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Dan Deacon // Bromst

pulsating with glee, throbbing with energy, littered with depthful synthesis and inspired composition, pretty damn uplifting. listening instructions: record to tape, insert into walkman, wait for apocalypse, go outside, press play, smile.
Dirty Projectors // Rise Above

a living breathing swirling fearless (composition-wise) mass of music, expanding, contracting, lashing in bits all over, gracefully hiding a steady and totally intentional inner pop sensibility. jangly, fizzy, spinning voice lines. uplifting in most all moments, insightful and honest when not.
Dan Auerbach // Keep It Hid

superbly produced orchestrated and composed, soulful new blues, unbeatably charismatic and colorful singing, tons o fuzz n organ and tom, occasionally post-apocalyptic, constantly under the burning sun.
Abe Vigoda // Skeleton

youthful, raucous, spring reverb drenched spangling guitars, steam engine rhythms, west coast post-punk, super fun, mysteriously harmonic