Reviews
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Triangle First: The Bittersweet Balm of Honey Magpie's "Late Spring Tragedies"
The Chapel Hill chamber-folk group sets three vignettes of nature’s quiet, gentle cruelty in apt, evocative music, with a sonnet-like turn at the end. Read more
May 28, 2020
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DreamRoot’s "Phases" Is a Healthful, Holistic Antidote to Phase 2 Anxiety
The Durham jazz quintet, whose ranks include New Power Generation vet Lynn Grissett, offers a deeply positive and accessible debut in weird times. Read more
May 26, 2020
cover art by Shib Farina
Triangle First: An Inspired Song by S.E. Ward from Suah Sounds' Benefit Compilation
"The Co-Isolation Sessions" to benefit N.C. service workers isn't out until June 5, but we've got Ward's gripping "State of Wonder" today. Read more
May 21, 2020
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Triangle First: XOXOK Returns with the Gorgeous, Chilling Soul Song "Right On"
The day after Jenkins defended his dissertation at UNC, police officers in Minnesota shot and killed Philando Castile. This song is the darkly beautiful result. Read more
May 20, 2020
Artwork: Susan Woodard/Design: Skillet Gilmore
Triangle First: The Mountain Goats' Matt Douglas Steps to the Front on "Black Smokestack"
The song comes from Douglas's forthcoming "En Masse" EP, where a warm bath of indie rock vestiges and hushed, sweeping electronic vistas converge into vivid forms. Read more
May 19, 2020
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Monday Music Mania: Sidewalk Furniture, Wye Oak, Tescon Pol, and Tons More
Angry-nerd punk, Teutonic sci-fi music, Wye Oak's last stand, and other new-ish stuff to keep you busy as we ready a three-day barrage of premieres. Read more
May 18, 2020
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Hip-Hop's Long Journey from the Bronx to the Japanese Beat-Makers of DRS
Raund Haus recently released "Strolling Company," a compilation album of the crew's dizzying, abstract sample-fests. Here's a radically abridged history of how we got here. Read more
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