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WILD FLAG – Wild Flag (Part 2)
Natalie does a little B&E in honor of Wild Flag, breaking into the office of some guy named “Schwing.” She then decries today’s pseudo-grunge movement as “apathetic,” which, what? Isn’t grunge supposed to be apathetic? Wasn’t that the point? Anyway, she also loves the album.
WILD FLAG – Wild Flag (Part 1)
Second super group in a row. This week Brandon and Pacific Northwest correspondent, Natalie Snoyman, dig into Wild Flag’s eponymous debut. Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss, two-thirds of honest-to-God super group Sleater-Kinney, have joined forces with Mary Timony of Helium and Rebecca Cole of The Minders to form this Sleater-Kinney simulacrum. In Brandon’s first letter … 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
MISTER HEAVENLY – Out of Love (Part 4+)
Jenn tries to wrap things up by comparing Out of Love to Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and the Shirelles. It makes more sense when you read it. It does end up inciting Chris’s rage, however, and he vows to spend the rest of his days hunting down Jennifer Lao, his newest arch … Continue reading
MISTER HEAVENLY – Out of Love (Part 3.5)
A rapid fire six point response to Chris’s letter courtesy of one Brandon Hall.
MISTER HEAVENLY – Out of Love (Part 3)
Chris blows up Broken Social Scene for no good reason. Also the Shins. And WU LYF. Chris, apparently, likes everything besides Mister Heavenly and Ocean’s 12. He also does an impression of Brandon. But really, that’s like a Cosby impression. Everybody’s got one.
MISTER HEAVENLY – Out of Love (Part 1.5)
So, Brandon couldn’t hold his tongue. He was all excited to take the week off but he’s an opinionated SOB, so while Jenn suffered an all-nighter at her job, Brandon sat and stewed. And stewed. And thought, “You only know one Man Man song? One!?” (Where’s an interrobang when you need one!?) Buy Out of … Continue reading
GIRLS – Father, Son, Holy Ghost (pts 1-5)
Brandon dived into Girls’ second LP with the fervor of a five year old on Christmas morning only to find way too many frilly socks. Dave gave a play by play of his first experience with Girls on his walk to work and came away all WTF. The album, like the band, is a mixed … Continue reading
GIRLS – Father, Son, Holy Ghost (Part 5)
We’re just going to call this final installment in the Father, Son, Holy Ghost dialectic, “In Search of an Identity.” Also, “Flutes Don’t Really Suck. Sorry ‘Bout That.” And “A Meditation on the State of the Hipster Subculture.” It’s about time I got my doctoral dissertation off the ground.
GIRLS – Father, Son, Holy Ghost (Part 4)
Dave accuses Brandon of being an anti-flautist. An incendiary comment if ever there was one, but one Brandon probably had coming. Dave then goes searching for a place in his rotation for Father, Son, Holy Ghost while wishing the song “Die” would do just that.
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