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These New Puritans

"We do like to keep it quite elusive. I really like the aesthetics of terrorist videos - how grainy and far-off yet immediate they seem - there’s something about the fuzzy screen which let’s you add layers of meaning."

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Blackouts, Sellouts and Freakouts

Britney Spears, “Gimme More,” Jive (Zomba): At press time, Blackout has not received a proper airing in its ideal environment (da club, natch). But we conjecture Spears is positioning her recent troubles as just another part of her world domination strategy, what with tracks like Get Naked (I Got a......

Neko Case: Deep Red Belle

Neko Case’s voice is brassy, miscegenated and classic. When she’s on a roll, time, place, race and syntax fall away, as exemplified in her best early compositio...
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Awesome Music

Who’s Who Owen Pallet is a Toronto-based musician who has created arrangements for indie artists Arcade Fire, Bloc Party and Beirut. He releases his own music ...