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Passionate Introverts: Another Post-Rockist Mix 2009

By Todd | Published: September 14, 2009
Shoegaze splintered into several different directions after its early-’90s heyday: Slowdive went ambient, Chapterhouse went dance, and bands like Seefeel always straddled the line between dream pop and experimental electronic. Most bands went belly up. At the time, it seemed like these acts were just desperate to hop aboard any trend that would help them [...]
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JJ on Lil Wayne, Jumbling Towers on Kanye West

By Todd | Published: August 4, 2009
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] JJ – “Ecstacy” (from JJ No. 2) I like this album. JJ are a nebulous Swedish group, shrouded in manufactured mystery and gauzy layers of shoegazer synth. They’re signed to The Tough Alliance’s Sincerely Yours imprint, which means they share TTA’s characteristic soft dance pop aesthetic, but they [...]
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