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The Babies | Our House on the Hill

Woodsist (2012)
This fall, Freaks and Geeks started streaming on Netflix, and, coincidentally, the Babies released their sophomore album.

By: NINA MASHUROVA | November 12, 2012

Born Gold | Little Sleepwalker

Audraglint (2012)
Little Sleepwalker , written alone in the Arizona desert, is Born Gold's step back.

By: NINA MASHUROVA | November 07, 2012

To the Bathaus

Say what you will about witch house.

By: NINA MASHUROVA | October 25, 2012

What's F'n Next? Poliça

Poliça have come a long way in the past year. When they played the Paradise last September, the Minnesota act opened for Clap Your Hands Say Yeah — and it was one of their first shows ever.

By: NINA MASHUROVA | October 02, 2012

Digits | Where Do You Belong?

Self-Release (2012)
Sad people dance, too.

By: NINA MASHUROVA | July 10, 2012

Chris North connects life's road maps

Collector items
The best folk albums are road albums. They're written on the road or for the road, they drop in names of states and interstates, they channel land and transience and distance.

By: NINA MASHUROVA | June 05, 2012

Lower Dens | Nootropics

Ribbon Music (2012)
From her earliest freak-folk beginnings, Jana Hunter has mastered the beautiful bummer jam.

By: NINA MASHUROVA | April 24, 2012

Photos: Beach Fossils + Blouse + Soft Metals + Widowspeak + Craft Spells at SXSW 2012

Austin TX | March 17, 2012
Beach Fossils, Blouse, Soft Metals, Widowspeak, and Craft Spells at Captured Tracks perform live at various venues at SXSW 2012 on March 17, 2012.

By: NINA MASHUROVA | March 21, 2012

Photos: Outernational + Patrick Kelleher and his Cold Dead Hands at SXSW 2012

Austin TX | March 17, 2012
Outernational and Patrick Kelleher and his Cold Dead Hands perform live at SXSW 2012 on March 17, 2012.

By: NINA MASHUROVA | March 20, 2012

Photos: Dive + FIDLAR at SXSW 2012

Austin TX | March 16, 2012
Dive and FIDLAR perform live at the WNYU Showcase at SXSW 2012 on March 16, 2012.

By: NINA MASHUROVA | March 19, 2012

Photos: Blouse + Lower Dens + Youth Lagoon + Widowspeak at SXSW 2012

Austin TX | March 16, 2012
Blouse, Lower Dens, Youth Lagoon, and Widowspeak perform live at various venues at SXSW 2012 on March 16, 2012.

By: NINA MASHUROVA | March 19, 2012

Photos: Cloud Nothings + Grimes + SBTRKT + Zola Jesus + La Sera at SXSW 2012

Austin TX | March 15, 2012
Cloud Nothings, Grimes, SBTRKT, and Zola Jesus perform live at various venues at SXSW 2012 in Austin TX on March 15, 2012.

By: NINA MASHUROVA | March 19, 2012

Photos: Alabama Shakes + Computer Magic + Sweet Tooth + Total Slacker at SXSW 2012

Austin TX | March 14, 2012
Alabama Shakes, Computer Magic, Sweet Tooth and Total Slacker perform live at various venues at SXSW 2012 on March 14, 2012.

By: NINA MASHUROVA | March 15, 2012

Photos: Beach Fossils + Light Asylum + Star Slinger + B. Bravo at SXSW 2012

From Club 606 to the Mohawk Patio to Swan Dive | Austin, TX
Beach Fossils, Light Asylum, Star Slinger and B. Bravo perform at various venues at SXSW 2012 on March 13, 2012.

By: NINA MASHUROVA | March 14, 2012

In the clubs, DJ LeahV is spinning in control

Turning the tables
DJ LeahV is hustling.

By: NINA MASHUROVA | March 14, 2012

Magical Mistakes | Special Friends

Kassette Klub (2012)
Before working as Magical Mistakes, Erik Luebs made bedroom electronica in California as Death by Panda.

By: NINA MASHUROVA | February 28, 2012

Boston experiences an indie-label resurgence

DIY or die
Jonah Livingston was a student at Northeastern's Music Industry program when his next-door neighbor told him that his band, Raise the Curtain, had a record but didn't know what to do with it.

By: NINA MASHUROVA | February 21, 2012

Out: A Dark Horse at T.T. the Bear’s

At home in Cambridge with Night Fruit
"I made the right decision," says Night Fruit vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Amanda Dellevigne, referring to her 2011 relocation back to Boston, while scanning the crowd at T.T. the Bear's Place after playing a packed Tuesday-night show with fellow local favorites You Can Be A Wesley and Slowdim.

By: NINA MASHUROVA | January 17, 2012