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Brandon Hall
WILCO – The Whole Love (Pts 1-4)
In this corner, we have Chris Mollica, devoted Wilco fan, lover of their eighth album, The Whole Love. And in the other corner we have Brandon Hall, lover of sports analogies, fan of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, like just about everyone else, who calls The Whole Love “country rock on Prozac,” before proceeding to say much … Continue reading
WILCO – The Whole Love (Part 4)
“MOR meh.” Not Brandon’s most articulate phrase, but one we’re sticking with, apparently. Brandon goes to great lengths to refute the charges that he A.) needs to listen more carefully and B.) needs to spend more time with the album. To paraphrase: Spending more time with boring people doesn’t always or even often make them … Continue reading
WILCO – The Whole Love (Part 3)
“This is art, man,” Chris says of Wilco’s The Whole Love in part 3 of his discussion with Brandon. He also starts bandying about quotes from the film, I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, and implies that Brandon doesn’t have a “careful ear.” The cad.
WILCO – The Whole Love (Parts 1 and 2)
Chris Mollica doesn’t talk about this in his dialectics, but he sees these discussions as battles to the death. He sends little violent text messages saying things like, “I’m coming for your throat.” I want you to know this because we should hold him to it. He kicks off this round by declaring his love … Continue reading
M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (Pts 1-7)
M83’s Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming doesn’t come out until October 18th, but the damn thing is so epic, we had to get an early jump on it. Brandon, Chris Atto, and André Salas break down the double disc follow-up to the spectacular Saturdays=Youth. Topics include: children’s dreams, magic frogs, plush vampires, a Pretty in Pink … Continue reading
M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (Part 7!)
Brandon brings it home with Part 7 of AudioVole’s most epic dialectic for what will likely be the most epic album of the Fall. Just remember this axiom: 10 song album = 90 minute movie. Don’t nobody got a problem with a 90 minute movie.
M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (Part 6)
André corrects the record and demands more Zola Jesus. Word. Seconded.
M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (Part 5)
Chris misses Kibby, catches heat, ignores Saturdays=Youth, and doesn’t realize what a hotbed of singles this album is.
M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (Part 4)
Brandon is torn like Natalie Imbruglia. Remember that? I just took you back, son. This is the most Natalie Imbruglia’s been talked about in 10 years. In news relevant to M83, Brandon questions André’s assertion that the album is full of filler, masturbates to Rita Hayworth, breaks up with shuffle – the whore – and … Continue reading
M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (Part 3)
It’s André’s turn and he barely finished being introduced to Saturdays=Youth before getting walloped over the head with Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. Consider André walloped. Also, “hit shuffle, bitches.” His words, not mine.
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