August 2010
1 post
The Suburbs (2010), Arcade Fire
The Suburbs is a polished album that evokes memories from the band’s childhood. “If I could have it back” sings Butler at the end of it all in a quiet reprise of the title track.
There are no anthems in this recording, as with previous efforts, but what it does offer is a lot of hidden details in each of the songs that with each hearing makes it extremely good.
A favorite for...
July 2010
4 posts
Pink Floyd's Roger Waters and David Gilmour will... →
Live Aid 25 years later (photos) →
Pink Floyd's Gilmour and Waters Stun Crowd With... →
June 2010
5 posts
New Arcade Fire Album to Feature Eight Different... →
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The Wooden Birds - False Alarm Since...
The Wooden Birds, Magnolia (2009)
Andrew Kenny offers a musical heaven in the form of his new band, The Wooden Birds with this release.
The album indeed has a lot of the textures, weird lyrics, and sounds found in his previous band, The American Analog Set, but with a slight difference, the songs are completely acoustic and feature minimal percussions.
The male & female voices blend beautifully in some instances while the...
The Black Keys, Brothers (2010)
The new album by the Black Keys certainly feels like a long and pleasant romance, because their classic rooted style seems intact but they keep doing interesting things with each song in a way that you don’t feel ripped off, it does feel fresh and different, almost like an evolution.
The energy of each song flows nicely through out the whole album, we have a nice rocky instrumental (black...
May 2010
1 post
Broken Social Scene,Lo-Fi For The Dividing Nights...
Just like the last full recording from the Scene, the band releases yet another EP at the same time that, like the last EP, features mostly instrumental songs.
This time around we get a lot of short acoustic sounds that are very very light but have a lot of heart. This short recording is really a winner, the 1st chords that strike when you hit play are just right and they carry the same calm...
April 2010
4 posts
2010 Lollapalooza Lineup announced →
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March 2010
13 posts
All Songs Considered: Jonsi →
A Chorus of Storytellers (2010), The Album Leaf
For some, Jimmy LaValle plays it safe with each release, but I try to keep it simple and truly enjoy his records every time.
His new offering does not disappoint and takes us to familiar places once again to just relax, though, I know his mayor weakness has always being the vocals I’ve learned to just accept it, like in the track There Is A Wind, they might not be great but it does not in...
So it turns out, Dave Grohl really has a problem →
Them Crooked Vultures video mocking his coffee addiction was for real, holy crap!
Listen: 2 new Broken Social Scene tunes for free... →
Listen: Stream MGMT's new album →
Listen: Tighten Up, The Black Keys via their... →
A Farewell to Kings (1977), Rush
In between the epic 2112 and the heavy Prog-Rocker Hemispheres we have this record, that besides of having the classic Closer to the Heart has some of the most memorable songs from the band, beginning with the title track, which opens with some classic guitars only to be replaced with the expected brand of rock from the band.
Xanadu makes it’s slow arrival short after and takes us to a...
WatchTerrible Love by The National
Pink Floyd Wins Legal Battle to Only Sell Full... →
Makes sense
High Violet, the new Album from The National
Coming also in May
(via)
Brothers, a new Album by The Black Keys
Comes out on May the 18th!
The Last Broadcast (2002), Doves
Doves second effort is an extremely good combination of all types of sounds and rhythms, the overall feeling of the album is of hope, it’s sounds optimistic for most of it’s duration.
From the uplifting opener, Words, to the King Crimson tribute M62 Song, to the more shaky There Goes the Fear and the rocky Pounding, we can find a sweet dish of melodies that play well with each...
February 2010
6 posts
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Summer Sun (2003) by Yo La Tengo
To Yo La Tengo, being an indie rock band doesn’t necessarily means to have your entire album composed by dirty guitars and harsh drumming, it also means provide a complete and serene atmosphere for some of the time.
One of the things that I like about every album by Yo La Tengo is that they try to keep it very balanced, including as much as they can, sad songs, happy songs, fast rockers,...
Q&A: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez’s Sentimental Education →
Them Crooked Vultures to record second album this...
via (NME)
saladfork:
Neu Magazine posts news about the new Broken Social Scene record 1. It’s untitled but will be out on May 4th with Arts and Crafts. 2. Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, Justin Peroff, Charles Spearin, Andrew Whiteman, Sam Goldberg, Leslie Feist, Stars’ Amy Millan and Evan Cranley, Metric’s Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw, Jason Collett, Do Make Say Think’s Ohad Benchetrit, John Crossingham,...
January 2010
6 posts
The National Announce Tour, New LP →
2010 Coachella Lineup Announced →
djsquints:
It’s offical. The 2010 Coachella Lineup has been announced.
one of my favorites
djsquints:
Apostle of...
Atemahawke (2007) by Porter
What’s the most beautiful set of sounds I’ve heard from a mexican band recently.
The answer would be Porter’s only album, Atemahawke, released in 2007, which is one of the most daring and original albums that I’ve ever head in a long time.
The band explores a lot of sounds and textures, rhythms and worlds, all with a unique sound that seems like the result of years of...
Rush to release new album this Year! (and tour to... →
Soundgarden set to reform after 12-year hiatus →
Chris Cornell finally grew a pair back after a couple of years, je
December 2009
5 posts
Top 10 Greatest Rock n' Roll Song Endings of All... →
Live At Moog →
yvynyl:
Paste Magazine just teamed up with Moog for a video series of bands let loose in the Moog Music Factory in Asheville, NC to play around with the toys and jam out. Linked here is the (great!) first episode with Yo La Tengo.
Broken Social Scene to play with Pavement
via the band’s Twitter:
”..On May 13th we’ll be playing with Pavement at Brixton Academy in London!..”
Arcade Fire may release third album in May
saladfork:
“…The band will release their first single form the record earlier in the year, and are also said to be considering live shows around the album’s release, Billboard reported.”
“I don’t know if I’m allowed to say this but yeah, [Markus is] working on the next Arcade Fire record at the moment,” he said.”I’m sure that’s public knowledge, because he’s been there for about six months. I...
If you weren't in Oslo Norway this Sunday...
fuckyeahmarsvolta:
Dave Elitch is the new drummer, or at least is helping them out. Again, there is still no official statement, but the site:
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Mars+Volta
and the comatorium are filled with posts about it.
Hey, look...it's the new Spoon album cover →
November 2009
8 posts
2010 New Albums
redsuspenders:
suckmyballs:
Arcade Fire
A Silver Mt. Zion
The Black Angels
Boards of Canada
The Magnetic Fields
Of Montreal
Broken Social Scene
Daft Punk
Explosions In The Sky
Holy Fuck
Justice
My Bloody Valentine
The National Ponytail
Ratatat
Yeasayer
Snowden
The Strokes
Wolf Parade
The New Pornographers
The Avalanches (hopefully)
Aphex Twin
The Dillinger Escape Plan
...
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Stereogums’ 25 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2010
saladfork:
Stereogums’ 25 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2010
I like this list.
Muy bueno