Cuckoo Chaos Goes Darker as Deadphones
Back in 1997, a Los Angeles band called Kara’s Flowers made their debut with The Fourth World, an album with a sound reminiscent of contemporary alt-rock fare like Weezer and Green Day. Yet, despite their loyal following, massive hooks and the backing of a big-time...Blue Film Explodes as Lo-Fang’s Freshman Album
Blue Film is the kind of freshman album that excites the nerves with the thrill of discovery, like The xx’s first album or Pure Heroine, the debut album by New Zealand success story Lorde — with whom Lo-Fang is currently on tour. But Blue Film is a thing...Past Life Is the Best Life? Lost in the Trees’ New Album
Lost In the Trees approached their third album with a specific mission: To capture something less morose and somber than their second album, A Church that Fits Our Needs — an aural cathedral built for frontman Ari Picker’s mother, who committed suicide. They...Boat Made of Bone Blog Tour
The blog tour is almost ready to wrap up. I haven’t been keeping great tabs on it–the reasons are varied. Here’s an announcement: I’m twenty weeks pregnant and with that goes the trouble of focusing on just about anything that isn’t...Xiu Xiu Goes Dark(er): Angel Guts Review
For an unflinching musical exploration of well, just about anything, we’re lucky to always have Xiu Xiu around, punching us in the ears and kicking us in the groin. From “I Love Abortion” to Dear God, I Hate Myself, Xiu Xiu frontman Jamie Stewart has never allowed his...Destroyer Goes Spanish: Five Spanish Songs EP
Trying to describe Destroyer’s Five Spanish Songs is complicated. On the surface, it’s exactly what you’d think it is: five songs sung in Spanish, each sparkling little ruby a cover of a song by Spanish group Sr. Chinarro and written by that band’s frontman, Antonio...Painted Palms: Addictable Summer Sounds
Painted Palms’ debut full-length album Forever is something sweet. It’s an auditory Candyland. It brims with champagne, cotton candy, gumdrops (maybe?) and other tempting indulgences. You’ll want to head to the beach. You’ll want to roller skate or surf or make a...Boat Made of Bone Available Now from Amazon and Smashwords!
Hopefully it’ll show up in the premium catalog soon: meaning that it will be available from iTunes and elsewhere. I’ll let you know know as soon as that happens. There will be a blog tour beginning in February! Right now there’s a release event going...Arcade Fire Predicted My Future and I Only JUST Found Out
Ok, so JUST found out is a bit of an understatement. I noticed it about a month ago when I was perusing the year’s music releases so I could compile my best-of list. I’ve told you that my newest book is loosely based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice,...
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