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Bloc Party returns with Anatomy of a Brief Romance, a seventh album due September 11. With Trevor Horn, heartbreak and the legacy of Silent Alarm, the British band is turning indie nostalgia into a new beginning.
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K-pop, indie rock and hip-hop shared the bill at Spotify House Seoul. The four-day event shows how a streaming platform is trying to turn digital discovery into a lived relationship between artists and audiences.
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After six years without an album, The Strokes release Reality Awaits, a seventh record produced with Rick Rubin that juxtaposes bright melodies, electronic strangeness, and omnipresent Auto-Tune. A globally anticipated yet divisive return.
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