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ALBUM REVIEW

December 2,

Korey Dane For The Kite Flyers Self-Released Korey Dane's timing couldn't be more impeccable. On For the Kite Flyers,

he exquisitely mines the depths of depression and loneliness—nine

somber tracks based around little more than an acoustic guitar and

Dane's soft voice—becoming in the process the perfect companion to our

seasonally-affected misery. There's an incredible amount of good [...]

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ALBUM REVIEW

November 18,

Brown&Blue

'Second Chances' Self-Released So often when I hear a band, its influences date back only four or five

years, referencing the bands that listened to the bands that copied the

original band. This dilution of the original spark usually means we're

left with an inferior product. Fortunately, this isn't the case with

Long Beach five-piece Brown&Blue. [...]

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ALBUM REVIEW

October 21,

Primal Scream / RTX "I Want You" / "Nature's Way" Split 12" White Noise The resurgence of vinyl records over the last few years has brought with

it a large number of reissues, making it infinitely easier to track

down records that were long out of print and unattainable due to their

astronomical prices. But there's also been a [...]

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ALBUM REVIEWS

October 7,

Paper City and From Cities to Oceans PAPER CITY SELF-TITLED MOEDOG MUSIC Marisa Predisik changes stage names like a college freshman changes

his sheets—about once a year, or so it would seem. Having recorded

previously as Moedog Darling and Mareesa (as well as Vac Bag, her

alter-ego side-project), Predisik returns now with Paper City, her most

complete and successful [...]

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ALBUM REVIEW: FIELDING

August 26,

The Voice of Us Self-released PHOTO by LOUIE HUESMANN Following the breakup of Fielding as we long knew the band—a five-piece

including drummer Adam Ferry, bassist Aaron Bradford and guitarist Kevin

Poush, all now present and accounted for in Two Guns—remaining members

(and husband and wife) Eric and Beth Balmer return with The Voice of Us,

a 12-track [...]

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ALBUM REVIEW: THE VALLEY ARENA

May 20,

'WE DIED' | JAXART |

PHOTO by BRITNEY BERKSTRESSER It's hard to say the Valley Arena's sound has matured per se, because

we're not talking about Afro-Latin solo projects or laid-back middle-age

blues records, and we're certainly not talking about one of those

records where ex-heavy hitters go pop. Maybe "focused" is better. It's

different at [...]

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ALBUM REVIEW

March 18,

Magic Lantern/hop-frog kollectiv split Hop-frog kollectiv and Magic Lantern nearly run right off the edges

of their respective records, penning songs so long they often test the

limits of black wax. The two bands channel different kinds of

drones—hop-frog kollectiv moans with Asian inspiration, Magic Lantern

amplifies a kraut kind of sound—but it's fitting to find [...]

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ALBUM REVIEWS

November 5,

The Slings and The Soft Hands Slings The Old Hopeful Trail (Kazu Records) On debut The Old Hopeful Trail, Slings take old, old American sounds and

tote them down dirty, dusty paths into your earbuds, where the acoustic

guitars, harmonicas, kick drums and shakers settle with broken wagon

wheels and tattered Bibles for a nice night around [...]

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NO BUMMER JAMS

May 21,

Thee Makeout Party's 'Play Pretend': kids songs and reckless Nick Lowe riffs! PHOTO by FEVER DRAGON Anaheim's Thee Makeout Party has an extensive history highlighted with

shows at the OC Fair, the Smell, and, last weekend, a

filled-twice-past-capacity speedboat parked outside Shoreline Village.

Teenacide Records' Play Pretend, their first full length, is rife with

good vibes and [...]

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ALBUM REVIEW

February 6,

DEAD MEADOW OLD GROWTH (MATADOR) The fifth offering from these Washington, DC-bred/LA-based psychedelic

merchants finds Dead Meadow much more refined, but without sacrificing

the feedback-laden goodness and textures that made their previous

efforts so tasty. Opener "Ain't Got Nothing (To Go Wrong)" plays like

toned-down Blue Cheer—sleepy but not drowsy, groovy but not too stoney.

Compared to [...]

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