New Music – 2/13/2011
February is a really, really long month for being the shortest month. My buddy Josh and I were discussing this recently, bemoaning the fact that college/pro football are over, the Winter is in full swing (especially here with 12′ of snow for the season as of today), and we’re left with the NBA, NHL, and College Basketball. While he is holding his breath waiting on MLB Spring Training to start, I’m just turning to something other... Read More
New Music – 10/26/10
Here are a couple of ‘gems’ I’ve run across recently that I thought I’d share with y’all 1. Nice Man – Sachiehall and Hope : This record comes from the fellow that set up both the Shoeshine Records label and it’s child label Spit & Polish. Francis MacDonald is also the drummer of the Scottish indie poppers Teenage Fanclub. This album is a really great example of pure poppy bliss. Songs about... Read More
New Music 8/31/2010
Hello again. I thought I’d share with you some of the new stuff I’ve come across this week. . . 1. Stornoway - Beachcomber’s Windowsill : Sharing their band name with a small city in the North of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, this Oxford based folk / pop outfit create soft songs with sometimes gritty instrumentation. Think James Yorkston’s haunting melodies without a lot of the pretense (please don’t tell James Yorkston... Read More
New Music – 8/16/ – 8/23 2010
1. Haruka Nakamura – Twilight : Nakamura is often referred to as a “composer” more than a “musician” . . . which is probably just as well. This album offers feathery, feeting piano/acoustic guitar pieces accompanied by soft female vocals and a host of clicks, pops, and other lo-fi ambient noise. The piano compositions (they’re the titles in kanji) are especially haunting. Most of the tracks also highlight... Read More
New Music: 8/8 – 8/15
Here are a couple of new releases I’ve listened through this week. . . 1. Of Montreal - False Priest: I haven’t been a huge fan of much that Of Montreal has released since Hissing Fauna Are You the Destroyer? and this album is no different. Though there is some really nice glam/funk/soul stuff on here (“Famine Affair”, “Sex Karma”, “I Feel Ya Strutter” are standouts), a lot of the other tracks are... Read More
