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On the Record: Appetite, Beirut, Katy B & More

By Bill Chenevert

Add Comment | Comments: 0 | Posted Aug. 3, 2011

Kindred the Family Soul 

Love Has No Recession 

(Shanachie Entertainment) 

Sounds Like: Deeply soulful R&B LP from husband/wife Philly duo who got some great guests for their fourth. 

Free Association: A masterful blend of modern and throwback vibes (plus Snoop!). 

For Fans Of: The Womacks & Winans, Teddy Pendergrass, hometown soul. 

Gardens & Villa 

(Secretly Canadian) 

Sounds Like: Trippy chilled-out synthpop from Santa Barbara, Calif., that’s not especially inventive but brilliantly executed with falsetto charm and throwback-flavored grooves. 

Free Association: The guilty trend is soaring vocals, no sax solos or beaches here. 

For Fans Of: Yeasayer/MGMT, Small Black x pagan Passion Pit, pills/psychedelics. 

Richard Buckner 

Our Blood 

(Merge) 

Sounds Like: The alt-country legend’s tenth LP, his first in five years, is a beautifully sad and dark new batch of sparsely arranged, simply delivered tales of Americana. 

Free Association: This is no pick-me-up, solely for dark (drunk/sad) and quiet times. 

For Fans Of: Townes Van Zandt x Josh Ritter, Woody Guthrie, mature melancholy. 

Appetite 