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Terry Nelson and C Company’s “Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley” is a shocking narrative written in defense of Lt. William Calley and his role in the My Lai Massacre. The song sold one million copies in less than a month.

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The compilation celebrates and beautifully frames some of the music that kept people stepping lively in Egypt during the 1970s, 1980s, and even the 1990s.

'Ayam El Disco: Egyptian Disco, Boogie, and Jeel Cassettes of 1978-92' is out via @wewantsounds.

REVIEW: https://t.co/jIfn7bW51B

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With ROSES, Widowspeak further hone their songcraft while again offering entrancing soundscapes. Additionally, they flesh out their Americana proclivities.

@widowspeaking's ROSES is out now via @capturedtracks. https://t.co/yhEG4rNTjn

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Kane Parsons’ uncanny creeper, BACKROOMS is a Borgesian labyrinth of thrilling yet ultimately disappointing potential. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

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Seminal indie band Modest Mouse go independent for 'An Eraser and a Maze', delivering some stimulating statements alongside undercooked ideas. https://t.co/GT5zRYUW0T

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Mike Richmond doesn't leave us entirely in the dark. The almost hopeful moment arrives with "You Are Not Alone", which reframes solitude as a shared condition. https://t.co/STtrLLSrQx

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Gen X Suffers Mainstream Culture Constipation https://t.co/H5Rk5UczVp

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Pop Past (2013):

I have no experience being a mod English teenager in the 1960s, and yet for the second time in my life, for reasons at once practical and mysterious, I find myself trying to emulate one.

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Tony Rice was an epochal guitarist, and his work with the likes of David Grisman and Ricky Skaggs has long held a special place in the hearts of bluegrass lovers.

Rice's self-titled record has been reissued by @CraftRecordings. https://t.co/yHZ8LOLUvv

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In today’s overstuffed, mainstream culture of recycled “art”, nothing old moves and nothing new gets through.

It’s enough to make a Gen-Xer pretty damn cranky.

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15 YEARS AGO: Fucked Up released their bold and imaginative David Comes to Life

"@FUCKEDUP's 18-track, 80-minute rock opera epic David Comes to Life is like a pomo indie-punk Rashomon." @matadorrecords

READ: https://t.co/GuvfUHA6s5

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Vocalist and composer Sharada Shashidhar experiments with style and instrumentation, resulting in an exciting hybrid of spiritual jazz and alternative R&B.

'A Foot on the Ground' is out tomorrow. #PMPick https://t.co/MPYbo4mQFE

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Gun Outfit's 'Process and Reality' imbues a cosmic existentialism in which celestial instrumentation coils and twists, like a serpentine trail in a canyon. https://t.co/2OswfbTev3

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On his fifth album as Bleachers, 'everyone for ten minutes', Jack Antonoff uses a comfortable sonic space to make a new statement about fame. https://t.co/BDDfqWBOfY

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Death Cab for Cutie's first release for their new label is a full-circle collection that still adds new layers to their signature sound.

@dcfc's 'I Built You a Tower' is out tomorrow via @AntiRecords.

REVIEW: https://t.co/Rx46mPbfnN

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Satire meant to critique corporate greed and the dark side of masculinity has instead inspired a new kind of performance identity.

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Pop Past (2013):

I have no experience being a mod English teenager in the 1960s, and yet for the second time in my life, for reasons at once practical and mysterious, I find myself trying to emulate one.

https://t.co/LeHy3B1ssy

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Pop Past (2004):

Inspired by Walter Benjamin’s references in “Arcades Project”, THE RISE OF FASHION contains primary sources that are important chapters in the backstory of current theories about the relationship between fashion and modernity.

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Pop Past (2004): ‘Fashion Under Fascism’ Suits the Politics

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