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Birdy – Shelter (The xx cover)
When I heard Birdy’s haunting cover of The xx’s “Shelter,” I was impressed by her breathy yet powerful voice. I’ve loved The xx’s self-titled album since I first heard it about a year ago, and this new...
View ArticleDiego Garcia – You Were Never There
I’ve been a tad stressed out this week, and I haven’t exactly been able to dedicate my time to starting a new book or discovering new bands. But that’s what boyfriends are for! And since mine is in...
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Radiation City – The Color of Industry
My iPod, which is about five or six years old with a 32 GB capacity, recently ran out of space. This became apparent when, with excitement, I went to put 99 new songs on it and it wouldn’t let me. Talk...
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SuperHeavy – One Day One Night
In case you’d forgotten, superhuman Mick Jagger is still kickin’. He’s got a new supergroup called SuperHeavy, and their self-titled album came out last month. In their debut release, Mick Jagger,...
View ArticleAlabama Shakes – EP
This past Monday was my 22nd birthday, and I have to say, I am really feeling my age. I didn’t even do birthday shots at midnight! Also, I found a gray hair. Which is actually not that disconcerting...
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Fruit Bats – You're Too Weird
What do you get when you mix the Bee Gees with Flight of the Conchords? Fruit Bats, apparently. Not the Halloweeny kind, but the band from Chicago. With super high-pitched vocals and acoustic guitars,...
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Orgone – Who Knows Who
I’m not sure how I can still be hanging onto the idea of summer when we’re now officially into November. I packed away all my summer clothes weeks ago, and I’ve enjoyed plenty of nights splayed out on...
View ArticleSarah Jaffe – The Way Sound Leaves A Room
There seems to be a somber mood around this blog today. Life is busy and occasionally exhausting, and the news is forever disheartening. It doesn’t help that it feels like 10 p.m. when it’s only six....
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The Bridge – Big Wheel
Happy in-between-the-holidays, everyone! I took an unintentional hiatus from 1146 Miles posts–partly due to Thanksgiving, but mostly due to laziness. It happens. But I wanted to take the time to...
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HoneyHoney – Turn That Finger Around
A couple years ago, I was introduced to the duo HoneyHoney when I went to see Gavin DeGraw in D.C. with a couple of girlfriends. Say what you will about Gavin–he’s too mainstream for some people, but...
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