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Music Review: Mac DeMarco, “This Old Dog”

March 10, 2017

Indie rock “goofball” Mac DeMarco has announced the release of his forthcoming album, “This Old Dog,” out May 5, 2017. With the announcement of the album’s release date, the 26 year-old singer-songwriter previewed its title track, a groovy, mellow jam about getting older and settling down. Simultaneously, DeMarco released the track “My Old Man” from the upcoming album, which is a surprisingly upbeat ode about age, turning into your parents, and following in their footsteps – for better, or, begrudgingly, for worse.

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Music Review: of Montreal, “Rune Husk EP”

March 3, 2017

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On January 13, experimental band from Athens, Georgia, of Montreal, dropped a surprise EP – Rune Husk. With this new EP, the group is returning to its heavy focus on progressive rock, which has co-dominated the sounds of their last two studio albums (along with a more EDM tone). Of the EP’s four tracks, standouts include “Internecine Larks” and “Stag to the Stable,” the latter having a true David Bowie feel. Listen to the full EP here.

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Music Review: The Flaming Lips, “Oczy Mlody”

February 24, 2017

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Since their debut in 1983, The Flaming Lips have been a constant staple in the world of music. With a career spanning over 30 years, releasing new albums every few years, and having their hands in a multitude of side projects, collaborations with other artists, and performing as headliners in summer music festivals, The Flaming Lips have never not been relevant. Now, with their fourteenth studio album, Oczy Mlody, The Flaming Lips settle into a newer ambient style, one they experimented with on their last studio album, The Terror. “Oczy Mlody” is a phrase borrowed from Polish and translates to “eyes of the young.” The album features a psychedelic sound married with a childlike sense of wonder, with songs like “There Should Be Unicorns” and “One Night While Hunting For Faeries and Witches and Wizards to Kill. (Think: Lisa Frank meets Alice in Wonderland, aesthetically.) Featured Music Friday is brought to you by Blackfire Research.

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Music Review: the xx, “I See You”

February 17, 2017

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On January 13, the third studio album by 2009’s breakout indie pop group, the xx, titled I See You, was released to rave reviews. The cohesive album is a perfect blend of the trio’s strengths, expanding from simple arrangements to ones with much more complexity, going so far as repurposing hooks from older tunes, like in the album’s lead single, “On Hold.” According to the group, I See You has a more “distinctive sound and a more positive, open, and expansive concept” than their previous two albums.

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Music Review, Neil Young, “Peace Trail”

February 10, 2017

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Neil Young is back with Peace Trail, a 10-track album that addresses our current political environment, with songs devoted to issues like the Flint water crisis, and the circulation of fake news on the Internet. This mainly stripped down album opens with the title track, “Peace Trail,” about the systematic mistreatment of Native Americans, and closes with “My New Robot,” an autotuned song about finding love, comfort and companionship in Amazon’s Alexa, voice-activated speaker. Featured Music Friday is brought to you by Blackfire Research.

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