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2009 Stories by Jeff Gage

• Big Head Todd & the Monsters

  published December 23, 2009

  It's been 16 years since Big Head Todd and the Monsters' major-label debut, Sister Sweetly, went platinum and earned a top 10 single with... More >>

• Romantica

  published December 16, 2009

  With Ben Kyle's rustic, impassioned vocals landing somewhere between Jeff Tweedy's wounded poetry and Ryan Adams's bad-boy cool, alt-country act... More >>

• No Bird Sing

  published December 9, 2009

  For listeners taking in the menacing groove and Eric Blair's liquid flow, it's easy to overlook an important component of No Bird Sing's music:... More >>

• Lookbook

  published December 9, 2009

  Their lush synth swells and syncopated rhythms may fit the template of new-wave nostalgia currently en vogue, but Lookbook's slyly sexy electro... More >>

• The Books

  published November 25, 2009

  Nick Zammuto and Paul de Jong splice obscure vocal samples into fluttering, minimalist folk songs, synchronizing them with hypnotic video... More >>

• Cheap Date Night

  published May 27, 2009

  If you're looking for a way to hook that special sweetie you've been eyeing, or if you just need a reason to get out on Monday night, then you... More >>