Articles by Nereida Fernandes

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  Sharon Van Etten

  Tramp

  PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2012

  The sheer number of indie A-listers who've collaborated with Sharon Van Etten on her third studio release is certainly hipster-approved. Tr...

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  Chris Berry & the Bayaka of Yandoumbe

  Listen…OKA!

  PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2012

  Listen…OKA! is the soundtrack to the Lavinia Currier directed movie, OKA! It's loosely based on the life of American ethnomusicologis...

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  First Aid Kit

  The Lion's Roar

  PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2012

  Aiming to make music that's as healing as their moniker implies, Sweden's First Aid Kit offer up indie-folk laced with country on their sec...

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  Friend of All the World

  The Wild

  PUBLISHED Jan 12, 2012

  Montreal singer-songwriter Rob Cole returns for his sophomore release under the new collective incarnation of Friend of All the World. The...

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  Devon Sproule

  I Love You, Go Easy

  PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2011

  While still in her teens, Devon Sproule's singer-songwriting gifts landed her on tour with the Dave Matthews Band. A few years later, the p...

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  Nikki Lane

  Walk of Shame

  PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2011

  There's grit and Southern warmth to Nikki Lane's country twang; it's no surprise the South Carolina native cites Waylon Jennings and Lorett...

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  Big Tree

  This New Year

  PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2011

  Released as a single earlier this year, Big Tree pulled out all the stops on "This New Year," showing off the soulful flamboyance of lead v...

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  Shelley O'Brien

  Vivarium

  PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2011

  Shelley O'Brien celebrates the flora and fauna of her native Canadian landscape with her sophomore record. In what's akin to a sonic vivari...