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23 Oct

Learning about the bird and the bee

My search for the cutest indie pop band has finally ended. The Pipettes were a fierce competitor, but they’ve been trumped by The Bird and the Bee’s buttery vocals and effervescent sounds, and let’s not forget to mention their quintessential London style. Los Angeles natives Inara George (the bird) and Greg Kurstin (the […]

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11 Oct

Canadians stick by Metric’s system.

I recently discovered Metric after I recently discovered Feist, and then I went on to recently discover that they both play together in Canadian band Broken Social Scene, as well as having successful solo careers on the side. Emily Haines, frontman of Metric, even has another side project called “Emily Haines and the Soft Skeletons”. […]

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30 Sep

A Very Brief Electroclash Primer.

Popular in the early to mid 2000’s, electroclash is a dying genre of music that I’m already becoming nostalgic for. According to Wikipedia, the name electroclash “derives from the early ’80s electropop bands who provide the majority of electroclash’s musical influence. Lyrics are generally tongue-in-cheek and punk inspired, and often more given to attitude and […]

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22 Sep

Just now in my head.

So here’s a band I’ve managed to avoid, despite the inescapable media surge, until just this week. While I’m a bit ashamed to post a group that is so revered as the current indie-rock “it” band, I have to admit that I’m pretty impressed with the song. Without further ado, I present Tegan […]

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16 Sep

Manitoba’s caribou

The first time I heard Manitoba mentioned was in the early 2000’s when the bitchiest girl in art school was bragging about her favorite band. I was so turned off by the delivery of her testimonial and I was not terribly impressed by the underwhelming electronic soundscapes of Manitoba.
Fast forward a few years to […]

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