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The Best Dance Tracks of 2019
From French-Canadian electronic producer Marie Davidson's riotously scathing critique of modern capitalism to Dolly Parton's chart-topping foray into the world of EDM, here is a list of some of the year's best dance tracks.
19 Dec 2019
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Cigarettes After Sex Resurface With Another Smoldering Collection of Libidinous Lullabies on 'Cry'
Brooklyn dream pop darlings, Cigarettes After Sex re-emerge from the touring circuit with their second record of lust, longing, and nicotine-stained regret.
25 Oct 2019
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M83's Ambitious But Inert 'Digital Shades Vol. 2' Underwhelms
M83's follow-up to 2007's ambient collection Digital Shades Vol. 1 lacks the ingenuity of his pioneering predecessors' output and the thrill-ride wonder of the genres he set out to salute.
19 Sep 2019
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Michelle Vezilj's Debut Song "Fire Goes to Die" Is Powerful (track review)
Michelle Vezilj's debut song "Fire Goes to Die" is about reclaiming power after a sexual assault and shifting the narrative from victim to victor.
13 Jun 2019
Music
C Duncan's 'Health' Is a Sublime Sucker Punch to the Senses
C Duncan's third album is a staggering portrait of a man willing to divulge his insecurities, his passions, his failures, and hold them up for the entire world to devour.
03 Apr 2019
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RY X Returns With Stunning Sophomore Set 'Unfurl'
RY X's Unfurl is a hypnotic collection of quiet, indigo-hued tracks, perfectly suited for cold, wintry nights teetering on the cusp of spring.
12 Feb 2019
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The 12 Best Dance Tracks of 2018
From the raw, dance-punk rush of ADULT. to the stadium-sized anthems of Rüfüs du Sol, here are some of the endlessly addictive dance tracks of the year.
20 Dec 2018
Music
John Grant's 'Love Is Magic' Shows Off Exquisite Ballads and Irksome Electro Excursions
The masterful bearded balladeer John Grant's fourth LP, Love Is Magic, rarely matches the soaring heights of his past triumphs.
16 Oct 2018
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Detroit Dance-Punk Duo ADULT. Deliver the Goods with Exhilarating New Record 'This Behavior'
Dark, dangerous, and wrapped in anarchic black leather, ADULT. return with a stunning record that matches the feverish spirit of 2003's Anxiety Always.
11 Sep 2018
Music
Studio Killers - "Party Like It's Your Birthday" (track review)
Studio Killers' sexy, retro-futuristic paean to partying is pool party ready for the hot summer months ahead.
13 Jun 2018
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Fischerspooner's 'Sir' Feels Like a Defiant Middle Finger at American Conservatism
Fischerspooner's Sir looks to ruffle right-wing feathers, and it arrives at a moment when the United States is confronting the realities of a profound ideological division.
20 Feb 2018
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The Best Dance Tracks of 2017
From the "shamanic techno" of Parisian duo Pouvoir Magique to Stockholm Noir's brilliant string of darkly foreboding, electro-licked singles, here are ten selections that represent some of the more intriguing dance offerings of 2017.
14 Dec 2017
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Cigarettes After Sex: Cigarettes After Sex
The Brooklyn-based quartet's smokey-eyed songs breathe with dark nuance, each devastating track allowing Greg Gonzalez’s seductive voice, one of elegant, epicene beauty, to blossom and dance in the shadows.
21 Jun 2017
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Foreverland: An Interview with Neil Hannon of the Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy frontman discusses his latest record, cricket, composing operas, Gilbert & Sullivan, posthumous fame, musicals, his European tour, and "Catherine The Great".
12 Sep 2016
Music
C Duncan: Architect
From delicate, pastoral dream pop to intimate, electronic-tinged folk, the Glaswegian composer’s luxuriant vocal harmonies and intricate compositions dazzle with ingenuity.
04 Dec 2015
Interviews
"The Closer I Look": A Conversation With Small Black
Recovering from a devastating loss from Hurricane Sandy, Small Black's Josh Kolenik crafted not only his best record, but also one inspired by loss, an affinity for Blue Nile records, and '70s American cinema.
03 Nov 2015
Music
Hurts: Surrender (take 1)
Hurts might have lost their little dark heart, but Surrender is still a rapturous collection of gospel-tinged pop pleasures.
09 Oct 2015
Music
Nothing Will Be Bigger Than Us: An Interview with HURTS
English synthpop duo HURTS have consistently delivered visuals as striking as their darkly delicious pop songs. With their latest album Surrender, US and worldwide domination just might be theirs for the taking.
09 Oct 2015
Music
Peaches: Rub
The minimalist rawness of Rub is a stylistic return to form, one that evokes the gritty essence of Peaches's delectably smutty debut.
28 Sep 2015
Music
Shamir: Ratchet (take one)
Far beyond boxes and genres, Shamir Bailey's debut album Ratchet sees the 20-year-old arrive in front of the public eye, creatively unscathed and defiantly confident.
20 May 2015
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Róisín Murphy: Hairless Toys
If Hairless Toys is the sound of an artist with absolutely nothing to lose, it's also the sound of an audience with little to gain.
15 May 2015
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Twin Shadow: Eclipse
Subtlety is nowhere to be found on Twin Shadow's major label debut Eclipse. One thing is for certain though, George Lewis Jr. still has an undeniable knack for crafting a killer refrain.
17 Mar 2015
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