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Best albums of 2019 so far Big Thief – UFOF Anchored by sturdy, stunningly pretty folk-rock backings, Adrianne Lenker, her voice tremulous but tenacious, makes existential musings amid verdant nature. What we said: “Full of subtle charm, it’s an album of deceptive depths in which to immerse yourself.” Read the full review Cass McCombs – Tip of the Sphere Électrotrad Independent Music Awards 2015 Vox Pop Winner – World Beat album of the Year Canadian Folk Music Awards 2014 Recipient – Traditional Singer of the Year ADISQ 2015 Nominee – Album of the year – Traditional Drawing from a rich heritage of traditional francophone songs, Mélisande unearths rare treasures that she adapts and presents with a feminist perspective and the distinctly modern sound of the band. The Québécois quartet plays an energetic blend of traditional music, rock and electro with a mix of acoustic and electric instruments, vocal harmonies and programming. Led by Mélisande and her husband Alexandre de Grosbois-Garand, the group offers a fresh artistic proposal to the folk-world-trad music scene. Its first album Les métamorphoses, greatly acknowledged by the critics here and abroad, was released in May 2014 on La Prûche Libre, an independent label co-owned by one of Québec’s folk music legends Yves Lambert.

First Listen: Jeremy Messersmith, 'Heart Murmurs' Jeremy Messersmith's new album, Heart Murmurs, comes out Feb. 4. Kyle Dean Reinford/Courtesy of the artist hide caption itoggle caption Kyle Dean Reinford/Courtesy of the artist Jeremy Messersmith's new album, Heart Murmurs, comes out Feb. 4. List of Hipster Musicians & Groups Since the mid-2000s, the word hipster has invaded the lexicon of pop culture and has become a term, for better or worse, synonymous with things either A) cool B) ironic C) ironically cool. Hipsters enjoy their own culture that is decidedly not mainstream. There are hipster brands, hipster movies, hipster jobs, hipster restaurants and, of course, hipster bands. People generally get the terms indie and hipster confused, but for the sake of this list, we're going to call bands who are primarily indie, hipster. This list includes bands that are signed to major labels as well, but the criteria is that they're beloved, enjoyed, and respected by hipsters as well. You'll see hipster music favorites like Vampire Weekend, Phoenix, and Grammy winning bands Arcade Fire and Bon Iver.

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