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Loquat spills its “Secrets”

Kristin Baver
Tour stories from San Francisco based indie-pop group Loquat sound a lot more like a haphazard family vacation with a tight budget than a trip to perform in cities around the U.S. [...]
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Back to school with Bound Stems

Elizabeth Raftery
Bound Stems' sophomore effort, "The Family Afloat," out September 9, makes a convincing case that Gallivan and company could have made their livings practicing psychology and family dynamics.
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Surf’s Up for The Stills

Elizabeth Raftery
When "Oceans" is released on August 19th, there's a good chance The Stills' summertime good fortune will continue. It’s their strongest record to date, coming on the heels of 2003's "Logic Will Break Your Heart" and 2006's "Without Feathers."
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CSS for the summer

Elizabeth Raftery
Opener "Jager Yoga" includes delightfully nonsensical phrases like "Desperate Living, Hairspray / Baltimore with Tanqueray / Live your life John Waters' way." "Let's Reggae All Night" makes it hard to resist the urge to do just that.