folk
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The Act of Estimating as Worthless drops a pretty worthwhile debut, comprised of sounds pioneered by some of indie folk’s favorites: The Moldy Peaches, Neutral Milk Hotel, Smog, and the Microphones. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On his latest EP, the Books member Nick Zammuto deals in the same experimental sounds that made his main band’s previous album so great. I will say the singer-songwriter element of the three songs on this release is more prevalent, though. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Finishing up classics week with a review of Neutral Milk Hotel’s seminal In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. What do you think of this album? Love it? Hate it? Why? What should I review next, eh? WATCH THE REVIEW
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Some fingerpicked guitars and lovely vocal harmonies coming off the new Staves EP, Mexico.
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A music video for “The Shrine / An Argument,” which comes off the new Fleet Foxes album, Helplessness Blues. Check out review of the album right here.
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A warm acoustic track from J Mascis, which comes off the dude’s forthcoming single on Sub Pop records. the a-side is an Edie Brickell cover, and this track–though not a cover–reminds me a lot of Bob Dylan’s “I Want You.” Overall, a pretty soothing track.
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Swedish Folk duo First Aid Kit will be dropping its next album in January 2012. The title: The Lion’s Roar. I gotta admit, it’s been a while since I’ve been excitedly anticipating music of this style. Of course, I’ve got nothing against contemporary folk music. Y’
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Andrew Jackson Jihad doing a session performance with Nervous Energies. In this video, the duo is performing a track from is latest album, Knife Man. The track is “Fucc The Devil.” Check my review of AJJ’s latest album here. /via/
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With an almost unmeasurable poetic bitterness, Andrew Jackson Jihad are as sharp as ever on their new album, Knife Man. As usual, the music here is about the lyrics. The chord progressions are familiar copies of folk songs and punk tunes. Hell, some of the songs even sound similar to
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A video for the War On Drugs track “Come to the City.” The band’s new album, Slave Ambient, is out now via Secretly Canadian. Check our review of it here.
