Articles by Kevin Hainey

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  Six Organs of Admittance

  The Sun Awakens

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  Since Ben Chasny, the man behind Six Organs of Admittance, rode out of obscurity and into the annals of esteem on the crest of the psych-fo...

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  Shogun Kunitoki

  Tasankokaiku

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  Shogun Kunitoki are an idyllic prog rock quartet from Helsinki whose debut has arrived to wrap you up with high-pitched keyboard lines and...

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  Lizzy Mercier Descloux

  Best Off

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  Lizzy Mercier Descloux was a staple amidst New York’s late ’70s no wave scene, rubbing shoulders with Patti Smith and Tom Verlaine, among o...

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  John Maus

  Songs

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  John Maus is an ’80s-obsessed lo-fi jokester who arranges his tongue-in-cheek songs with the same schmaltzy retro charm as the now consider...

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  Dan Melchior

  Fire Breathing Clones on Cellular Phones

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  Hot on the heels of underground momentum that was hopefully spurred by last year’s outstanding Hello, I’m Dan Melchior, the outspoken Brit...

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  Various

  Sur la Mer Samp-le-Mer

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  Though it was founded back in 1997, 5 Rue Christine has risen in prominence over the past few years from simply being the experimental sist...

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  Zach Hill and Mick Barr

  Shred Earthship

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  What do you get when you cross one of the most unwieldy drummers going with a true guitar god? A duo exchange that challenges the gods them...

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  First Nation

  First Nation

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  The latest band to be shown the loving support of Animal Collective and their Paw-Tracks label is this all-female trio from New York. Much...