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    Alternative & Indie

    Simple Plan, Taking One For The Team © Atlantic
    Album 💿

    Simple Plan, Taking One For The Team | Album Review 💿

    ‘Taking One For The Team’ is a well-rounded album that should appeal to Simple Plan fans and newcomers who take the time to listen.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsFebruary 23, 2016 ago
    Mac Demarco • Another One • Captured Tracks
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    Mac Demarco, ‘Another One’ (Review)

    Following up the exceptionalness of Salad Days is a tall task, but Demarco manages well on Another One  Canadian singer/songwriter Mac Demarco has returned with his mini album Another One. Last year Demarco had everybody going gaga over Salad Days, which somehow missed on a Grammy nomination (how!). Another One Read more…

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsAugust 18, 2015 ago
    Tame Impala, Currents [📷: Modular Recordings]
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    Tame Impala, Currents | Album Review 💿

    Tame Impala – aka Kevin Parker – brings the listeners on a psychedelic, electronic trip throughout the course of third LP, ‘Currents’.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsJuly 20, 2015 ago
    Nate Ruess, Grand Romantic © Fueled By Ramen
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    Nate Ruess, Grand Romantic | Album Review 💿

    ‘Grand Romantic’ is a captivating affair, though not absent of flaws or without Fun. frontman Nate Ruess indulging too much.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 23, 2015 ago
    Evergreen

    10 Emotionally Overwhelming Songs | Playlist

    The 10 featured songs are “full” of emotion and depth. Each song has a deeper meaning or larger purpose which makes it truly unique, special, and memorable.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsMay 1, 2015 ago
    Panic! At The Disco, Death Of A Bachelor [📷: Fueled By Ramen]
    Music

    Panic! At The Disco, Hallelujah | Track Review 🎵

    Latest Panic! At The Disco single, “Hallelujah,” ranks among the deepest songs of the alternative band’s decade-long career.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsApril 28, 2015 ago
    Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & Lowell [📷: Asthmatic Kitty]
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    Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & Lowell | Album Review 💿

    Beloved indie singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens delivers an emotional, highly personal tour de force with latest LP, ‘Carrie & Lowell’.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsApril 7, 2015 ago
    Father John Misty, I Love You Honeybear [📷: SubPop]
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    Father John Misty, I Love You, Honeybear | Album Review

    Every harmonic progression, orchestration, and musical push feel as if Father John Misty sought nothing short of perfection on I Love You, Honeybear.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsFebruary 17, 2015 ago
    Björk Vulnicura [📷: One Little Independent]
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    Björk, Vulnicura | Album Review 💿

    Icelandic musician Björk’s surprise album ‘Vulnicura’ is sure to make alt-music fans and nerds “giggle like schoolgirls with glee.”

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsFebruary 12, 2015 ago
    Bleachers, Strange Desire © RCA
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    Bleachers, Strange Desire | Album Review 💿

    Bleachers delivers a fine, enjoyable debut effort with Strange Desire. Sometimes it’s overdone, but more often that not, it shines.

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsJuly 21, 2014 ago
    Linkin Park, The Hunting Party © Warner Bros
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    Linkin Park Rock Hard on ‘The Hunting Party’

    Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda did not come to play around on ‘The Hunting Party’, the latest album from Linkin Park.

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsJune 25, 2014 ago
    Lana Del Rey, Ultraviolence [📷: Interscope]
    Album 💿

    Lana Del Rey, Ultraviolence | Album Review

    Alternative musician Lana Del Rey shines on her incredibly moody new LP, ‘Ultraviolence.’ It perfectly showcases Del Rey’s incredibly robust, unique voice.

    By the musical hype, 11 yearsJune 19, 2014 ago

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