Artist: Ximena Borges Album: Joyful Noise Genre: A capella, Holiday I’ve never been the biggest fan of holiday-themed music, yet no matter how much I try to avoid it, all the classics get stuck in my head around this time every single year. When I was very young, my family would always put on Nat […]
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REVIEW: Ximena Borges – ‘Joyful Noise’
December 19th, 2013 
Brian Leak 
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December 11th, 2013 Brian Leak “I refuse to be put in a box and want people to instead remember me as an artist who will always be coming up with something audacious.” Ximena Borges has grown in popularity in her homeland of Venezuela over the years but as an uproot living partially in New York, she’s now bringing her unique […]
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REVIEW: Gossip – A Joyful Noise
May 11th, 2012 James Shotwell Artist: Gossip Album: A Joyful Noise Genre: Indie rock/dance/post-punk Label: Columbia Records Gossip (formerly The Gossip) describe themselves as ‘soul discharge’ on their Facebook page. I’m keeping that description, because it captures their sound perfectly. They’re a striking mixture of classic status and soul beats with pervasive indie pop mentality. There’s dance and punk and […]
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Of Montreal Announce “Paralytic Stalks”
December 5th, 2011 James Shotwell Masterful indie rock act Of Montreal have revealed plans to release their latest studio offering in February 2012. Paralytic Stalks, which will feature the recently leaked song “Wintered Debts,” will arrive on shelves and online February 7 via Polyvinyl. The offering will be released digitally, as well as on cd, vinyl, and even through a […]
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Of Montreal Announce Limited Edition Cassette Box Set
September 14th, 2011 James Shotwell Of Montreal have partnered with Joyful Noise Recordings to prep and soon release a limited edition cassette box set of the innovative group’s entire discography. The package, which is scheduled for release October 25 and limited to five hundred copies, contains all ten of the group’s album within a special screen-printed wooden box (seen below). […]
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