January 2012
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15 of my most anticpated records of 2012
You may or may not agree: my opinions on music for the year 2011 were not as high as others. Here’s to a better year for music, some of my most anticipated records of 2012:
Leonard Cohen - “Old Ideas” - 1/31
Hospitality - s/t -1/31
Sharon Van Etten - “Tramp” - 2/7
A Place To Bury Strangers - “Onwards to the Wall” - 2/7
Terry Malts - “Killing...
December 2011
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My 15 Favorite Albums of 2011
As with every year, 2011’s year end list-pocalypse is again an addition to the raging cacophony of music blogs fighting for attention. Tragically, to my list’s discredit I’m really only sure of one album’s place on my list. That album is Crystal Stilts’ In Love With Oblivion; the only album that really blew my mind. This trend is contrary to last year in-which there...
Generic "list" of Bands I've gained familiarity...
2010 was a year I was introduced to music. By introduced, I mean drenched or immersed into the internet being a medium to which I could amass a personal database of music, not only because I was so hungry, but because I was prospective into the field of music journalism. Regrettably, I leaped head in onto the blog-o-sphere following every single mp3-tumblr and buzz-blog I could find and started...
November 2011
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“The Metal Box packaging designed by Dennis Morris was innovative and...”
– - Wikipedia on Public Image Ltd.’s album Metal Box.
I think this is just genius. Plus, a year later the idea was actually used for The Durutti Column’s The Return of the Durutti Column.
October 2011
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Atlas Sound - Flagstaff
The slow-drip of new...
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September 2011
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Lower Dens - Deer Knives (purchase the 7” at...
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James Blake - Not Long Now (BBC 1 Radio Rip)
Not...
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Mood Rings - Promise Me Eternity
Stepping off of...
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Dive - Sometime (mp3, via P4K)
Reverb can be a...
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Vinyl Williams - I’m Watching You
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Northernists - The Secret Garden
Northernists...
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August 2011
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PLAYLISTED: Youth Lagoon
“‘PLAYLISTED’ is a feature I’m starting that will contain a playlist assembled by a musician for your hearing pleasure. They’ll be composed of 10 tracks to be listened to inside Spotify.”
I’m very happy to announce that the first artist to contribute to my new Playlisted feature is Trevor Powers of Youth Lagoon. Trevor was kind enough to send me a list...
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Candy Claws - “Lepontine...
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Song Of The Day (8/25/11): “Trying To...
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Song Of The Day (8/23/11): Locked - Four Tet
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Song Of The Day: In/Out Blues - Kurt Vile
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Favorite Records Of 2011 (thus far)
10. SBTRKT - SBTRKT
9. Thee Oh Sees - Castlemania
8. Smith Westerns - Dye It Blonde
7. The War on Drugs - Slave Ambient
6. Beach Fossils - What A Pleasure EP
5. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
A record that could be summated with the purest definition of musical beauty. Fleet Foxes sophomore outing Helplessness Blues one-ups its predecessor lyrically, sonically, and topically.
4. Kurt...
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“Gimme Bubblegum!” - The Fantasies
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“It was horrible, but hey-hey, sweet victory, my listenership sure did remain...”
– -William Bowers retelling when he had made “listening to music a joyless task” (I’m sure some, I as well, may be able to empathize with his thoughts.
Taken from Pitchfork At 15: Now What?
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Thoughts On...The War On Drugs - "Slave Ambient"
mp3: “Baby Missiles” - The War On Drugs
mp3: “Come To The City” - The War On Drugs
Going on my fifth listen through The War On Drugs latest LP; Slave Ambient, I’m struck with something. I’m struck with the fact that the year of 2011 is a year of sophomore albums. More specifically, 2011 has been home to increasingly esoteric and engaging sophomoric...
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July 2011
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June 2011
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WatchShake The Shackles - Crystal Stilts
W atch the video for one of my favorites from one of this year’s best In Love With Oblivion. It is truly amazing when a video captures the same feeling/emotion as the original musical piece.
In their latest record Crystal Stilts seamlessly blend a smart shoegaze aesthetic with the loudness and edge of someone like The Cramps. Pick up “In Love With...
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WatchTry Harder - Times New Viking
Watch a dark, projection-filled take on one of the highlights of Times New Viking’s latest LP, Dancer Enquired.
I have some mixed feels on Dancer Enquired; Times New Viking really try to break the crowded “noise punk” genre with some really great clean-and-catchy songwriting but my interest is lost with repeated listens. Here’s to hoping is...
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Does the “music scene” subliminally cycle itself into clique-ness? Do music discovery tools like Last.fm and Tumblr just fuel musical elitism and a secluded “independent”/”hipster”/whatever-you-wish-to-call-yourself-that-just-elevates-your-tastes-above-the-average-music-listener sub-cultures?
Can you be in the music scene and be completely subjective when...
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I’m feeling odd tonight.
I think I’ll list some of my favorite albums. My 4 favorite albums of right now, really.
Neil Young - After The Gold Rush
Possibly my favorite Neil Young album, mostly because of the brilliance of songs like Tell Me Why, Southern Man, Only Love Can Break Your Heart, and Don’t Let It Bring You Down.
The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour
Container of one of my...
May 2011
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