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Best Albums of 2011 (Part 4)
Their names might both be Chris but beyond that, Atto and Mollica are total oppositsies. In part 4, Chris Mollica unabashedly declares his love for all things Justin Vernon and four other really good albums. Despite the season of good cheer, we’re still not sorry for the “boner iver” joke from Part 1.
Best Albums of 2011 (Part 1)
Inhale. Do you smell that? Nutmeg. Pine. Holly. Year-end lists. Or is that reindeer droppings? It’s finally time for AudioVole to bring out our favorite albums of 2011. Of course, easily digestible lists aren’t exactly our bag. That would be too…smart. We’re more of the long-winded, prosaic-musing persuasion. But, to appease the masses, we do … Continue reading
The Songs of 2011 (Part 1)
Yup. That picture right there is pretty much how I feel here at the end of 2011. Beaten, sweaty, in a shower somewhere, but still really, really sexy. Here, then, is a week long conversation with five contributors about the songs we haven’t been able to get out of our heads or our headphones this … Continue reading
2011 Crate Digging Retrospective (Pts 1-4)
Well, it’s close enough to December, I suppose. I was going to do another album, but nothing really sparked my interest, so I figured it’d be nice to go ahead and jump into the retrospective list-type substance. In the next couple weeks, we’ll discuss the best songs and the best albums of the year. But … Continue reading
2011 Crate Digging Retrospective (Part 1)
Well, it’s close enough to December, I suppose. I was going to do another album, but nothing really sparked my interest, so I figured it’d be nice to go ahead and jump into the retrospective list-type substance. In the next couple weeks, we’ll discuss the best songs and the best albums of the year. But … Continue reading
We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Programming…
To bring you Generation Catalano! Doree Shafrir has a particularly great article in Slate this week, which is itself a response to an interesting think-piece in New York Magazine by 27-year-old Noreen Malone, who wrote about her generation, the Millennials. In the article Shafrir muses that there should be a little micro-generation that can fit … Continue reading
MISTER HEAVENLY – Out of Love (Pts 1-4+)
Senior contributor, Chris Mollica, and newest AudioVoler, Jennifer Lao, dissect Out of Love, the debut album from Mister Heavenly, a threesome comprised of Unicorns/Islands frontman, Nick Thorburn, Man Man’s Ryan Kattner (aka Honus Honus), and Modest Mouse drummer, Joe Plummer. Then Brandon, who can’t keep his mouth shut, jumps into the fray. The full conversation … Continue reading
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