Tracks
James Blake & Bon Iver: "Fall Creek Boys' Choir"
Let’s get square before going anywhere with this one: yes, “Fall Creek Boys’ Choir” plays out as much like a...
Aug 30, 2011
Tracks
The Weeknd: "The Birds Part 1"
Nearly every Weeknd track functions as a paean to throbbing hedonism that would turn out stillborn and joyless in the...
Aug 29, 2011
Interviews
Strand of Oaks
Timothy Showalter, the man behind Strand of Oaks, emerged quietly in 2009 with the subtle, folk-tinged charm of Leave Ruin....
Aug 28, 2011
Records
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: Mirror Traffic
A new Stephen Malkmus record is still, miraculously, like a kick drum to the heart. His bond with fans isn’t...
Aug 28, 2011
Records
Gucci Mane & Waka Flocka Flame: Ferrari Boyz
In retrospect, it’s sort of obvious that the release of Flockaveli (2010) marked a sea-change within the 1017 Brick Squad...
Aug 28, 2011
Records
Loney, Dear: Hall Music
Perhaps the only dude to use the word “heart” more times than I did in my Beirut review last week,...
Aug 28, 2011
Records
The Caretaker: An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
There’s a moment around halfway through Leyland James Kirby’s eighth album as the Caretaker, An Empty Bliss Beyond This World,...
Aug 28, 2011
Tracks
Gurun Gurun: "Yuki ~ Hawaiian Snowflake"
To new wave relics the Vapors, “Turning Japanese” meant a sex face song and a place on ’80s compilations forever....
Aug 25, 2011
Records
Kanye West & Jay-Z: Watch the Throne
Thom Andersen said it best: it’s hard to make a personal work of art based on your own experience when...
Aug 24, 2011