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Posted in Alternative Pop/Rock on Jan 26th, 2009 No Comments »
Andrew Bird and his 10 collaborators use sound the way the impressionists daubed paint, layering elegiac violin melodies with pattering plucked notes, fuzzy or jangly guitar, clip-clop percussion, clicks and drones to create music that might be straightforwardly folky, brightly poppy or more experimental, but is always vivid and engaging.
Maddy Costa, The Guardian
Oh No (Andrew Bird) [4:20]
Posted in Stoner Metal on Jan 22nd, 2009 1 Comment »
Queens of the Stone Age’s Songs for the Deaf is a remarkable achievement–a hard rock record so good that it immediately evokes a conspiratorial fervor that makes you want to tell everyone you can about it. Er, job done.
Kim Hughes, Amazon
First It Giveth (Homme, Oliveri) [4:54]
Posted in 60's & 70's Pop/Rock on Jan 17th, 2009 No Comments »
After a long period of recovery, mediocrity, and general disaster, The Beach Boys have finally produced an album that can stand with Pet Sounds: the old vocal and instrumental complexity has returned and the result largely justifies the absurd faith some of us have had that The Beach Boys were actually still capable of producing a superb rock album.
Jim Miller, Rolling Stone
Forever (Dennis Wilson, Gregg Jakobson) [2:42]
Posted in Indie Rock on Jan 16th, 2009 No Comments »
If nipping down your basement, getting stoned (not that we’re saying Seim of Lackthereof did of course) and creating music is as effective as this then why deprive yourself of the pleasure of home comforts?
Samm Sheperd, Music OMH
Doomed Elephants (Danny Seim) [2:31]
Posted in Post-Punk on Jan 14th, 2009 No Comments »
Considering how fantastic Mission of Burma’s The Obliterati sounds, I’m tempted to offer the sort of breathless hyperbole that press agents would love to quote, something along the lines of “every band in the world would die to make this record”.
David Raposa, Pitchfork
Donna Sumeria (Conley) [5:37]
Posted in Alternative Metal on Jan 14th, 2009 No Comments »
Tool are doing something right. You probably already like Tool, or at least you should. They’re one of the few true rock bands left, and we all need to be thankful for that.
Eden Miller, Pop Matters
Hooker With a Penis [4:34]
Posted in 60's & 70's Pop/Rock on Jan 13th, 2009 No Comments »
You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away (Lennon/ McCartney) [2:11]
Posted in 60's & 70's Pop/Rock on Jan 10th, 2009 No Comments »
Pet Sounds is the best Beach Boys album, and one of the best of the 1960s. The group here reached a whole new level in terms of both composition and production, layering tracks upon tracks of vocals and instruments to create a richly symphonic sound.
Caroline No [2:53]
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