The greatest thing about year end reviewing is that nobody sets any sort of rule about how long I’m supposed to spend with an album before I can attest to its value. Nobody’s technically allowed to question or argue my assessment process or evaluation techniques, right? It’s my list, so buzz off (hypothetically). [...]
On Wednesday night, Megafaun and Bowerbirds rolled through Cleveland, and in the fashion of reciprocal need, we got the chance to hang with the band and had a killer party at my house on the southside of town. By the end of the night, about nine people were crashing all over my house, and if [...]
(Editor’s Note: We’ve got some stuff to disclose on this one, so we want to dispense with it early. First, the thing that we were most excited about this evening was Megafaun. We love their upcoming record (out July 21) and, quite possibly, (shockingly), might have undersold its quality in the review. The more you [...]
July 12, 2009 by
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Black Lips,
Blitzen Trapper,
Bowerbirds,
Cymbals Eat Guitars,
Dianogah,
Grizzly Bear,
Japandroids,
M83,
Megafaun,
Pitcfork Music Festival,
Ponytail,
Radio Dick,
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart,
Those Darlins,
Yeasayer
Brian was a bit salty yesterday regarding the blogosphere. I gave him a ring after the diatribe and tried to let him know everythin’ was going to work out okay. I’m in complete agreement with him regarding the blatant disregard some folks have with the music that gets leaked to them, but I’ve always thought [...]
July 7 is going to be a good day for music lovers. On that date, Dead Oceans will release the second record from Raleigh-based trio, Bowerbirds. 2008’s Hymns for a Dark Horse gets a lot of spins from us when we’re in the mood for lush, melodic folkiness with a twinge of both modest despair [...]
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