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Washed Out this Friday
He signed to Sub Pop and released an album with my favorite cover of the year. Not because it’s two folks knockin’ the boots (I don’t think). Doesn’t it just feel odd to you? It’s a little too evenly lit, a little too in focus. And the sheet beneath them looks like crumpled paper. Plus, … Continue reading
YACHT – Shangri-La
YACHT’s Shangri-La is the band’s best album to date, one that sees relative newcomer and science fiction guru, Claire L Evans take the fore with deft command of each danceable, addictive track. YACHT may also be a cult. Natalie assures me otherwise, but Claire did say she wants to be my God, so…
YACHT’s Shangri-La Dialectic This Friday
YACHT are…um…an enigma of sorts. “Band. Belief System. Business.” The “belief system” is the part that gets me. They’re really into electronic music, science fiction, and may be vying for cult status, which, as far as cults go, I think I could be kind of into. Here’s the song “Dystopia” from their new album Shangri-La. … Continue reading
GREEN DAY – Dookie
Power chords! 2 minute songs! 1994! Punk RAWK! 15 million copies sold! Green Day’s Dookie will go down as one of the most important albums of the 90’s. But it’s been 17 years since its release. 17 years since every middle-schooler you knew was singing along to “Basket Case.” Rolling Stone put it in the … Continue reading
Crate Digging Dialectic this Friday!
So, this Friday, we’re going to do something a little different. We’re going back. Way back. To 1994 – the best year EVAH! Specifically, we’re dusting off our copy of Green Day’s Dookie. Can it possibly hold up some 17 years and 20 gazillion copycats later? Allow me to jog your memory:
WOODS – Sun and Shade
Woods release their third album in as many years with Sun and Shade via Woodsist on June 14th. Woods have established themselves as a surprisingly consistent band, avoiding the pratfalls and missteps of many of their equally prolific contemporaries. But as the band continues to churn out good albums, when does “good” cease to be … Continue reading
Talkin’ Woods this Friday
3 years. 3 albums. And none of them suck? No. None of them suck. Here’s first single, “Pushing Onlys,” from newest LP Sun and Shade out June 14th via Woodsist. Check back Friday for the Sun and Shade dialectic!
GIL SCOTT-HERON and JAMIE XX – I’m New Here & We’re New Here
Last Friday, the “Godfather of Hip-Hop,” Gil Scott-Heron passed away at the age of 62. His music and poetry, often one in the same, touched more people and influenced more art and music than most realize. He was a trailblazer, an egotist, a crack addict, a visionary, a novelist, a poet, an activist, a lover, … Continue reading
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