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Clinic

Previously categorized in my myopic world (and possibly yours as well) as “a band I cared for in 2003,” this medical outfit have released their fifth LP, reminding me that these creative and consistent Liverpudlians don’t deserve that categorization.

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Culture Reject

BY Chris Bilton

Michael O’Connell’s first release under his Culture Reject moniker blends acoustics, electronics and a myriad of odd instrumental combinations.

EL PERRO DEL MAR

BY Chris Bilton

Don’t let the innocence of Sarah Assbring’s childlike falsetto lull you into thinking her El Perro Del Mar alias is some kind of exercise in sonic preciousness. Sure, the Swedish songstress’ ...

FLEET FOXES

BY Dave Morris

Cracking open the shrink-wrap on this Seattle quintet’s debut EP, I thought I smelled something odd. It was a coincidence, but I wouldn’t have objected if Sub Pop had decided to soak the digipak ...

PONY DA LOOK

Pony Da Look once famously described themselves as “four gargoyles spewing juices from their throats,” which certainly does the job better than “lo-fi synth-pop.” Yes, the quartet build their songs out ...

Santogold

Thanks to lazy hype-makers, Santogold’s Santi White has been (bitch-) slapped with the troubling “new M.I.A.” label. It’s unfortunate, since the two artists (and friends) have little in common other than the ...

YOUNG & SEXY

Ever since releasing their astonishingly good Stand Up for Your Mother debut back in ’02, Vancouver’s Young & Sexy have struggled to make music that’s airy and sweet without being precious, charming ...

MADONNA

Was Madonna’s choice of The Neptunes and the Timbaland/Justin Timberlake/Danja crew to helm her 12th studio album a risky move towards R&B —?given that her post–Ray of Light output has been house-oriented — or ...

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE

Some bands release EPs as stop-gaps; for these chaos-bringers, the act seems to be a primal necessity. Three of these four tracks are leftovers from last year’s Strawberry Jam sessions, and whether adhering to that ...

Canada’s finest house

Canadian techno DJs like Richie Hawtin are well known, but there was a stretch when our house music largely consisted of Chris Sheppard. This exceedingly slick comp, ably mixed by local mainstay Deko-Ze, proves we’ve ...

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