If you’re wondering what Aleks uses his so-called Ramps for, I’d say its to reach giddy heights of vaudevillian pop and tongue-in-cheek tribal syncopation. Their new album, MIDNIGHT BELIEVER, is magical and twinkling but thankfully not too twee, like Of Montreal, John Steel Singers, or Plastic Palace Alice. But don’t believe US, see for yourself. Grinning is highly probable.- WB
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ShameSteve McQueen’s beautifully crafted drama recalls Drive, and not just for transforming Manhattan into the same gritty, jaded demimonde as...
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The RooseveltThe Roosevelt may have had a certain heyday, but its 2012 reinvention is a pretty slick operation. It’s classic in look, but there are...
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Happy New Year / Nite Fields split 7″ ...The first release for Brisbane-based Lost Race Records comes in the form of a split 7”, featuring the dream-pop of Nite Fields and the more...
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The Iron LadyWhat better traditional holiday entertainment than a rollicking English pantomime? This political fairytale is seasonably hilarious, and ultra-conservative...