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Georgia Anne Muldrow and Dudley Perkins: Lighthouse

KCRW — Mon, 13 May 2013 03:00:00 -0700

Georgia Anne Muldrow and Dudley Perkins (a.k.a. Declaime) have rarely combined funk, soul, hip-hop, jazz, psychedelic space-rock, spoken-word poetry, protest music and more as ambitiously as they do throughout their career as they do now.

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John Grant: Pale Green Ghosts

KCRW — Mon, 13 May 2013 03:00:00 -0700

If there is a musician whose own personal issues are more apparent in their art than Grant, I haven’t heard of them.

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Little Boots: Nocturnes

KCRW — Mon, 13 May 2013 03:00:00 -0700

Little Boots injects a dose of pop smarts into the house and disco beats found throughout her sophomore album release, Nocturnes.

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Classixx: Hanging Gardens

KCRW — Mon, 06 May 2013 03:00:00 -0700

There are probably five or six moments on Hanging Gardens that will douse your brain in serotonin whether you want them to or not.

Andy Cato: Times and Places

KCRW — Mon, 06 May 2013 03:00:00 -0700

Andy Cato has had many incarnations over the past couple decades, most notably as half of the superstar duo Groove Armada.

The Boxer Rebellion: Promises

KCRW — Mon, 06 May 2013 03:00:00 -0700

The Boxer Rebellion is a band with many disparate parts that somehow fit perfectly.

She and Him: Volume 3

KCRW — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:00:00 -0700

Timelessness has long been key to She & Him's charm, and indeed, Volume 3 seems to be floating through AM speakers at all times.

Cayucas: Bigfoot

KCRW — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 03:00:00 -0700

Cayucas have made a solid introduction to their world, one that feels as familiar, as inevitable and as welcome as a sunny summer day.

Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds: Haunted Head

KCRW — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 03:00:00 -0700

Deerhunter: Monomania

KCRW — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 03:00:00 -0700

Monomania's gnarly dissonance leaves a bit less room than usual for glimmers of beauty - though they shine through in a few haunting tracks.

Har Mar Superstar: Bye Bye

KCRW — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 03:00:00 -0700

Alice Russell: To Dust

KCRW — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 03:00:00 -0700

Chico Mann: Magical Thinking

KCRW — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 03:00:00 -0700

Way To Blue: The Songs Of Nick Drake

KCRW — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 03:00:00 -0700

Nick Drake is the poster child for the stereotype of the musician doomed to die young in relative obscurity, but rediscovered and championed by future generations.

Laura Mvula: Sing to the Moon

KCRW — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 03:00:00 -0700

Classically trained and only 26, Mvula writes songs that sound like the whole world at once, making Sing to the Moon an auspicious debut in a year full of them.