In early 2015 I published a list of my favorite albums of the previous year. In my story, I chastised writers who had rushed to get their lists out early…
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Jack Feerick
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(Archive.) Friday, December 9, 2016 What happens is this. I’m up early on a Friday, ready to walk the dog before I fix breakfast for my son. It’s the first…
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Ken Shane
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The Majors scored with a Jerry Ragavoy-produced hit in 1962
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Rob Ross
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According to the press release, “there are many moments, memories, people, and places stretched across Alex Rose’s Arcadian Pages. The debut album from the Los Angeles-born, Austin-raised musician is a…
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Keith Creighton
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There are some comebacks the world doesn’t need: Sean Spicer, Bill Cosby, another Spiderman reboot — and plenty that are long overdue: til Tuesday, Lone Justice, Heathers (imagine Veronica & friends…
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Keith Creighton
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In the age of streaming, does anyone still care about someone else’s top albums list when every album in the known universe is at your fingertips 24/7 (if you have…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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If you like your music videos as aesthetically pleasing as they are fun to listen to, you’re in for a treat as Ryan Brahms travels to gorgeous South America for…
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Rob Ross
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It’s always a good time around Popdose when we can debut a new track from one of our (collective) favorite bands, Populuxe. This trio of popmeisters return with a pretty…
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Rob Ross
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An interesting, left-field thing – a throwback, really. Kansas City native Anna St. Louis makes her debut on a cassette-only release, something you don’t expect in this day and age. …
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Ken Shane
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Barbara George’s 1961 smash was her only hit but it was a monster
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Justin Vellucci
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Let me call it early: anybody who’s anybody who considers themselves a devotee of punk rock will consider Hunk, the recently announced third full-length from Reno quartet Elephant Rifle, to…
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Rob Ross
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Here are the facts about Numero Group’s 3 C.D./4 L.P. set (with hardcover book), Savage Young DÁ¼: Most of the tapes came from the collection of Terry Katzman, the former…
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Justin Vellucci
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Tom Waits never has sounded better, at least in terms of fidelity, than he does on the new, re-mastered versions of Alice and Blood Money — which were released, to…
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Jack Feerick
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(Archive.) Wednesday, October 3, 2016 The band may be called Roscoe’s Basement, but in fact Roscoe — Tom and Deanna Finn’s ridiculously lovable spaniel — never comes down in the…
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Rob Ross
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Popdose presents Swedish chanteuse Louise Lemon, and her new E.P., Malex. The E.P. was recorded during the sessions of Louise’s Purge E.P. (released earlier this year), produced by Randall Dunn…
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Dave Lifton
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Limited to 300 copies when first released in 1980, White Boy and the Average Rat Band’s album has since become a collector’s item for fans of outsider metal-punk.
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Ken Shane
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The Detroit Emeralds ran a string of hits up the charts in the early ’70s
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Rob Ross
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This tenth (!) album from Michigan native May Erlewine isn’t (as one might guess) something you would usually find on my playlist, but every now and then, a welcome change…
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Dw. Dunphy
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The universe indeed has a sense of humor…it’s just disturbingly dark.
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Justin Vellucci
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Yeah, yeah, putting the final nail in the coffin of 2017 is a little premature, seeing as there’s still more than 30 days left in the year. But, I’m the…
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Justin Vellucci
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The Sun Machine certainly has its musical reference points down pat. On its evocative Turn On to Evil LP, which was released two days ago through Electric Church, the Austin…
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Ken Shane
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Barbara Lewis scored some massive hits but her 1968 non-hit is right for today
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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East Forest’s transient, ambient, electronic sound was born from a place where more than a generous chunk of musical inspiration has emerged over the past half century: drugs. Yes, this…
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Beau Dure
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A killer bass line fed through one of the fuzziest pedals ever invented. A heavy dose of wah-wah on a two-note guitar solo. A powerful organ blast. A video riffing…
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Rob Ross
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Popdose is pleased to present a brand new video from Los Angeles’ Kill My Coquette, who we introduced you to a few years ago. They’re back with their high-energy brand…
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Ken Shane
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The Formations never had a hit but their records paved the way for the Sound of Philadelphia
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Ken Abrams
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Langhorne Slim fans old and new will be delighted with his new release, Lost at Last Vol. 1. The Pennsylvania native, born Sean Scolnick, is, in many ways, the quintessential…