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Music has always played a role in helping to define cultural moments throughout history. Take a look back at over two decades of music to find out which album is the best of the best.
Slaughter Beach, Dog
New album from Slaughter Beach, Dog has an ode to the bygone Boot & Saddle Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer © ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS Boot & Saddle Bar, 1131 S Broad St, Philadelphia as seen on Tuesday morning November 10, 2020. The South Philadelphia music venue has closed. Slaughter Beach, Dog (Lame-O ***) The last song on the fourth album by Slaughter Beach, Dog is called “Notes From A Brief Engagement (At The Boot & Saddle).” Yes, the song is in part an ode to the South Philly club that became the most prominent Philadelphia venue los...
Bandcamp / Buy Nearly two decades have passed since the release of the Notwistâs Neon Golden. An ingenious synthesis of indie rock and electronica, the album was a shining example of âplinkerpop,â Morr Music founder Thomas Morrâs term for a wave of delicate, humanistic electronic pop music that emerged around the turn of the millennium. The Notwistâs core duo of Markus and Micha Acherâtwo brothers from old-world Bavaria in the south of Germanyâhave at times tried to tweak their formula, with mixed success. Ricocheting between guitar rock, shoegaze, an...
The Notwist Forge Musical Links from Broken Global Barriers on 'Vertigo Days' Published Jan 27, 2021 7 After three decades of bandhood and counting, German outfit the Notwist, formed by brothers Micha and Markus Acher, have long illustrated the limitations of genre tags. Initially rising to greater attention in the late '90s and early '00s, their sound was often lumped into the "folktronica" files along with artists like Four Tet and the Books. Their instrumentation was more idiosyncratic and jazz-adjacent, layering woodwinds and live drumming into the mix, mostly in service of songs rather ...