Summer in New York City brings with it many things. Every vaguely green space fills with eager sunbathers, every bar and restaurant patio fills with sun-starved drinkers, and every neighborhood rings with the ubiquitous tune of the Mister Softee ice cream truck. In recent years, from Central Park Summerstage to downtown’s River to River Music […]

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In 2004, a 19 year old Melody Gardot was struck on her bicycle by a Jeep making an illegal turn. The accident left her with a shattered pelvis – she still uses a cane to get around – hyper-sensitivity to light and sound – she never takes off her dark glasses and earplugs – and […]

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Glasgow, Scotland’s Sons and Daughters spun off from indie darlings Arab Strap in 2001 when Adele Bethel (vocals, guitar, piano) and David Gowe (drums, percussion) conceived of the idea while on tour, and along with Ailidh Lennon (bass, mandolin, piano) birthed the young rock group. Scott Paterson soon completed the roster as second vocalist/guitarist and […]

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In the mid-80s London club soul scene nurtured many up-and-coming acts. None of the names to emerge from this scene, however, have become more prolific, or more ubiquitous than superstars ”The Beatles”.

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For roughly two decades a little store front called Chris’ Warped Records was one of the main hubs of Cleveland, Ohio’s underground music scene. Staffed by knowledgeable audiophiles, its selection boasted albums (in wax and plastic) not found anywhere else in the city and it served as both a place to pick up tickets to […]

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With 2001’s Is This It, The Strokes ushered in a mainstream music fad of stripped down, lo-fi production and straightforward presentation that spread to seemingly countless bands in the ensuing months. A scarce three years later, however, a small Canadian band by the name of Arcade Fire (among others) rose to challenge these sparse constructions, […]

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As Listen In has reported earlier this afternoon, today is national Record Store Day. As one might imagine, New York City has no shortage of record stores (though they have certainly dwindled in recent years) so around noon I set out in search of some vinyl.
My store of choice was Other Music on E. […]

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In the mid-90s the musical landscape was recovering from earth-shattering events that rattled the foundations of the soundscape. Grunge had broken through the shiny veneer that had encompassed popular music and in a monumental year, 1993 saw Nirvana’s final proper album, In Utero, one of the highest selling grunge albums of all time in Pearl […]

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It’s that time of year again. The weather is (getting) warm, the sun is (occasionally) out, and spring is (kind of) in the air. Though here in New York it’s taking a bit to shake off the last bits of an admittedly mild winter, signs are pointing to brighter season ahead. As such Listen […]

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Another week, another Tuesday, another flurry of new music. As new albums drop, this column will do its best to track the notable releases so you don’t have to. Only new material is included in this list; compilations, re-releases, live albums and remixes will generally not be covered.

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