Tracks
Oneohtrix Point Never: "Nassau"
Daniel Lopatin’s career has oft been colored by a disconnect with humankind. Zones Without People (2009)—indicative of this by its...
Nov 10, 2011
Tracks
Mozart Parties: "Black Cloud"
James Bennett is Mozart Parties, set on emulating Wolfgang Amadeus: The Rheumatic Fever Years by recording songs about depression from...
Nov 08, 2011
Records
Atlas Sound: Parallax
Here’s how the first few seconds of Parallax—and yes, that’s another weird, nominal title for an indie rock album from...
Nov 08, 2011
Records
Justice: Audio, Video, Disco
Justice’s new LP, Brian May, Jeff Lynne, Disco, immediately reaches out to grasp the dubious honor of reminding me that...
Nov 08, 2011
Records
Gillian Welch: The Harrow and the Harvest
What does eight years represent if not an overdue anniversary to stop counting, to cease peering longingly into the horizon...
Nov 08, 2011
Records
The Psychic Paramount: II
Can “big” be “small”? The Psychic Paramount’s mission statement reads something like an investigation into that question. Small here doesn’t...
Nov 08, 2011
Concerts
Wild Flag w/ Yellow Fever
Being too congenial in Craigslist inquiry emails occasionally pays off. Sometimes it just means dealing with a lot of undesired,...
Nov 07, 2011
Concerts
The Smoker's Club Tour
We don’t get too many high-profile rap tours out here in Colorado. Ye and Jay aren’t coming anywhere close; Rock...
Nov 04, 2011
Records
Talk Talk: Laughing Stock Reissue
It’s kind of hard for me to talk about Talk Talk. I remember, years ago, friend and colleague Eric Sams...
Nov 03, 2011