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Redd Kross • Beyond The Door
Merge • released 2019-08-23
The clown kings of LA punk are back with their (so-far) commercially-unviable yet overwhelmingly fulfilling mix of bad attitude and party rock.
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Mikal Cronin • Switched-On Seeker
A fully synthesized version of Cronin’s previous album, this retake offers the same moody melodies as “Seeker”, this time filled to the brim with the warble and saw of old-tyme synthes.
The Mountain Goats • Songs for Pierre Chuvin
No topic is too esoteric for John Darnielle to base an entire Mountain Goats album on, not even the persecution of pagans as a wave of Christianity moved through Europe in the middle ages.
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Gentle music for a pastoral New Zealand scene, with tappity drums and soft jangles playfully jostling understated vocals.
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Spiky little numbers filled with quicksilver guitar lines, the occasional horn section, punky drums and bass, and sing-song female vocals that sound like someone making fun of their bullies.