Articles by Michael Edwards

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  Low

  C'mon

  PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2011

  There was a time when it was easy to predict what an album by Low would sound like, as they followed a fairly consistent template. But they...

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  Fredrik

  Flora

  PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2011

  Swedish band Fredrik turned more than a few heads with last year's Trilogi, thanks to its woozy mix of trip-hop and folk, although they hav...

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  Bell X1

  Bloodless Coup

  PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2011

  Bloodless Coup (Bell X1's fifth studio album) finds the Irish band dipping their toes into an unfamiliar ocean, and then deciding they pref...

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  Moonlight Towers

  Day is the New Night

  PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2011

  Texas band Moonlight Towers don't try to reinvent the wheel. If they make it onto TV, they'll be the second band on an episode of Austin Ci...

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  Bambi Kino

  Bambi Kino

  PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2011

  Bringing together members of Nada Surf (Ira Elliot), Maplewood (Mark Rozzo), Cat Power (Eric Paparazzi) and Guided By Voices (Doug Gillard)...

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  Spoons

  Static in Transmission

  PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2011

  Anybody growing up in Canada during the '80s will have fond memories of Burlington, ON's Spoons, thanks to their classic new wave hit, "Nov...

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  Friska Viljor

  The Beginning of the Beginning of the End

  PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2011

  Friska Viljor are apparently yet another part of the concerted effort by Sweden to take over the world of pop music. Their particular appro...

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  Acid House Kings

  Music Sounds Better With You

  PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2011

  In the world of Sweden's Acid House Kings, it always sounds like everything is lovely. Their particular brand of sunny indie pop has an inf...