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Molnbär av John: "I Wish I Could Draw Her Nose (1)"
Tona Serenad’s pursuit of fatigued vinyl hots up with this picture disc from Molnbär an John. Molnbär’s an impostor, though—he’s...
Nov 07, 2009
Tracks
Field Music: "Each Time is a New Time" / "Measure"
Almost three years ago, in the midst of promoting their phenomenal sophomore effort Tones of Town, brothers David and Peter...
Nov 07, 2009
Records
U2: The Unforgettable Fire (Deluxe 25th Anniversary Edition)
Given our conception of U2 in 2009—that is, one of the biggest bands of all time touring the globe in...
Nov 06, 2009
Records
Real Estate: Real Estate
Somewhere in the night you know someone who is, right now, probably getting stoned and making music. Lately, a lot...
Nov 06, 2009
Records
Lackthereof: A Lackthereof Retrospective, Or, I Was A Christian Emo Twentysomething 1998 - 2008 Comp
It might ostensibly work to compare Danny Seim’s collection of solitary pop to the pressing of one’s ear to a...
Nov 06, 2009
Records
Circular: [Substans]
Labels are important in electronic music. In a medium where the music-makers trade in anonymity and multiple aliases, and where...
Nov 06, 2009
Articles
Spit hanging from my mouth / Retard flow
Lil’ Wayne might actually be a computer virus. Search his name in my Google reader and I get a denunciation...
Nov 06, 2009
Articles
You Weren't There: The History of Chicago Punk 1977-1984
Towards the end of You Weren’t There, someone laments that Chicago has been forgotten in punk rock’s history outside of...
Nov 04, 2009
Records
Califone: All My Friends Are Funeral Singers
Same old, same old. Califone have come to give us more, yes, Califone. The lurching, broken bass rhythm and ephemera...
Nov 04, 2009