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Tag: TV on the Radio
Neil Young’s gaudy, reactionary Storytone and 15 more record reviews
Reviews of 16 new albums, including Arca’s uncanny electronic mutations and T.I.’s unshakable street rap
Forget about Sun Kil Moon, here’s some new TV on the Radio
Press play on “Careful You” and think about Sun Kil Moon’s “War on Drugs” some other time.
The Pixies’ deflating Indie Cindy and 15 more record reviews
Future’s conscience-stricken coke rap and 15 more reviews of recent releases
12 O’Clock Track: TV on the Radio’s Kyp Malone makes scuzzy, noisy garage in Ice Balloons
“Dragonfly” is one great cut off the 2013 self-titled album from Kyp Malone’s new side project.
12 O’Clock Track: Diplo & Usher, “Climax (Dave Sitek remix)”
TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek dubs out an R&B jam
Shows to see: Ane Brun, Lee Ranaldo, Alejandro Escovedo, and more
Lots of bass clarinets at once, songs inspired by Mexican drug wars and the Arab Spring, and more
This week’s Chicagoan: Mia Park, kids’ show host
This week’s Chicagoan: Mia Park, kids’ show host
Willis Earl Beal at Tomorrow Never Knows
Willis Earl Beal looked cool and comfortable in his first live performance since signing to XL imprint Hot Charity.
Gossip Wolf: Rockin’ the porta-potty at Pitchfork
Dismemberment Plan gossip, “celebrity” sightings, and everything else you missed backstage. Plus: ESS reboots its residency program and launches a summer concert series
Recapping Pitchfork 2011: OFWGKTA and TVOTR
Why Odd Future and TV on the Radio were the best things at Pitchfork this year
This Week in Reader Music
Crunchy grunge-pop and monolithic metal out of Chicago, Cook County Commissioner Jerry Butler’s soul-man past, reviews of TVOTR and Chalk Circles, DeRogatis’s bad mood, and more
Short Takes on New Releases
TV on the Radio lose the thread; early D.C. girl punks Chalk Circle make a posthumous debut.
Early Warnings Roundup
This week’s Early Warnings include TV on the Radio with Glasser, Coliseum, Floor, Paul Simon, Lupe Fiasco, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Journey, CSS, Beady Eye, and Jeff Tweedy.