On his New EP, “Brother!,” the Raleigh musician’s ever-evolving sound shines through.
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With a Single Too Hot for Some Radio Outlets, Lower Dens Slays “The Competition”
Some stations flat-out refused to add or play the tongue-in-cheek synth-pop takedown “Young Republicans,” calling too controversial.
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Armin van Buuren Shaped Streaming Radio and Festival EDM as We Know It
The world-famous DJ and producer knows trance music’s not very cool. He’s just here for good vibes and saving the world.
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Sinkane Packs Heavy Geopolitics into Funky, Lighter-than-Air Global Pop
“You don’t pick the music, the music picks you,” says the Sudanese-American bandleader, who comes to Motorco on Friday, September 13.
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Triangle Music Issue: Experimental Labels Document Life as No Algorithm Could
It might seem kitschy to make the case for small, homespun labels in 2019, but they’re still a vital way to find music that exists beyond streaming platforms, rooted in specific social contexts.
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Schooner Leader Purveys Honeyed Desolation as Sun Studies
“Pastoral” is easily one of the most over-slapped descriptors in all of music, but for Reid Johnson’s charred folk, the term feels accurate and useful.
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Clown Trance Music All You Want. The Original and Resurgent Impact of Legends Like Darude Is Huge.
This October marks twenty years since the 1999 release of the Finnish DJ’s “Sandstorm,” one of the most culturally significant electronic dance singles of all time.
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Greta Van Fleet, Rock Saviors or Empty Led Zeppelin CD Case?
Considering the postmortem rock stardom of one of the year’s most polarizing bands as it heads for Raleigh.
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Moogfest: As U.S. Girls, Meg Remy Buries Political Razor Blades in Leftfield-Pop Gloss
“Everyone is about self-mythologizing these days,” says Remy, calling from backstage at Coachella.
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Dreamy Beat Music with a Grimy Low End on Axnt’s Double Image
The Charlotte producer’s new album is the first release of the year from Durham’s Raund Haus.