his solo set stuns in si... more »
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2,076
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date added:
11-Mar-2008 |
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Filed Under: Alternative Folk
From the artist:
With the unexpected popularity of the Juno soundtrack and its many Kimya-penned songs, this Terrordactyls track and its accompanying stop-motion video has become an internet sensation with over 150,00... more »
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statistics:
19
downloads last week
1,845
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date added:
05-Mar-2008 |
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Filed Under: Alternative Country-Rock
Editors' Review:
In-between Gram Parsons and Uncle Tupelo, insurgent country was a distinctly unglamorous biz. Ringenberg played the true believer in those marginalized times, and this outstanding retrospective shows ... more »
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3,031
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date added:
04-Mar-2008 |
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Filed Under: Alternative Country-Rock
Editors' Review:
An argument could be made that Jon Langford's Mekons side-project makes a much truer sort of "alt-country" than what we commonly get. Certainly, don't come here looking for Ryan Adams. This a-c sees i... more »
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1,524
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date added:
04-Mar-2008 |
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Filed Under: Alternative Folk
Editors' Review:
Pac Northwest indie-folk can feel like a contest to see who can sing quietest. Thankfully, A Weather stay just this side of inaudible, issuing lovely little ruminations with the meditative air of a Su... more »
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statistics:
26
downloads last week
5,106
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date added:
03-Mar-2008 |
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