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Harper Simon Talks the Growlers’ Chinese Fountain

By Harper Simon | September 22, 2014

Harper Simon Talks the Growlers’ Chinese Fountain

The Growlers’ garage-psych might recall California hot rods and surfing, but it speaks to a disaffected contemporary counterculture.

Alexander Moskos (AIDS Wolf, Drainolith, Dan’l Boone) Talks 5 Seconds of Summer’s 5 Seconds of Summer

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By Alex Moskos | September 19, 2014

Alexander Moskos (AIDS Wolf, Drainolith, Dan’l Boone) Talks 5 Seconds of Summer’s 5 Seconds of Summer

Don’t let 5 Seconds of Summer give you the wrong idea, Australia has given the world plenty of great art. Just not this album.

Charlie Starr (Blackberry Smoke) Talks Justin Townes Earle’s Single Mothers

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By Charlie Starr | September 18, 2014

Charlie Starr (Blackberry Smoke) Talks Justin Townes Earle’s Single Mothers

As long as we have songwriters like Justin Townes Earle, there’s no reason to worry about the fate of country music.

Andy McCluskey (OMD) Talks Glass Ghost’s LYFE

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By Andy McCluskey | September 17, 2014

Andy McCluskey (OMD) Talks Glass Ghost’s LYFE

The British synth-pop icon congratulates Glass Ghost on their cascading torrents of sound and gorgeously imagined hedonistic tumble.

Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak, Dungeonesse, Flock of Dimes) Talks My Brightest Diamond’s This is My Hand

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By Jenn Wasner | September 16, 2014

Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak, Dungeonesse, Flock of Dimes) Talks My Brightest Diamond’s This is My Hand

Does My Brightest Diamond’s Shara Worden realize that she simultaneously reminds us of her humanity and transcends it?

Stuart David (Belle and Sebastian, Looper) Talks Alt-J’s This Is All Yours

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By Stuart David | September 15, 2014

Stuart David (Belle and Sebastian, Looper) Talks Alt-J’s This Is All Yours

The new Alt-J album finds hope for a new generation of kids no longer in thrall to rock & roll’s clichés of attitude and self-destruction.

Sean McGuinness (Pissed Jeans, Rat Fist) Talks Ashrae Fax’s Never Really Been Into It

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By Sean McGuinness | September 12, 2014

Sean McGuinness (Pissed Jeans, Rat Fist) Talks Ashrae Fax’s Never Really Been Into It

When you hit a creative wall, is it better to start over, or dig in until you get it right? And what’s the deal with the owls?

William Hutson (Clipping) Talks Jeezy’s Seen It All: The Autobiography

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By William Hutson | September 11, 2014

William Hutson (Clipping) Talks Jeezy’s Seen It All: The Autobiography

Clipping producer William Huston contemplates Jeez’s status as the platonic ideal of gangster rap, and the value of quality mastering.

Kevin Devine (the Goddamn Band, Bad Books) Talks David Bazan’s David Bazan + Passenger String Quartet, Volume 1

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By Kevin Devine | September 10, 2014

Kevin Devine (the Goddamn Band, Bad Books) Talks David Bazan’s David Bazan + Passenger String Quartet, Volume 1

Hard-touring songwriter Kevin Devine finds a kindred spirit on David Bazan’s latest release.

Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantômas) Talks Blonde Redhead’s Barragán

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By Trevor Dunn | September 9, 2014

Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantômas) Talks Blonde Redhead’s Barragán

Sometimes it’s not the band that changed, it’s you. And sometimes, the band is just out of ideas.