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Producer Nico Jaar (’12) makes Pitchfork’s “best new music” list

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You may not have heard of Brown student and producer Nicolas “Nico” Jaar (’12) yet, but if you’re a music snob, hipster or you’re stalking Jeff Mangum’s life, you will both know and love him very soon. Jaar’s debut album, Space is Only Noise (Circus Company), just earned a spot on Pitchfork’s ”best new music” list with a score of 8.4. To put this in perspective, Kanye got a 10, Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs (recent Album of the Year winner) got an 8.6 and most other releases average around a 6. This is a really big deal. The review praises Jaar, calling him a “wunderkind” that “exhibits all of the earmarks of a rising techno star.” To hear some of Jaar’s music, check out either his website or his MySpace and see for yourself what the buzz is about. He even has one track entitled “The Student”–maybe it’s a shout out to his position here at Brown.

Image via http://www.hybridlife.tv/feature/nicolas-jaar-honest-as-fuck/

February 17, 2011   4 Comments   Tags: ,

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1 BREAKING: BCA adds two more acts to SW; announces new ticketing procedure — Blog Daily Herald { 03.23.11 at 11:23 am }

[...] Saturday night, student who does cool things (and world renowned electronic artist) Nico Jaar (’12) will be performing.  Nico, the only [...]

2 Spring Weekend Artist Profile: Nicolas Jaar — Blog Daily Herald { 04.04.11 at 12:01 pm }

[...] about Nicolas “Nico” Jaar ’12: 1. He’s a Brunonian and 2. He released an album somewhat recently that made Pitchfork all happy in their tight corduroy pants. Now he’s [...]

3 Dean Rittenhouse { 07.08.11 at 9:03 pm }

Jaar rocks!

4 Nico Jaar '12 to play Wesleyan Spring Fling — BlogDailyHerald { 04.26.12 at 1:02 am }

[...] a total reversal of roles, Wesleyan booked our very own super-producer Nico Jaar ’12 to perform at its Spring Fling in May. Wesleyan alums Das Racist, MGMT, and Santigold have all [...]

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