Xx COEXIST

Xx COEXISTReleasing a debut album as instantly iconic as the xx's self titled effort was could be intimidating, but the group's second album, Coexist, shows no signs of caving in under pressure. Between albums, the band's status and expectations for their follow up grew as Jamie Smith worked with Gil Scott Heron on the remix album We're New Here (which in turn spawned the Drake song "Take Care," which sampled the pair's "I'll Take Care of U"). Fortunately, as

" Modern Vampires' quieter approach also showcases what might be most enduring about Vampire Weekend's music -- endearing melodies and carefully crafted lyrics

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but the strength of Traveller lies in how he can similarly modulate the execution of his originals

Sergey Rvabtsev's violin and Pasha Newmerzhitsky's accordion introduce "We Did It All

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the Flaming Lips radically expanded the scope of their melancholy psychedelia

and their musical flights of imagination tend toward rolling river dynamics and the open seas of synthesised sound

if slightly less grungy and a bit more blue-collar

feelings of not being enough

and the band’s 8th studio album

Sympathy is a knife

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