Ears Wide Open: Mt. Joy
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On their first two singles, L.A. duo Mt. Joy tackle: 1) racial diviseness, and 2) the ages-old question “What Would Jesus Drive?”

On their first two singles, L.A. duo Mt. Joy tackle: 1) racial diviseness, and 2) the ages-old question “What Would Jesus Drive?”
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Hundred Handed party like there’s no tomorrow and have made a video like OK Go. “Vibe,” their first single of 2017, lets the confetti fly.
Hamilton Leithauser mixed songs from his 2014 debut with tunes from last year’s widely acclaimed Hamilton Letihauser and Rostam album “I Had a Dream That You Were Mine.”
Also on Wednesday: Decorator, Livingmore, Goon, Migos, King Washington, Daniela Andrade, Nina Shallman, Supermega, the Rangers
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Also on Tuesday: Jamie T, Wilderado, Kristeen Young, Reggie Watts & Karen, Dream Phases, Year of Suns, Styx, Entombed A.D., Migos