Seattle's FLEET FOXES return after a very successful EP on SubPop with their full length debut. FLEET FOXES are in excellent company at their label, and may be in a prime enviornment to produce their brand of harmonic, indie balladry. In the same way the ZOMBIES, the LEFT BANKE, or the BEACH BOYS focused on their vocal arrangements, this band shows their aptitude with this collection of songs. Intense reverb-laden tracks meet intricate instrumentation forming a tactile experience that can be felt the whole album through. For fans of label mates BAND OF HORSES, IRON & WINE, or the SHINS.

1997 live reunion album for the Mac was HUGE and made a big hit out of "Landslide" all over again... (This also has that version of "Silver Springs" you've been on the lookout for...)

TODD TRAINER of SHELLAC REY WASHAM of SCRATCH ACID/ RAPEMAN DAVE RILEY of BIG BLACK NATE KATO of URGE OVERKILL recorded by STEVE ALBINI

The first piece of Steve Ellison, aka FLYING LOTUS's, sixth album arrived in the form of a collaboration with David Lynch. Five years between 2014's "You're Dead!" and now, and we get a surreal video directed and narrated by Lynch of an interlude that appears halfway thru the record, aptly titled "Fire is Coming". Since then, the pieces of "Flamagra" that have been revealed to the public - both intentional and unintentional - have continued the motif of fire, both in it's calm and fury. Smoky layers of bass and synth cover the album's quieter moments, making way for it's more intense and nimble segments, all the while retaining it's groovy, "in the pocket" sensibility. Ellison deftly maneuvers these changes by bringing a large list of collaborators into the fold that each compliment the album's varying tones. There's no space to list everyone, but GEORGE CLINTON, THUNDERCAT, SOLANGE, HERBIE HANCOCK, ANDERSON .PAAK and DENZEL CURRY all make contributions, and at every point their presence is intuitively purposeful. FLYING LOTUS's music has always incorporated hip-hop, jazz, funk and electronica into a unified sound that demonstrates the styles' shared lineage of influence. That blend has never felt more cohesive than here on "Flamagra". VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

Second album of high-energy indie-rock from Cali's FOSTER THE PEOPLE. Think OASIS, LOS CAMPESINOS! or maybe even a little VAMPIRE WEEKEND.

Honestly a pop masterpiece -- digging back to everything that was great about chirpy power-pop and sappy ballads, and serving it up guilt-free. It's the sort of thing you might love to an irrational extent...

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