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Best Albums: Man Man, Arctic Monkeys, Balance and Composure, Obits, Cock & Swan, Tremor

Man Man: On Oni Pond Arctic Monkeys: AM Balance and Composure: The Things We Think We're Missing Obits: Bed &…

Review: David Byrne & St. Vincent’s Love This Giant

David Byrne has one of the most recognizable voices in music, and his collaboration with St. Vincent -- a woman…

Qua: A Digital-Analog “One-Stop Shop” for Texture, Color, and Melody

Australian electronic musician Qua pairs primal music with a playful dose of color to create music that is imminently danceable.

Album Download: Kenan Bell’s Summer Solstice Vol. 3

Kenan Bell: Summer Solstice Vol. 3 (12/21/11) Kenan Bell: "Book of the Month (feat. Ayomari & Carl Roe)" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/04-Book-Of-The-Month-featuring-Ayomari-Carl-Roe.mp3|titles=Kenan Bell:…

Moses Supposes: Major labels brace themselves for loss of their most popular catalog in 2013

Moses Avalon is one of the nation’s leading music-business consultants and artists’-rights advocates and is the author of a top-selling…

DeVotchKa: Gypsy-Fusion Quartet Hits the Big Time

Achieving public familiarity through featured songs in Little Miss Sunshine, DeVotchKa has worked hard to make a name for itself.…

Braids: Indie-Rock Balancing Act

For the young Canadian indie band Braids, a rise in popularity has meant increased promotional responsibilities. See how the band…

31 Knots: Worried Well

So tight that merely listening to it raises shoulders to ears, Portland trio 31 Knots mixes the dissonance of Sonic…

NOMO: Defying Categorization with Expanded Electronics of Ghost Rock

NOMO, the alternative Afrobeat collective from Ann Arbor, Michigan, marches to its own beat, or more accurately, to the beat…