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Track of the Week: “About To Die” by The Dirty Projectors
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Track of the Week: “Find Your Way” By The Role Call
You may have not heard of the Minnesota based, indie pop band The Role Call yet, but it’s only a matter of time before they’re on your radar. As I waited in the cold outside The Rave in Milwaukee last weekend for a concert, I met the band and listened to a sample of their music. I instantly gravitated toward their more »
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Track of the Week: “Harlem Roulette” by The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats are an American folk band that was created by John Darnielle in his small studio apartment with nothing more than his poetry, a dual-cassette recorder, and a guitar that he got for a couple dollars up the street. He went on to share his poems with his friend Rachel who just happened to play more »
Track of the Week: “Tiny Tortures” by Flying Lotus
Flying Lotus describes “Tiny Tortures,” one of the standouts from his recent (and excellent) Until the Quiet Comes, as his “mischevious song,” a song he made quietly around other people so no one else could hear him play. If there really is mischief here, though, it’s buried pretty deep. What “Tiny Tortures” does show is a more »
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Track Of The Week: “Dead in the Water” by Ellie Goulding
Last March, Ellie Goulding’s long-awaited first full album Lights was released. Only a year and seven months later (Tuesday, actually), Halcyon hit the stores. Personally, I have only ever been a fan of a few of Ellie Goulding’s covers, and I never really got into Lights. However, Halcyon has a slightly different feel to it. The more »
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Track of the Week: “Strange City” by Brooks Strause
KRUI’s brand new track of the week is “Strange City” by Brooks Strause. The track is the single off of the Englert Theatre’s forthcoming Iowa City Song Project compilation.
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Track of the Week: “Change Your Garden Change Your Life” by Pennyhawk
Pennyhawk’s Kate Kennedy shines in this beautifully Blues Clues-esque music video about gracefully moving on.
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Track of the Week: “Fineshrine” by Purity Ring
Somewhere on the spectrum between Bjork and Braids lies Purity Ring, whose debut album “Shrines” was released on July 24. Give a listen to our track of the week, “Fineshrine.”
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Track of the Week: “Beautiful Son” by Peaking Lights
Dive into the new track from Wisconsin-based husband and wife, Peaking Lights! The duo’s next album “Lucifer” is set to be released by Mexican Summer on June 19th.
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Track of the Week: “Diabetes” by Beef Cake
Beef Cake, whose EP “Beef On A Leash” was released today, is the cross-dressing alter-ego of Nate Logsdon, the leader of the Ames horn-punk band Mumford’s. Check out the stellar new track “Diabetes.”
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