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May 30, 2012 – Music history tends to be viewed through the genius lens. Things clomp along, then some supernaturally talented man or woman jumps into the spotlight and pushes the whole thing into the future. There's some truth to that perspective to be sure, but the problem is that it doesn't account for the musicians who manage to shine brilliantly from the shadows. …
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May 6, 2011 – In the latest issue of SPIN, we caught up with Explosions in the Sky, the Texas-based band who've taken wordless music to unexpected heights. But they're hardly the first to rock with their traps shut. Since the 1950s, pop, rock, jazz, metal, and no-wave have produced tons of classic tracks sans frontperson. Below, a brief history of the greatest instrumental songs, and what made them memorable. …
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SPIN Era 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years
SPIN Lists Hated in the Nation: The 30 Biggest Punching Bags in Pop History
Locrian, Return to Annihilation
Palms, Palms
Heliotropes, A Constant Sea
Spectrals, Sob Story
Red Hare, Nites Of Midnite
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Christopher Paul Stelling, False Cities
Big Eyes, Almost Famous
Japanther, Eat Like Lisa Act Like Bart
Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats, Mind Control
Pure X, Crawling Up The Stairs
pacificUV, After The Dream You Are Awake
Destroid, The Invasion
Marques Toliver, Land of CanAan
Roomrunner, Ideal Cities
Gene The Southern Child & Parallel Thought, Artillery Splurgin'
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