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Album Review: Magik Markers - Balf Quarry
7/10
Magik Markers are the noise rock duo hailing from Hartford, Connecticut, comprising two core members in Elisa Ambrogio and Pete Nolan. ‘Balf Quarry’ is their first album on Drag City having previously released material on - among others - the Ecstatic Peace [...]
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Tags:Connecticut·Drag City·drone·Ecstatic Peace·Elisa Ambrogio·Hartford·Magik Markers·noise rock·Patti Smith·Pete Nolan·Punk·Sonic Youth·Thurston Moore
Timely collection
9/10
There may never be agreement on the best tracks of such an important, much-loved band. Universally successful groups like REM reach a great variety of people with diverse tastes, connecting with different sides of their musical personality. This, their second Best-Of, covers REM’s albums with Warner, incorporating their most commerically successful period and taking [...]
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Tags:Alt-country·Best Of·Michael Stipe·MP3·Patti Smith·Warner