Daoud Tyler-Ameen
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On a razor-edged LP produced by Laura Jane Grace of Against Me!, Brooklyn punks stare down the judgment of peers, the corruption of institutions and the clumsiness of gendered language.
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The quartet harnessed tension on its 2012 debut, delivering fierce, fuzzy pop songs that could be sweet or sharp, depending who sang them. On its second album, Swearin' is up from two singers to three, and the personalities at play are even more distinct.
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The young trio performs "But I Do" without its usual drums, synthesizers and programmed tracks. But Now, Now still aims for a saturated sound against the bright murals at Austin's "Graffiti Park."
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In few words, "Be Good" profiles two people who love and trust each other deeply, who share their dreams and secret shames, but who would rather shotgun beers together than make out.
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When "Marathon Runner" begins, Alex Schaaf sings not as a homebound tinkerer, but as a frontman.
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The soccer-crazy New York MC grew up in Ghana, and raps in English and Twi (pronounced 'trwee'). Listen to Blitz and his six-piece Embassy Ensemble perform live on WNYC's Soundcheck.