REVIEW: Bright Eyes –“The People’s Key”
Bright Eyes / The People’s Key / Saddle Creek There’s a lot of name dropping taking place on the latest album from Conor Oberst-led outfit Bright Eyes, which is unusual in itself – and even more so...
View ArticleREVIEW: Bass Drum Of Death –“GB City”
Bass Drum Of Death / GB City / Fat Possum Sex, drugs and rock n’ roll – not to mention gravity bongs and trying to unbutton the jeans of religious girls. Bass Drum Of Death’s GB City comes off as the...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Bass Drum Of Death
Part of the rising Fat Possum Records youth movement, BASS DRUM OF DEATH aren’t your typical rock duo. Their sound is familiar, and so is their nonchalant, mellow style, but the Mississippi outfit’s...
View ArticleREVIEW: Fleet Foxes –“Helplessness Blues”
Fleet Foxes / Helplessness Blues / Sub Pop The lengthy descriptor “cosmic tunes for mental therapy” is listed as the genre for Hopelessness Blues, Fleet Foxes’ second LP, on iTunes. If that all sounds...
View ArticleREVIEW: Arctic Monkeys –“Suck It And See”
Arctic Monkeys / Suck It And See / Domino It’s almost shocking to swallow the Sheffield foursome are only 25, what with the platinum releases making outcries such as “all you people are vampires” a...
View ArticleGOING LIVE: Sloan
SLOAN, DEARLY BELOVED THE MOD CLUB, TORONTO / JUN. 21 THE DIRT: Canadian legends Sloan rock their first night at The Mod Club. THE MOOD: Sheer joy. THE CROWD: Everyone from music celebrities to average...
View ArticleREVIEW: Handsome Furs –“Sound Kapital”
Handsome Furs / Sound Kapital / Sub Pop Analogies are always fun – especially when they provide useful comparisons for those showing up late to the Handsome Furs party – but there’s a fairly apt one...
View ArticleREVIEW: MellowHype –“BlackenedWhite”
MellowHype / BlackenedWhite / Fat Possum Some things just gel together. Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Riggs and Murtaugh. Even peanut butter and jelly, which duo MellowHype reference on the...
View ArticleCONTEST: Outside Music Prize Pack
One of the outstanding traits of 2011 is the fact youth ruled music. Going hand-in-hand with indie record labels, emerging artists stole our hearts...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Walkmen –“Heaven”
Even in its most tender, lovesick heart-dusting moments, Heaven unravels in your arms to show it's mature. Compared to the rest of the...
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