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I‘M OFF TO THE beach this week, which means that all I need for a good time is a book, a hat, and some tunes. (Yeah, a bathing suit, too, but that’s not a good time. That’s just a necessary torture of self-loathing and recriminations. But I digress.) I like to listen to the ocean, and the kids playing, and the sound of the breeze in the palms (oh, yeah, it’s that kind of beach, and I am in paradise) but sometimes, I want to disappear into another sonic realm. [click to continue…]

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AS A FOLLOW UP to our last new music round up, I couldn’t resist adding the Liars to the playlist. This post-punk trio (definitely not easy listening) has a new album out entitled Sisterworld, and I give them props for the concept alone: the idea that sometimes, we all wish we could transport ourselves to a kinder, gentler alternate universe. Your ears may or may not like it, but your kids will think you’re cool. What are you listening to these days, sisters?

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