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The Weekly Three: J Mascis, Pallbearer, FKA Twigs


 

This week’s new finds from the great beyond:

1. J Mascis: Tied to a Star (Sub Pop, Aug. 25)

Chan Marshall is among the collaborators on the Dinosaur Jr. frontman’s laid-back new solo joint.

2. Pallbearer: Foundations of Burden (Profound Lore, Aug. 19)

Heavy Arkansas dudes reject doom-metal pastiche, get boundless instead.

3. FKA Twigs: LP1 (Young Turks, Aug. 12)

London-based genre infiltrator offers a feminist take on The Weeknd’s oft-misogynistic air-&-B.

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