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The quintessential example of an album that can’t be assessed on hearing just one track, the self-titled debut from The…
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It’s not an obvious idea to remix Nick Cave. But nearly every track from Grinderman 2 — the second album…
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Primus: Back on the Bike, Going “Green”
With its first full-length album in a dozen years, oddball rock trio Primus displays a new-found vigor thanks to newly…
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Locrian: Confronting Urban Decay with Ambient Metal
Though it most closely identifies with the Chicago noise scene, Locrian is comfortable with its itinerant musical status, writing songs…
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Guest Playlist: Grails picks the 11 best songs for OD-ing
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Swans: An Art-Rock Ensemble’s Raw Return to Form
With My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky, songwriter Michael Gira and his influential, experimental Swans…
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