Articles by Owen Torrey

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  The Flaming Lips

  King's Mouth: Music and Songs

  PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2019

  Even today, nearly 40 years after the band's inception, it remains hard to pin down what, exactly, makes a Flaming Lips record. The pastel...

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  Faye Webster

  Atlanta Millionaires Club

  PUBLISHED May 21, 2019

  On Atlanta Millionaires Club, the new LP from singer/songwriter Faye Webster, nothing is as it seems. Look no further than the cover art, g...

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  Priests

  The Seduction of Kansas

  PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2019

  There's a lot happening on The Seduction of Kansas. By the time the LP — the second from DC punks Priests — comes to a close, vocalist Kati...

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  Ex Hex

  It's Real

  PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2019

  Take a look at the music video for "Tough Enough" — the lead single from Ex Hex's sophomore LP It's Real — and you'll get a pretty good sen...

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  Mary Lattimore & Mac McCaughan

  New Rain Duets

  PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2019

  In the Atacama Desert in Chile grows a flowering plant known as the llareta. Verdant and cresting, it is a plant that produces a beautiful...

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  The Seasons

  Midnight, Let's Get a Hot Dog

  PUBLISHED Nov 16, 2018

  It's been a busy year for Hubert Lenoir. The 24-year-old artist shared his startlingly adventurous debut album, Darlène, (a "postmodern-ope...

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  Jaakko Eino Kalevi

  Out of Touch

  PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2018

  Jaakko Eino Kalevi comes to us in a tranquil sprawl on the cover art for Out of Touch. All is at peace, as Kalevi blends effortlessly into...

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  Art d'Ecco

  Trespasser

  PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2018

  You'd be forgiven for thinking yourself a trespasser in the world of Art d'Ecco. After all, his is a creative ecosystem that feels so real,...