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...their forthcoming album, ranged from latin-tinged country to dissonant indie rock, but consistently connected with an audience that treated even new songs like old favorites.Calexico’s multiplicity of styles slowly built on one another over the course of the set. The moody but irresistibly melodic pop of “Cruel” blended into the gradually-building rocker “Jesus and Tequila,” which set many heads to rhythmic nodding, before the song erupted in wonderfully-restrained dissonance. Trumpets wailed over Burns’ distorted guitar as he hammered...
When we first introduced our weekly Pop Screen feature this April, some critics questioned the necessity of reviews for a non-commercial art form, claiming that it was folly to critique such an ephemeral cultural product...
This week, in keeping with our list issue theme, Arts invited a core group of Pop Screen writers to nominate their favorite video of the year that we had not previously covered. Some took repeated viewings to appreciate their genius, others were simply unnoticed on their initial release. Rectifying their previous neglect, in my last act as Music Editor, I present the official Pop Screen Sleepers...
...deceptively-named band is a power-pop supergroup from Canada. A.C. Newman of Zumpano, Dan Bejar of Destroyer, and alt-country siren Neko Case share bandleader duties, and a formidable roster of musicians from their respective array of side projects back them up, including director Blaine Thurier...
...urban bard shuffles through a series of post-industrial pop-up books, from automotive rustoramas to garish circuses, unleashing his barbed tongue on esoterica like Dead Kennedys song titles and spaghetti westerns...