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Posted in Folk-Rock on Jul 26th, 2009 No Comments »
Vandaveer’s sophomore effort, Divide & Conquer, touches upon similar themes found in its elder sibling, winding timeworn themes of love and death, malice and goodwill, sin and perseverance into (mostly) four-minute vignettes. Divide & Conquer offers up a flourishing chamber folk companion to its bedroomy lo-fi folk/pop predecessor.
Turpentine [4:32]
Posted in Indie Rock on Jul 26th, 2009 No Comments »
Veckatimest works like a cash-back bonus, the more you give in to it, the grander the return. This album envelops Grizzly Bear’s focus and their specific ideation. Realize that Veckatimest will not be a wild ride, but simply a remarkable listen that exceeds all expectations. Have patience with Veckatimest, for there is time, so much time.
Ryan Flatley, Sputnik Music
Fine For Now [5:31]
Posted in New Wave on Jul 19th, 2009 No Comments »
The songs on China Crisis What Price Paradise feature warm, intricate arrangements and prominent brass and strings. Released at a time when many of the group’s U.K. new wave contemporaries were being flushed off the charts, What Price Paradise was yet another strong outing from this too-often underrated band.
Dan Leroy, All Music Guide
Hampton Beach [4:46]
Posted in Minimalist Pop on Jul 11th, 2009 No Comments »
Stephen Steinbrink’s songs, while entirely subtle, are rich with cunning melodies. Ugly Unknowns is heartbreaking in its delivery and startling in its confrontational nature. All the while, Steinbrink writes within the rickety, imperfect framework of a lo-fi pop song. Therein lies the simple brilliance and beauty of Ugly Unknowns.
I Don’t Ever Want to Get Stabbed [2:36]
Posted in Stoner Metal on Jul 4th, 2009 No Comments »
What stoner rock delivers, slowed down and magnified, is the riff, the persistent legacy of Mississippi blues. Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath were the first to make a monolith of it; Soundgarden were its standard-bearers during the Nineties. Now, Queens of the Stone Age — the resulting sludge from the drained oil pit of Kyuss — are settling in as kings of the rock riff at the beginning of the new century.
Ben Ratliff, Rolling Stone
Better Living Through Chemistry [5:48]
Posted in Baroque Pop on Jul 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
Perhaps the master-stroke of this modest collection of songs is its unpredictability – not only do the songs cover a lot of diverse ground, but each passage in them is distinct from the others, helping to make this a consistently engaging, charming and memorable musical excursion. Keep an eye on these guys of Left With Pictures – the future’s looking bright.
Super-8 [3:55]
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