Local Review: Rare Facture – Suspension of the Conscious Mind
Local Review: MiNX – Golden

Local Review: MiNX – Golden
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Living up to their reputation as one of SLC’s more prolific bands, vocalist/rapper Ischa B. and multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Raffi Shahinian return after last year’s MixTape with an album of nine new tracks. … read more

Review: Geoff Westen – I’m Not Crazy

Review: Geoff Westen – I’m Not Crazy
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Geoff Westen = Oingo Boingo + The Cars – David Byrne   … read more

Review: Gardens & Villa – Dunes

Review: Gardens & Villa – Dunes
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Much like their eponymous 2011 debut, the new Gardens & Villa album frequently combines lead singer and guitarist Chris Lynch’s flute playing with the synths of Adam Rasmussen that recalls the early-’80s styling of this amalgam, with mostly successful results.  … read more

Review: Erasure – World Beyond
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Review: case/lang/veirs – Self-titled

Review: case/lang/veirs – Self-titled
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case/lang/veirs = Parton/Ronstadt/Harris + Buckingham/Nicks/McVie
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Review: Chad Valley – Young Hunger

Review: Chad Valley – Young Hunger
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Sounding too much like an 80’s act resolvedly stuck in the 80’s–save the occasional auto-tune tweaking–one man band Hugo Manuel (of Jonquil) has a silky smooth and very high-pitched falsetto, which he can impressively drop a few octaves down effortlessly.  … read more

Review: Cape Snow – Self-Titled