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Laura Marling: Short Movie
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Laura Marling: Short Movie

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 / 26 March 2015
The eclectic guitar becomes a tool that complements Laura Marling's lyrics on this pivotal album, at times articulating visceral anger and, at others, obliterating psychic barriers and clearing space for something new.
Sugarplum Fairies – “Escondite (feat. RT Valine)” (video) (Premiere)
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Sugarplum Fairies – “Escondite (feat. RT Valine)” (video) (Premiere)

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 / 24 June 2014
In bringing together the stylings of classic California rock and dusty, melancholic noir, indie rockers Sugarplum Fairies create their own unique vision of Los Angeles in their song "Escondite".
Liars: Mess
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Liars: Mess

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 / 25 March 2014
Liars continue their electronic phase with an aggressive turn that brings out the rock in their DNA that they've been trying to push back against. This isn't necessarily a bad thing.
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Capitalism’s Self-Corrections: ‘Repo Man’

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 / 16 May 2013
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Poetic or Introspective Registers Carom Off R-Rated Vernacular in ‘The King of Good Intentions’

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 / 8 May 2013
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‘Southland’ Offers a Fresh Take on Police Procedurals

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 / 26 February 2013
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The Surprises that Quiet Epiphanies Can Present to the Attentive Wanderer: Jim Gavin’s ‘Middle Men’

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 / 10 February 2013
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20/20: 20/20 & Look Out!

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 / 21 January 2013
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King Washington: The Gears

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 / 28 June 2012
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Rufus Wainwright: Out of the Game (take one)

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 / 29 April 2012
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Klegg the Drunk: John Updike on Raymond Carver

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 / 8 March 2012
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Frank Alpine: Frank Alpine

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 / 11 December 2011