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Song Premiere: New Tune from Glass Ghost

September 15, 2014 nathan.lankford

The folks in Dirty Projectors and Here We Go Magic have been crafting arty pop music for some time now, and several members of said groups have united again to continue their work as Glass Ghost. Tomorrow the band will release their album Lyfe on the heralded Western Vinyl, and it’s being met with much anticipation…from us especially. In this single, you’ll find those arty elements, including little touches of sampling and quality lyrical writing. There’s creativity in the songwriting that you’re not likely to find in other corners of the indie genre. Be sure to pick up your copy this week.

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Top Albums of 2012: 50-1

December 6, 2012 nathan.lankford 3 comments

Here it is. I know you’ll hate it; I know you’ll disagree, but that’s not the point in making an arbitrary list. We here at ATH worked really hard to fit in the tastes of the four of us, and when we decided upon our Top 50, it really boied down to simple math. What albums did we love when they came out? Do we still enjoy spinning those records months later? If they’re in the Top 50, then the asnwer is probably yes. I mean, our Top 2 records came out in January, and still play a vital part in my weekly listening. There’s no disclaimer here. We are who we are, we like what we like, and we hope that’s okay with you. If not, drop us a line and let us know where we went wrong.

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Top Live Shows in Austin in 2012

December 4, 2012 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Our year end coverage begins with the three chiefs over at the ATH offices reveling in what was an incredible year in Austin, musically speaking. Tons of rad bands blew us away with their live sets, and, well, there were just tons of bands. I think we did more show coverage this year than in previous years, but as always, the great thing about our site is diversity. We’re also linking back to our full reviews and photos of some of these nights, so you can get more of a feel of our thoughts, not to mention, checking out Brian’s great photographic 2012. Read on for thoughts on live acts from the three main contributors.
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Show Review: Dirty Projectors @ Emo’s (8/2)

August 3, 2012 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Last night’s show at Emos was a much-anticipated gig, featuring two huge acts touring together. Wye Oak served as the appetizer for the Dirty Projectors, setting us all up for what would be a pretty solid evening all around.

Read on for more thoughts, and for great pics by B. Gray.

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My Marfa Experience With Dirty Projectors & Wye Oak

August 2, 2012 RayRay 5 comments

With more show pics and a review coming later this week from their Austin show, I’m going to focus more on my overall Marfa experience culminating with the Dirty Projectors show at the Crowley Theatre. I’ll be as brief as I can since the Marfa experience is really something best witnessed first hand and not by an amature blogger who happens to love a great show. Follow the jump for my thoughts and some photos by contributor Mair.Heard.

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Show Preview: Dirty Projectors @ Emos (8/2)

August 1, 2012 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Date	Thursday, August 2nd
Location	Emos
Doors	900 pm
Tickets	$20 from C3

I’m sure this show probably doesn’t need much of an introduction, as it’s one of the hottest tickets around, but we thought we’d give you a friendly reminder about one of the big shows coming into town on Thursday. If you’ve recovered from Divine Fits at Beerland, you should definitely check out Dirty Projectors, the indie art-pop act who’ve been making waves pretty much since their inception. They come into town fresh off the recent release of Swing Lo Magellan, their latest record. And as if that wasn’t enough, you can also, and should, catch the marvelous opening duo, Wye Oak. It’s been awhile since Civilian came out, but just hearing those songs live brings everything back to life. We’ll definitely see you there folks!

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Download: Wye Oak – Civilian [MP3]

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Top 10 Fun Fest Acts

November 9, 2010 RayRay One comment

So we hope everyone had just a dandy time at Fun Fest this past weekend. ATH of course had a lot of fun jamming out, day drinking, and chilling with our music biz homies from around town. As per usual, we thought we’d recap the weekend in list form via our Top 10 bands from the festival. With so many acts to be seen, this can sometimes be a difficult task. Follow the jump for who made the list.

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Free Compilation From Domino Records

August 3, 2010 RayRay Leave a comment

As if your weren’t enjoying all the free music on our Summer Mixtape, Domino Records jumps in the game and is offering up an 11 song compilation from artists on their label. The free download features music from Owen Pallett, Villagers, The Dirty Projectors, and a bunch more. Check out new song “We Still Got the Taste Dancing on Our Tongues” from Wild Beasts below and download the free sampler now.

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Download: Wild Beasts – We Still Got The Taste Dancing On Our Tongues [MP3]

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2009 Top 50 Albums

December 29, 2009 nathan.lankford 6 comments

Creating a Top 50 Albums list is never easy. You have to battle with what you think the world believes, and what you truly believe in your heart, to be solid jams. We have even more trouble because we have to three writers, all who have different ideas, and we have to make those ideas fit into a neat box. Well, we got it done, and honestly, our criteria was based on two things: how great we thought the album was, artistically speaking, and how long we listened to it without getting bored. That’s it. It’s fool proof; you might not like it, but it’s our list, so here it is… Read more

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FT50: Songs of 2009

December 4, 2009 nathan.lankford 8 comments

We have to start this list off with a disclaimer. We have three writers, all with different tastes, so the list should reflect that a little bit. Also, these are our opinions, and by no means, are they meant to be seen as an “end all be all” to the question of what were the best songs of 2009. That being said, we like our list quite a bit. Sure, it’s got some expected numbers at the top, but the rest of the list is genius. We’ve got some of the songs streaming for you, and the rest take you straight to youtube. Follow the jump for full list.

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