The Psychedelic Swamp doesn’t sound like the future of indie rock or have the eternal appeal of classic guitar-driven albums, but it doesn’t need that—it’s filled with the talented and inspired ghosts of Dr. Dog’s past.
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Florence + The Machine, “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful”
Florence + The Machine How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful ISLAND 7/10 “What’s with the long face? Do you want … More
Rose Windows, “Rose Windows”
Rose Windows Rose Windows SUB POP 6/10 “Maybe if I’m youthful even when I’m old / I’ll have understood this … More
Best Albums of 2014: Ty Segall, “Manipulator”
2014 was the year of Ty Segall. Between his excellent production work on albums like White Fence’s For The Recently … More
Best Viral Moment Involving the President of 2014: “Between Two Ferns: Barack Obama”
Since 2008, Zach Galifianakis has been asking A-list celebrities the tough questions that other talk show hosts are too scared … More
Best Albums of 2014: Beck, “Morning Phase”
It would be pretty easy to write Beck Hansen’s twelfth full-length album off as Sea Change 2: Electric Boogaloo considering … More
Best Albums of 2014: Courtney Barnett, “The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas”
At the beginning of 2014, whenever you turned on the radio (to a college or indie station), you might have … More
Best Albums of 2014: Eagulls, “Eagulls”
First impressions are everything. A job recruiter will tell you that, and your parents will certainly tell you that (probably too often). You … More
Dean Wareham, “Emancipated Hearts” EP
After dropping the needle on the first track of Emancipated Hearts, “Love Is Colder Than Death,” an immediate feeling of … More
Chet Faker, “Built on Glass”
Within the 12 tracks that make up his full-length debut, Chet Faker is the crooner (“Release Your Problems”), the DJ … More
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