Today I listened to new releases from Cloud Nothings, Pop. 1280 and Schoolboy Q. Today I became excited for new music in the coming year. But before I turn my back on 2011 and look forward to what’s coming, I’d like to recommend a few albums that fell through the cracks between playlists in...
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Lagwagon – Duh / Trashed/Hoss/Double Plaidinum (Reissues) (Fat Wreck Chords, 2011) Remasters, reissues, demos, outtakes, studio sessions — I usually don’t buy into these things. It’s just too overwhelming to try to keep up with new music AND try to immerse myself in every sound that came out of making an album I loved...
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jj – Kills (Sincerely Yours, 2010) There was a time when jj was an anonymous Swedish pop project that hid Lil’ Wayne lyrics under balaeric beats and were presented as nothing nothing than blood splattered marijuana leaves. Blood on the cover was ironic at the time because the music was so quiet and the...
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Don’t be alarmed, this is not becoming a metal blog, but over these winter months when indie rock and hip-hop hibernate, extreme music comes alive. Not only were some amazing metal albums released in the later part of 2010, but 15 days in, 2011 is shaping up to be a good year as well. ...
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Anaïs Mitchell – Hadestown (Righteous Babe Records, 2010) This is more than an album, it’s ‘a folk opera based on the Orpheus myth and set in post-apocalyptic American depression era’. That explanation alone is what caused me to skip over this release when it came out in March of last year. A folk opera? ...
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Autre Ne Veut – Autre Ne Veut (Olde English Spelling Bee, 2010) Autre Ne Veut translates to ‘I want no other’ and is a one-man act from Brooklyn who still remains in the shadows of obscurity. Choosing anonymity over publicity, his music can speak for itself. The danceable alternative to How To Dress Well,...
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Two Cow Garage – Sweet Saint Me (Suburban Home Records, 2010) The fifth album from Columbus, Ohio‘s alt-country band was released on Ft. Collin‘s Suburban Home Records last year, but I didn’t spend much time with it until this holiday break. The band sounds a lot like label-mates Drag The River as well as...
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In 2008 I was lucky enough to attend 3 of Tom Waits‘ Glitter and Doom Tour dates…opening night in Phoenix, AZ, a few days later in El Paso, TX and the final night of the US leg in Atlanta, GA. My girlfriend and I flew to Georgia for the 4th of July and caught...
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In 2008 I was lucky enough to attend 3 of Tom Waits‘ Glitter and Doom Tour dates. This was the e-mail I sent to my friends after El Paso…it’s mostly just a recap of the setlist, but thought I’d post it anyway. It is Tom Waits afterall! I am sitting in the El Paso...
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In 2008 I was lucky enough to attend 3 of Tom Waits‘ Glitter and Doom Tour dates. This was the e-mail I sent to my friends after the opening night in Phoenix, AZ…it’s mostly just a recap of the setlist, but thought I’d post it anyway. It is Tom Waits afterall! We arrived at...
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Like Lucero, it took me over a decade to discover the alt-country band Glossary. Recommended by a friend recently, this band from Murfreesboro, TN are giving away their 2009 album The Better Angels Of Our Nature. Do yourself a favor and download it now! How a band of this caliber could stay off my...
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