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Princess Nokia is a Feminist Goddess
For someone who’s modeled for Calvin Klein, Princess Nokia does not give a fuck about being pretty—or anything else. The same gentle voice that whispers ... -
Thomas Giles Sticks to your Ear with Velcro Kid
Velcro Kid, Thomas Giles’ follow-up to 2014’s Modern Noise, takes his prior experimentation with electronic music and turns it into his most daring effort yet. ... -
Five Tracks on the Rawckus Turntable
An artist’s early days often provides the purest of passions. The same goes for indie music. Here at Rawckus, we indulge in these seedlings, studying ... -
The Zoup Gets Symbiotic
For the recording of their debut album, Symbiotic, New Zealand alt-rockers The Zoup claim to have gone on a five-year journey through sonic exploration. Listening ... -
The Alpacas - The Best is Behind You
In many ways, The Best is Behind You reminds me of the surprisingly well made film John Wick (2014): The premise may be simple; there ... -
Top Five Indie Tracks This Month
Indie Music: the wild west of sounds, style, and genre. There is so much going on, you can often get lost in the tremendous output ... -
Indie Album Pick: Beneath the Dark Wide Sky by Dream the Electric Sheep
I put a lot of stock in the first listen of an album. Even though forming an opinion takes a few journeys, a good first ... -
James Blake has an Electronica Revelation in The Colour In Anything
Music evokes emotions beyond explanation. However, far more difficult to find are albums that contain songs both emotionally powerful yet artfully innovative at the same ... -
The Baboons - Spanglish
Musicians are always looking for ways innovative sound, but very few achieve what The Baboons have. Their mix of Afro-Cuban, jazz, rock, blues, pop and ... -
Branches – White Flag
We live in an age where any number of genres can be fused into a new subgenre. For every straightforward blues-rock trio, there are 15 ...
