The Shins – Port of Morrow
By Michael Pasotti On The Shins’ new album, Port of Morrow, maybe the most prolific indie singer/songwriter this side of the millennium has returned. Yes, Port of Morrow feels very much like a collaboration, and it is, but James Mercer leads the way as always. One should not be concerned with the personnel changes since...
Odd Future- The OF Tape Vol. 2
This time last year, the internet was pretty saturated with the Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. They got signed to a label. Then Goblin happened, and it was a really boring album. It was probably about 30 or 40 minutes longer than necessary. There’s been a couple albums since, but nothing matches Tyler...
Bear In Heaven – I Love You, It’s Cool
By: Taylor Peters Halfway through my third listen of I Love You, It’s Cool, it occurred to me that someone in Hollywood royally screwed up when they didn’t even consider hiring Bear In Heaven to contribute to the soundtrack of the movie Drive. Or at least for the new Gran Turismo racing game (I’ll confess...
Said the Whale – Little Mountain
By Alex Peacock Said the Whale’s newest album, Little Mountain, glimmers in the bright hues of emotion that decorate this piece of west coast indie pop gold. Classic instruments like the guitar, piano, synthesizer and drums are used, and even harmonicas at one point. They overall create these peppy, easy to sing along to songs,...
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – Out of Frequency
By: Ashley Jenkins Bleached blonde, Copenhagen beauty Mette Lindberg will drag you into the cosmos when you take a listen to The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, a pop noir group who just released an eclectic album titled Out of Frequency at the end of January this year. In their music, AGT equips bluesy brass, synthesizers, and...
Perfume Genius- Put Your Back N 2 It
By: Stone Irr A heavy sigh, followed by a somber piano and soft horns instills life into the first song off of Perfume Genius’ second album Put Your Back N 2 It. The tape recorder quality of the vocals, piano, and synths slowly evolve into high-fidelity when the second verse rolls around on “AWOL Marine”....
Fun. – Some Nights
By: Paul Morris Some Nights is the sophomore album of the band Fun. It seems to be organized like a weekend of revelry that this Blog’s readers might be familiar with. “Some Nights,” the album’s title track, is the true beginning of the festivities, after a very Queen-inspired intro. This second song feels pulled straight...
Ben Kweller – Go Fly a Kite
By: Rachel Ogle I was taking an innocent study break to browse through Spotify when I stopped suddenly: could it be? A new Ben Kweller CD came out and I didn’t know it?! My eyes were not deceiving me; “B Kwell’s” latest album, Go Fly a Kite, was released earlier this month. I immediately...
Bombay Bicycle Club – A Different Kind of Fix
By: Sam Christian A Different Kind of Fix is the third album by the London based Indie group Bombay Bicycle Club. This album came out in August 2011 and, for the most part, has had decent ratings among indie music websites such as Pitchfork. It also peaked at number six on the UK Albums chart....
Superchunk – Foolish
Did we know how lucky we were back in the 1990s? When bands like Superchunk, Pavement, Archers of Loaf, and even Sonic Youth were creating some of the best alternative albums ever, did we realize that it would all be over in a few short years? That alternative would soon become mainstream and lose the...
Elle Varner Album Review – Conversational Lush
The first song I ever heard by Elle Varner was “Only Want to Give It to You” featuring J. Cole. Needless to say, it was a cute, poppy radio hit that I overlooked. Good thing I stumbled over her latest project, Conversational Lush, because if I hadn’t I probably wouldn’t have given her a second...
The Big Pink – Future This
By: Ryan Boyce We all know the story of the sophomore slump, and The Big Pink was not immune to the folly of slipping from their first successful release, A Brief History of Love back in 2009. Future This has the same elements of dreamy Britpop and dancey choruses, but with much less appeal. Their...
Recent Comments