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Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
This might be the perfect timing for Sigur Ros to embark upon new territory. After four records of mastering and encapsulating the mood and sparkle and defining the “Icelandic sound,” one was made to wonder where they could go from here. Well, by throwing everyone a curve ball in releasing read more »
EP
Proficiency in music can be a blessing and it can be a curse. A curse to those destined to don Hawaiian shirts and jam/riff their hearts out at any local street fair or barbecue playing Yes songs note for note, but a blessing to those who know how to reel it in read more »
On The Cover Interview – Bell
About two minutes into “Brown Bear”, one of the songs off of Bell’s highly regarded six song EP, something happens that I feel sonically personifies the current position of Bell. A breath in; in which, for a short instance there is anticipation and excitement before an ultimate explosive downbeat read more »
Electronic Projects for Musicians
There is something to be said for consistency and The Apples in Stereo know this best. The proof here is in the release of a b-sides and rarities collection called Electronic Projects for Musicians the title of which is taken from a Craig Anderton book of the same name read more »
Made In The Dark
The Hot Chip boys are at it again but this time instead of kicking out the smooth jams like the songs found on their debut album, Coming on Strong, or flexing their dance pop sensibilities like on their sophomore release, The Warning, it seems that they have now turned to the dark side on the fittingly titled, Made in the Dark. Apparently read more »
Some Racing, Some Stopping
There is something to be said for being left to your own devices. Purposefully leaving yourself up to the sussing out of the wheres, the hows, and most importantly, the whys. Leaving you at the end, then, with a true sense of accomplishment. Champaign, Illinois’ Headlights must be grinning from ear to ear with this sense of a job well done read more »
Field Manual
It must be a daunting task to embark on a journey to break oneself out from something so concrete and adored into something new, something slightly uncomfortable. And with all that that transpired after the recording of Field Manual, namely the hard drive being confiscated at the border on its trip back into the States, becomes only a minor setback, but you can’t help but read into it like an omen; a sign that trouble may lie ahead read more »
Cold And Kind
The 1900′s should be psyched. The band seems to be on the right track for greatness and being loved in the city that bears them and having released a stellar debut long player, Cold and Kind, the stars are certainly aligned for this Chicago based seven piece. The album, wrought read more »
Night Falls Over Kortedala
Jens Lekman is a man that wears his influences on his sleeve and its only in his ability to thrust his quirky ‘Scott Walker meets Franky Valli in the back alley’ pop sensibility into each song that his true talent comes through. On the closer “Friday Night at the Drive-in Bingo” he takes on ’50s swing read more »
The Mary Onettes
There is something to be said about Swedish musicians and doing their homework. It seems when they set their mind on something they see to it that it gets completed with the utmost bravado read more »
