My Morning Jacket’s latest album was a two-part surprise for me. First, I was happy to hear how alive and ambitious the first half of this album was. Not only are the hooks and instrumentation strong, but the band seems equally comfortable saying something beautiful or funny with their
When it comes to choosing a direction, Seattle’s Master Musicians of Bukkake have a little bit of musical ADD. That’s fine, though. Most of the time–no matter what style these seven guys happen to be embracing–they always put a ton of heart and creativity into what
OK, so I’m officially late to the Theophilus London party–or maybe I’m just really early, because I don’t really see a lotta people here. The Brooklyn rapper’s new EP, Lover’s Holiday, wasn’t exactly greeted with the warmest of welcomes when it dropped back
On Coma Cinema’s third album lo-fi production backs up some real-life sadness on about 15 songs. It’s a little spotty, but nothing really sticks around long enough to disappoint. Some songs here really did hit me as memorable on my first listen, though. If you’re down with
MP3 It’s another track from the new Shivers album, More. Frontman Keith Zariello is sounding particularly sexy on this one, seriously. But there are a lot of layers to this track if we scratch below the shoulder-swaying grooves and corny lyrics. My first reaction to this song was a
Arcade Fire – Culture War by MergeRecords Arcade Fire – Speaking in Tongues (feat. David Byrne) by MergeRecords Shortly after the release of the Suburbs, which was LOVED, Merge is gearing up to put out a deluxe version of the album. I know this practice isn’t unorthodox, but I still belong
On this website and in my videos, I’ve been very open about my appreciation of Mr. Brian Eno’s music and production credits. Brian is gearing up to release a new LP, titled Drums Between the Bells, which will feature a series of spoken word pieces from Rick Holland.
Deep Sea EP 7" by Monster Rally Dropping May 31st, it’s a new 7″ EP from Monster Rally. The title is Deep Sea. We’ve blogged about this funny little beat project before, and we justified it simply on the grounds that this is fun to listen to.
As I mentioned earlier this month, CIVIL CIVIC is currently raising funds for the release of their next album. So far, it looks like fundraising has been good to them. The $5,000 goal is within reach, it seems. The duo–trio if you count their drum machine box–has
Call me intrigued by a few cuts off this new collaboration between electronic trio LV and vocalist Joshua Idehen. It’s an interesting mix of hip hop, dancehall music, and dubstep. On “Northern Line,” various locations along the London underground rail. Idehen asks what I know about King’s Cross.
