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Interview: Julian Rosen of Common Sage
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Zac speaks with Julian Rosen, frontman of NYC's Common Sage, about the band's outstanding third LP 'Closer To'
Artist Interview: Spirit Night
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Elizabeth caught up with Dylan Balliett of Spirit Night to discuss the musical path that led to his new jangly yet melacnholy record 'Time Won't Tell'
Track by Track: Secret Gardens – ‘The Impermanent Amber’
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Secret Gardens breaks down every track on their gorgeous new LP 'The Impermanent Amber,' out now.
Interview: A Place for Owls
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Zac speaks with Ben Sooy and Nick Webber of Denver emo band A Place for Owls about their heartwrenching new LP 'how we dig in the earth,' out Friday.
Artist Interview: Ekko Astral
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The Alternative sat down with Jael Holzman and Miri Tyler of Ekko Astral to discuss their new single, "pomegranate tree," which is out everywhere on October 9th.
Artist Interview: Balance and Composure
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Loan spoke with frontman Jon Simmons about Balance and Composure's fourth album 'with you in spirit.' Out now on Memory Music.
DIY Superbowl Underdogs and the Ethos of the Philly Scene
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Leah speaks with armbite about the Philly scene, DIY Superbowl, where they've been, and where they're going
Artist Interview: Jake Clarke of Clever Hour
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Clever Hour, the new project from Jake Clarke of Superheaven and Webbed Wing, will be releasing their demo tape on vinyl through Setterwind Records. We spoke with Clarke about that process.
Track by Track: Ghost Fan Club – ‘Ghost Fan Club’
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Ghost Fan Club stopped by to break down the six songs on their recent, tastefully baroque EP 'Ghost Fan Club'
Artist Interview: oak, fallen
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Luciano spoke with Boston screamo band oak, fallen about their sophomore EP 'cyclic,' out now
Track By Track: Modern Color – ‘There Goes the Dream’
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Modern Color's Fleming Valenzuela breaks down their fourth full length album 'There Goes the Dream,' out today on Other People Records.
Artist Interview: Only Twin
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Only Twin is the current project of Thomas Dutton, (formerly of Forgive Durden) and their new album “It Feels Nice to Burn” speaks to summer and adolescent nostalgia with its blend of synth-fueled electronics and indie pop sensibilities. Elizabeth spoke to Thomas about the new record, the old emo-rock scene, the fear of death, and reality TV.
“We’ve Always Been On The Periphery”: Letting All Hell Break Loose With Los Campesinos!
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'All Hell,' the latest Los Campesinos! record, is out tomorrow and Grace got the details on how it came together from the band before their recent show at Portland’s Aladdin Theater
Artist Interview: Kai Tak
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Loan spoke with Chris King of the LA trip-hop / dream pop collective known as Kai Tak about their debut album 'Designed in Heaven Made in Hong Kong'
Artist Interview: Cola
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Gillian spoke with the members of Cola about their new album 'The Gloss,' out now on Fire Talk.
