Marc Masters
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The guitarist, an outstanding young purveyor of a form called American Primitive, finds new levels of sharpness and confidence in River's seven masterful songs.
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What sets the Battles mastermind's new album apart is its playfulness — the feeling that experimenting with sound is a joyful game rather than an academic exercise.
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The film director is known for composing and performing his own soundtracks. On Lost Themes, he reaches beyond the movies to craft a collection of understandably cinematic-sounding music.