Articles by Peter Ellman

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  Teen Daze

  Themes for Dying Earth

  PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2017

  Balancing the austerity of ambient and the warmth, catchiness and smoothness of dream pop has long been the M.O. of Teen Daze, aka Jamison...

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  Common Deer

  I

  PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2017

  Common Deer are a group of talented multi-instrumentalists writing lush, beautiful indie pop that's almost orchestral in its layers and use...

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  Banana

  LIVE

  PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2017

  Around the same time that Cate Le Bon was recording her lovely 2016 album, Crab Day, the talented musicians that supported her on that reco...

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  Make a Difference: 10 of the Best Anti-Trump Protest Releases

  Benefitting the ACLU, 350.org and Planned Parenthood

  PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2017

  The inauguration of Donald Trump this past weekend has rallied many musicians behind organizations that aim to protect vulnerable communiti...

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  Fjaak

  Fjaak

  PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2017

  Fjaak are a wunderkind techno trio from Berlin. They've acquired a lot of analog gear (synths, drum machines, samplers, etc.) in the last f...

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  Abigail Lapell

  Hide Nor Hair

  PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2017

  One of the most notable characteristics of truly great singer-songwriters is the way in which the ideal forms of their songs are embedded i...

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  Exit Someone

  Dry Your Eyes

  PUBLISHED Jan 16, 2017

  June Moon and Thom Gillies met playing a show together in Montreal in 2015; within two years they were married, had formed a songwriting pa...

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  Marker Starling

  I'm Willing

  PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2017

  Limiting the musical ingredients you choose to work with can force an artist to consider the songs in a new light. Instead of worrying how...