Tortoise’s The Catastrophist, the mighty Chicago jazz-rock outfit’s first record in seven long years, will leave longtime listeners — after 25 years, there are many — in two minds of themselves….
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The first thing that makes you sit up and take notice of the opening track to The Dutchess And The Fox’s debut E.P., the title track, “Every Night” is singer…
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Every time I see something like Selena Gomez’s flat, tuneless, speak/sung SNL performance and think to myself, “seriously, THIS is the crap the kids are listening to these days!”, someone…
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As a single person, the best part of Valentine’s Day is the day after… when all the candy is 50% off at Rite-Aid. A close second is the bevy of…
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Popdose is extremely pleased to present the premiere of Western Star’s official video, the title track of their debut album Fireball. This fine band from Baltimore, who we introduced you…
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Can it get any better than this one track by Chris Korzen, who performs under the alias of Nezrok? Well, yes – an album’s worth in this vein would, indeed,…
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Quite a dynamic mix of influences and sounds on this second effort from New York’s Stereo Off. The Long Hot Winter is five songs of diversity, melody and some of…
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It’s a special privilege to premiere this incredible video from London-based alternative rock band Fades. Their sound is reminiscent of Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys, and particularly Queens of the Stone Age…
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Maxine Nightingale delivered a British soul smash in 1976
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This new single is an eye-opener from Morgan St. Jean, who is currently enrolled in the Popular Music Program at the University of Southern California and studying under the likes…
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Just when you thought it was safe to go anywhere, there’s Adele saying “Hello.”
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Popdose is pleased to premiere the latest video from the talented and multi-faceted singer-songwriter, Sofia Talvik. Taken from her acclaimed (deservedly so) album, Big Sky Country, this is a re-working…
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Boys on the left, boys on the right, Sister Ernestine, just bring your son? What’s THAT supposed to mean? Tori Amos wasn’t always so difficult to understand. Her solo debut,…
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Music from New Order, Iggy Pop, Norma Jean Martine, and Sia in the “Single Play” spotlight!
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Popdose has been listening to Homemade Vision, the second album by Angela Perley & The Howlin’ Moons, nearly round the clock for the past month. Spin after spin, the Michael…
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The opening guitar attack of Modoc’s new album, Automatic + Voluntary, wakes you up like a splash of ice cold water – sounding like Mission Of Burma, then spinning into…
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Living in Austin, Texas, in the late 1990s, Angela Burns drew influences from some of the most powerful female voices of the decade and the pop-punk, grunge and rock scenes…
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Welcome to the firecrackers-strapped-to-your-Rust-Belt column ”Welcome To Pittsburgh,” as today we find ourselves entranced by stars yet lamenting another fine night of noise at the Polish Hill dive bar/cheap beer…
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Stevie Wonder broke new artistic ground with a trio of classic albums
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The first – and most striking thing – upon first listen to Brian Cullman’s The Opposite Of Time is how much he reminds me of Lloyd Cole (one of my…
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Sparse, clean and yet filled with color and feel, Delusions, the new album from Seattle native (and current Chicago resident) Andy Metz covers the musical canvas quite brightly. Considering this…
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photo credit: Mike Hipple Seattle’s The Not-Its! ask a simple question with the title of their new record: Are You Listening? If you’re not, you should be. After a rare 2…
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When I was in my mid teens I was obsessed with Bob Marley. SHOCKER. But unlike every other Midwestern white kid who bandied the term “rasta” about with no clue…
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A new year…and new music from Teddybears, Shy Shy Shy, Marie Munroe, and David Bowie