Ever heard the expression ‘twee as fuck‘? It’s a contradiction in terms that can be found on florescent t-shirts worn by 20-somethings with teddy bear backpacks (a lot of whom end up here). Twee. It’s a type of music that most wish never existed. This is a form of indie pop that usually involves...
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When I posted Tightrope as my #15 song of 2009, I wrote “According to a lot of people, this band will define music in 2010. I doubt that very much. I really don’t like this band.” I am prepared to eat my words; but to be fair, Yeasayer do not sound like that band...
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The Knife is my favorite creepy Swedish electronic group. Fever Ray is the female half of The Knife, Karin Dreijer Andersson. If you have seen her videos, you know she is one strange chick. But now, she’s gone one-step further with her acceptance speech at the P3 Guld Awards in Sweden. Watch the video...
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First we learn we’re getting new albums by The Hold Steady, The National and DBT this year. Then The National release their tour dates. And now Drive-By Truckers have just announced dates for the first leg of their upcoming tour! No Denver on the list, so looks like I’ll have to try to catch...
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Jus’ Sayin’
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Every so often I will be posting under the ‘Derailed’ heading. This is for posts that are outside my normal comfort area…indie rock/pop. “Would you like to hear a song from {place Nile album name here}!!!!!” Just got back from the Nile show at the Bluebird. I still can’t hear so good, and the...
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Beach House is a dream pop band from Baltimore. They consist of Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally. Over the past 5 years they have been praised by most in the indie rock world. Their albums and singles consistently show up on year-end lists. Pitchfork can’t seem to get enough of them, giving their debut...
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My Holy Trinity of the 2000′s was The Hold Steady, Drive-By Truckers and The National. And we’ve had news about all 3 bands already this year. Some good…they are all releasing new albums this year. And some bad…Franz Nicolay going off on his own. But this is probably the most exciting news yet. The...
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What a great song to release on a Friday afternoon! Especially after a 4-day week that seemed to drag on for eternity! This Fucking Job (via Stereogum)
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Radiohead are playing a single show at The Music Box at The Fonda in Los Angeles this weekend. This is Radiohead at a venue that seats less than a thousand people! If I was feeling better and hadn’t just flown to San Diego to watch my Chargers get beat, I would be there! Tickets...
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The best thing about San Francisco’s Noise Pop festival this year is going to be the two shows by The Magnetic Fields. I saw them at the Herbst Theatre during Noise Pop ’08. If you have never heard Stephin Merritt’s voice, I would have a real hard time explaining it to you. It’s pretty...
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