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Getting Naked, Playing with Guns: An Interview with Andrew Jackson Jihad
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Getting Naked, Playing with Guns: An Interview with Andrew Jackson Jihad

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They started out as a fiery "folk-punk" outfit, but have drifted far away from such genre confinement. The band tells us about Nicholas Cage films, Temple Grandin, and why their new album is about not one, but multiple apocalypses.
Eels: The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett
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Eels: The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett

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 / 23 April 2014
Mark Everett admitted that Cautionary Tales was an uncomfortable record to make, but what's most unsettling is how familiar it sounds.
Hospitality: Trouble
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Hospitality: Trouble

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Indie pop for indie pop scholars.
St. Vincent: St. Vincent
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St. Vincent: St. Vincent

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To stay alive, you have to improvise. Learn from the master.
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Laurel Halo: Chance of Rain

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Moonface: Julia with Blue Jeans On

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Speedy Ortiz: Major Arcana

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Okkervil River: The Silver Gymnasium

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The Dodos: Carrier

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Julianna Barwick: Nepenthe

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Julia Holter: Loud City Song

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The Polyphonic Spree: Yes, It’s True

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