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Review: John Vanderslice - Romanian Names (* * * 1/2)

May 28, 2009, 8:59pm Chewing gum for the ears
Review: John Vanderslice - Romanian Names (* * * 1/2) If the first five months are a good indication of what we can expect from the remaining seven, 2009 is shaping up to be a fantastic year for music, especially from some of indie rock's heavyweights. Led by stellar records from mainstays Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear, the artists that we have all come to expect so much from have, for the most part, delivered; some creating career-defining albums in the process. Depending on who you talk to, John Vanderslice may or may not end up on that selective list of indie's most important or influential songwriters, but I would [...]
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