Last spring I went through a huge Wolf Parade phase. I ripped through Apologies to the Queen Mary more times than could possibly be healthy. I remember downloading a live set with seven new songs from what would become At Mount Zoomer. Those songs weren’t immediately satisfying, and when the album leaked I found myself [...]
Archive for the ‘best of 09’ Category
Handsome Furs: Face Control
Posted in best of 09, pop, rock on March 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele
Posted in best of 09, tagged pop, ukulele on January 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If there’s one album from 2009 that’s receiving unprecedented hype and praise, it’s Animal Collective’s upcoming Merriweather Post Pavillion. The band has joined an elite group, including the likes of Spoon, Kings of Leon, TV on the Radio and Wilco, as breakthrough celebrities in the Indie community. It will be no surprise then, when MPP [...]
W A V V E S
Posted in best of 09, new wave, punk on January 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For my first post I thought I would talk about a band I expect to explode in the new year: San Diego, California’s WAVVES. Nathan Williams has released myriad tapes, 7”s and records under the WAVVES moniker in 2008. Fitting somewhere between fellow Californian art punks No Age, and the layered pop distortion of early [...]
