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Alexandra Freeman

MUSING · Album Review

Dirty Projectors "Dirty Projectors"

While the music on Dirty Projectors new album is a breath of fresh, engaging air, it's impossible to ignore the bewildering terrible lyrics, all focused on Amber Coffman's recent departure and solo career.

Interviews

Moon Hooch Learns to Live in the Moment

In conjunction with the recent release of their free EP The Joshua Tree, nu-jazz band Moon Hooch will showcase their considerable presence and talents at the Brooklyn Bowl this Saturday. I was lucky enough to ask horn-player Wenzl McGowen a few questions about the band and what a live concert experience is like for them.

MUSING · Live Review

The Radio Dept. @ Union Transfer

The Radio Dept, with it's combination of mellow haze and hypnotic beats, is a particular live experience that hits somewhere right in between stress-free and somewhat imaginatively demanding.

Album Review

Brian Eno "Reflection"

Brian Eno's new generative album "Reflection", raises some surprisingly questions, such as the manner in which ambient music can be political or prescriptive.

MUSING · Album Review

Stagnant Pools “Geist”

The name of Stagnant Pools' new record, Geist, implies a phantom or spiritual figure and the music definitely channels a kind of ghostly misery. You’ll hear a bit of Joy Division, Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, with an undercurrent of emo. It’s a familiar dream that doesn’t always work – sometimes there’s too much going on to feel much and sometimes there’s just nothing to feel - but it's great for any creative mind.

MUSING · Album Review

Popstrangers "Fortuna"

Popstrangers' new album Fortuna really explores the emotional side of pop. Throughout diverse subjects of love, comfort, communication, and hostility there is one mood. Even though this is not a joyful record, that mood contributes to a strong sense of fullness which is satisfying and engaging.

MUSING · Track Review

Turn to Crime "Forgiveness"

Turn to Crime's newly released track, “Forgiveness”, has obviously influences from art rock masters Lou Reed and David Bowie. It’s a fun, modern examination of that sound with a wildly different geographical focus.

MUSING · Album Review

Melaena Cadiz "Deep Below Heaven"

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Melaena Cadiz's new album Deep Below Heaven, out May 20th, is what Cadiz calls a book of short stories. The title comes from a Sam Shepard story about a man who has the sense of being deep below heaven when he falls off of his motorcycle during an accident. Cadiz’s own collection of stories chronicles Americans who are all struggling in their own universe, but united in that space deep below.

MUSING · NEWS · Track Review

Julianna Barwick "Meet You at Midnight"

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and Julianna Barwick have collaborated on a project. Dogfish Head is releasing a special brew IPA (with a touch of red rice and wasabi) titled Rosabi, after Barwick's new album. A track, "Meet You At Midnight," has been released from Rosabi, so you can sample the feeling of the album.

MUSING · Track Review

Todd Terje and Bryan Ferry "Johnny and Mary"

DJ Todd Terje modern synth recreation of Robert Palmer's "Johnny and Mary" sets a dreamy, distant downtempo that complements Bryan Ferry's hoarse narration of a couple falling apart.

Interviews

Teeny Lieberson of TEEN

AudioFemme caught up with Teeny Lieberson to chat about TEEN's new album The Way and the Color, what the possibility of motherhood means to musicians, and advice for ladies aspiring to become musicians. AudioFemme: I heard that you're touring with Phantogram, which is awesome. Teeny Lieberson:...

MUSING · Album Review

Jeffertitti's Nile "the Electric Hour"

Jeffertitti's Nile's new album definitely runs on its psychedelic rock vibes, but it sound more like the soundtrack to an action-packed space opera than Jefferson Airplane or the Beatles. It challenges the importance of genre or categorization in music by putting emphasis on words that feel more literary like “transcendental” or “space.”

MUSING · Video Review

EELS "Mistakes of My Youth" and Foals "Inhaler"

These past few months have brought us two new music videos that showcase the difficulty of youth and nostalgia from bands with animal monikers. In "Mistakes Of My Youth" EELS focuses on the melancholy of teen angst, while Foals channels powerful youthful rage in "Inhaler."

MUSING · Track Review

Rodrigo Amarante "Tardei"

The final track on Rodrigo Amarante's debut record is called “Tardei” and it features the likes of Fabrizio Moretti, Kristen Wiig, Devendra Banhart, Adam Green, and Josiah Steinbrick as a backing choir.

Track Premiere

Stand up and Say No "Can You Feel"

Andre Nault, under the moniker Stand Up and Say No, explores the experience of "climbing the greasy pole" in the short, lively single "Can You Feel" off of his upcoming EP.

MUSING · Album Review

Brash Flair "Two"

Trip hop duo Brash Flair's most recent album Two was released April 1st. Somehow, though there are only five songs on this EP, they've has managed to create a gorgeous collection of thoughts and movement that feels vast and exploratory.

MUSING · Album Review

TEEN "the Way and Color"

Sisters, Teeny, Lizzie, and Katherine Lieberson, are joined by bassist Boshra AlSaadi as psychedelic R and B group TEEN on their second album The Way and Color. The new record is full of uplifting melodies, complex vocal harmonizing, discussions of power, and completely packed, wonderful tracks.

MUSING · Video Review

Phedre "Sunday Someday"

The video for new track “Sunday Someday” focuses on a group of extravagant diners who enjoy tea cakes and live entertainment. It’s a softer, though no less mesmeric, hit from Phedre and the video only brings more liveliness and costume to it.

MUSING · Track Review

Cerebral Ballzy "Speed Wobbles"

This minute-long track goes from beginning to end with a super fast paced rhythm that jars you into action (or, at least, wanting to move).

MUSING · Album Review

The Bad Plus "the Rite of Spring"

"The Rite of Spring" is the most engaging album the Bad Plus has put out, just in terms of the dedication and focus to a concept and theme. The music explores the spring, the earth, in all of its wonder and terror. It paints a vivid portrait of nature which includes humanity in a kind of mystical way.

MUSING · Track Review

"Illusions of Time"

"Illusions of Time" marks Berlin duo Kiko King and creativemaze's first official release. This unfocussed track may seem a bit generic or sensational in concept, but the music holds it together.

Flashback Friday

Prince "Controversy"

I’d like to take us back to the Prince of old, to my favorite Prince albums and some of the most brilliantly crafted, critical, rebellious, and inspiring work of the 80s: “Controversy”.

MUSING · Track Review

Throwing Snow ft. Adda Kaleh "the Tempest"

London-based electronic musician Ross Tones, better known as Throwing Snow, has just released a track from his upcoming EP Pathfinder featuring Bucharest vocalist Adda Kaleh. As you can tell a bit from the name, this new EP was made with the intention of being listened to on a journey.

MUSING · Live Review

TRACK Premier: Longarms "Following Me"

With influences like Boys Noize, Bloody Beetroots, Justice, and Daft Punk, Long Arms hopes to take Electro Funk to the next level. There’s not much funkiness to his new single “Following Me,” but it’s a great dance song, one that’s easy to imagine at a party.

MUSING · Track Review

James Supercave "the Right Thing"

“The Right Thing” is a rolling, confident break out song off of James Supercave's first EP, which will be released in late March. It combines mid-20th century rhythms with head-bobbing melody and dynamic vocals.

MUSING · Album Review

Neneh Cherry "Blank Project"

Neneh Cherry is back with Blank Project, a collaboration with experimental electronic group RocketNumberNine and her first solo album in 16 years. Built on Cherry’s recent strife, this album weaves its way in and out of complex emotion with soul and aplomb.

MUSING · Album Review

Your Friend "Jekyll/hyde"

Your Friend's new EP attempts to channel Taryn Miller's intimate live energy through recordings which combine atmospheric guitar and simple rhythms and melodies with Miller's deeply personal lyrics, sung in a clean, youthful voice.

MUSING · Album Review

Angel Olsen "Burn Your Fire for No Witness"

Angel Olsen's newest album Burn Your Fire For No Witness maintains the great sense of self that Olsen is famous for, while layering a stronger instrumentation and self-awareness over her gorgeous crooning.

Interviews

Bearstronaut on the 2013 Bmas, Synth-Pop, and Their Influences

Boston "tank-top pop" band Bearstronaut is taking the New England dance scene by force. Known for their active, beach party-like performances, they've performed at the Boston Calling Music Festival and recently won electronic artist of the year at the Boston Music Awards (2013). They've described...

Reviews · Track of the Week · MUSING

Neneh Cherry and Robyn "Out of the Black"

Neneh Cherry is joined by fellow Swede and pop star Robyn on the song “Out Of The Black”- a beautifully produced, minimal piece that combines their voices into a declaration of self.

OUT AND ABOUT · Live Review

Ed Schrader’s Music Beat / Future Islands @ Bowery Ballroom

The word of the night? Engaging. The instrument behind this captivation? Voice. The Ballroom crowds always linger in the downstairs bar area throughout the opening acts. Such was the case for Guardian Angel, who filled in for Lonnie Walker in a last minute switch. But when Ed Schrader’s Music Beat...

Interviews

The Wild Feathers on Musical Process and Their US Tour

The Wild Feathers kicked off their 2014 tour in Texas. But they’ll soon be making their way up the East Coast to Washington D.C., New York, Boston and even Montreal. This “four-headed monster” of a southern rock band takes inspiration from all across the musical spectrum. They released their debut...

MUSING · Video · EYE CANDY · Video Review

Together Pangea "Offer"

Together Pangea's new music video "Offer"

MUSING · Track Review

MT Warning "Midnight Dawn"

"Midnight Dawn" from MT WARNING's debut album Midnight Set

MUSING · Album Review

Roman Remains, "Zeal"

Zeal may not be the most dynamic album released this year, but despite any misgivings, Roman Remains’ debut full length (out March 4th on H.O.T Records Ltd) beckons us into an immersive, dissonant world. Not to mention it’s catchy, synth-filled fun. Liela Moss and Toby Butler, of The Duke Spirit,...

MUSING · Album Review

Susanna and Ensemble Neon "the Forrester"

The sound Susanna and Ensemble neoN have created with their record "The Forrester" is hard to define, somewhere between classic, pop, and chant. It’s breathtaking, but easy to fall into, conjuring otherworldly spaces to accompany Susanna’s gorgeous, inviting vocals.

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