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Revisiting The War on Drugs @ the Hollywood Bowl on 09.16.18

From a soft-focus distance, The War on Drugs make their Hollywood Bowl headline debut on 09.16.18.
While I've been reformatting this site, I've run across a few early posts that I mistakenly thought were more robust than they actually were. I guess, at the time, I was in a less-is-more mindset. Nothing wrong with that … unless, of course, when it isn't. In hindsight, The War on Drugs' Hollywood Bowl performance …

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Death of Lovers’ “The Absolute” + Extras

Death of Lovers. Photo sourced from artist's Dia Record bio.
"The Acrobat" from the 2017 album of the same name. I'm going a bit retro tonight, as least in terms of sound and sensation. This one's called "The Absolute." It's the title track to the 2017 album of the same name, and it faithfully taps the tones and textures of the '80s neon underground and …

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Nothing’s “B&E”

Nothing. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
I've always pictured this one as a sweeping John Barry score thrown headfirst into a hailstorm of shoegaze reverb. It's from Philly act Nothing, and it's called "B&E," which probably denotes something less majestic and more criminal. But you wouldn't think it from first (or subsequent) impressions.There's a definite bombast and bluster, with layers of …

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A Sunny Day in Glasgow’s “MTLOV (Minor Keys)”

A Sunny Day in Glasgow. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
Here's another great blast of synth-bliss from Philadelphia's A Sunny Day in Glasgow, titled "MTLOV (Minor Keys)"  Until yesterday, I was convinced these guys hailed from the U.K.  Turns out they only lived there for a few years before returning stateside.  Their music tends to lean towards wall-of-sound shoegaze.  But I find them to be …

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