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A solid follow-up to '09's A Brief History of Love, the Big Pink's new album is chock full of soaring, goth-tinged pop anthems, with swirling synths matching every fuzzy, strident guitar line. With producer Paul Epworth (Adele, Florence, Cee-Lo) in tow, there's nothing subtle about Future This; the London band have never shied away from sounding like young kids with pop stardom aspirations and sold-out stadium dreams and, here, it shows.
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Debut full-length from this much buzzed-about young Minneapolis band, the Strokes are Howler's most obvious comparison -- early Strokes, and the mix of late-'70s NYC and London bands that inspired them. These guys have the same adrenaline-fueled grooves, infectious guitar hooks and irresistible sing-along choruses and while it's not exactly new, they do it well and sound like they are having a hell of a lot of fun doing it.
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The Guided by Voices name was retired in 2004, but after a series of well-received reunion shows over the past year, the "classic lineup" of the band who made the indelible pop of 1993's Bee Thousand is back with a new record featuring some of the best songs from Robert Pollard and Tobin Sprout in years. Backed by guys who are just proficient enough to get out of the way of a good hook, they keep it simple and pure. Crack a cold one and turn it up!
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New release from polymath composer "Blue" Gene Tyranny, last heard round these parts a couple years ago with Unseen World's reissue of his seminal 1977 avant-pop album, Out of the Blue. Detours, also issued by Unseen Worlds, showcases his lovely work for solo piano, with four mostly lyrical, vaguely minimalistic pieces that occasionally belie his sly sense of humor.
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The Advisory Circle's Jon Brooks moves away from past tendencies to rely on ambiences and tone-poems, instead offering up a much stronger rhythmic interplay and some lovely melodies. Here he conjures images not only of the pastoral English countryside that the Hauntologists often reference but also some classic techno influences of the early Warp variety, bending those tools to fit a more "grown-up" mentality and adding some darker colors to the palette as well.
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The finest installment yet in RVNG's FRKWYS series pairs up experimental rock 'n' roll duo Blues Control with ambient legend and zither master Laraaji. Known for his work with Brian Eno and for beautiful solo albums under his given name Edward Larry Gordon, Laraaji perfectly complements Blues Control's motorik Krautrock rhythms and swirling dronescapes with wordless vocals and virtuosic zither playing, creating psychedelic, new age bliss.
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This reissue of Tom Zé's debut album has been long overdue but his brilliance starts right here. Recorded in 1968 during his time as part of the Tropicalist movement, many of the sound signatures of classic albums by his contemporaries in that scene are prevalent, as lush orchestration, bursts of brass fanfares, wheezing organs, and a more electric rock feel all rub together sounding like he's leading a parade of weirdos through a Brazilian carnival.
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A lost classic from Northeastern Brazil's fertile early-'70s psychedelic scene, Flaviola e o Bando do Sol was birthed in the same atmosphere that produced Lula Cortes and Ze Ramalho's masterpiece, Paebiru, as well as Satwa's eponymous late-night acoustic guitar excursions. A number of the same guys play on here as on Paebiru including Lula Cortes, this record being incredibly peaceful, predominately acoustic, and with soothing melodies in spades.
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Vladislav Delay returns with a stunning new album on Raster-Noton in what is said to be a new ongoing curatorial series for the label. Vantaa sees him dulling down the freer, more abrasive improvisatory tendencies of his recent Quartet album on Honest Jon's, instead opting for a gorgeous, shimmering aquatic dronescape that adds up to some of his best work since Luomo's Vocalcity dropped. Fans of more ambient strains of electronic drift should check this out ASAP.
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