EVERY year or so I find a newish band that excites me, that brings back memories of the music I fell in love with as a teenager but that puts its own stamp on a tradition. A bit more than a year ago, I feel hard for the xx, with their moody, intimate take on trip-hop and British gloom. This year, the young band I’m most excited about is Smith Westerns, a trio of Chicago kids in thrall to glam and … [Read more...]
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