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The best records of 2014
January 5, 2015Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire for No Witness (Jagjaguwar) Expanding on the sound of her folksy debut, Angel Olsen’s newest is as exhaustive as a landscape and as specific as a diary entry. Pairing smart, confessional lyricism with a soulful warble not unlike a female Leonard Cohen, Olsen’s Burn Your Fire for No Witness makes an indelible impression on first listen and reveals new layers each time it’s revisited. Cloud Nothings – Here and Nowhere Else (Carpark Records) Here and Nowhere Else does little to tinker with the careful balance the band struck with 2012’s masterful Attack on Memory…
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The best films of 2014
January 5, 201510. Men, Women & Children Masterfully written and directed by Jason Reitman, the genius behind Juno, this film perfectly encapsulates our era by examining the effects of social media, texting, and the Internet on the psyche of society. 9. Tusk…
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Five films to help you find your silver lining
September 8, 2014As we all know, the right kind of movie can give us feelings of hope that rekindle the strength to reach our highest potential in life; it can encourage us to create, inspire, and dream about what we are able…
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Five fall albums to look forward to
September 2, 2014Aphex Twin – Syro Holy shit, seriously? Even Richard D. James’ most diehard fans long ago gave up hope that the mercurial madman would ever follow up his 2001 effort Drukqs with anything other than the occasional reissue. But, lo…
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Underrated films of the summer
September 2, 2014The summer blockbuster season has offered both good and bad escapist entertainment. Michael Bay gave us more of the same with his sexist, artless Transformers: Age of Extinction, but we also had smart and original genre fare like Jeff Gunn’s…
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