Records
Deerhunter: Rainwater Cassette Exchange EP
Deerhunter are less a great band than a convincing facsimile of one. Their records represent studied exercises in appropriation and...
Jun 17, 2009
Records
Hayden: The Place Where We Lived
Seen from a distance, Hayden’s discography might appear samey. It’s all sad-hearted indie-folk that vacillates between breezy acoustic numbers and...
Jun 16, 2009
Records
Gregg Kowalsky: Tape Chants
Renowned for its spacey experimental music, Kranky is a suitable label for Gregg Kowalsky, a composer who lives in Oakland,...
Jun 16, 2009
Records
Icarus Himself: Coffins
Nick Whetro is not the real Icarus; let’s get that straight. He was never a Crete captive, his dad wasn’t...
Jun 16, 2009
Records
Meanderthals: Desire Lines
The result of an impromptu jam session, Meanderthals sound like a breezy, non-committal project that, on the one hand, is...
Jun 16, 2009
Tracks
Clipse f/ Pharrell: "I'm Good"
This is how hungry anticipation can give way to a collective bracing for disappointment and nervous thumb-twitters—and fast. Till the...
Jun 15, 2009
Tracks
Random Axe: "Monster Babies"
Ho-ho-ho-shit. So we’ve known for a minute that Black Milk was doing a project with Guilty Simpson and Sean Price...
Jun 15, 2009
Tracks
Dinosaur Jr.: "Over It"
The rebirth of Dinosaur Jr. for 2007’s Beyond still strikes me as one of the more incongruous resurrections this decade,...
Jun 15, 2009