Records
Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique (20th Anniversary Edition)
A Series of Half-Mentioned Things I Can’t Possibly Explicate Fully, In Light of the 20th Anniversary Re-Release of Paul’s Boutique,...
Feb 24, 2009
Records
Bruce Peninsula: A Mountain Is A Mouth
Bruce Peninsula is a big band that actually sounds big—members swarm from the crevices between plush toms and crackling woodblocks...
Feb 24, 2009
Records
Giuseppe Ielasi: Aix
It was easy to see how Giuseppe Ielasi fit into the standard for the 12k label with his 2007 release...
Feb 24, 2009
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Time Since Western: A Sun Goes Down
Andy Brawner, erstwhile member of my BFF band Pale Young Gentlemen, describes his new gig Time Since Western’s...
Feb 24, 2009
Tracks
Fol Chen: "Cable TV"
The “low sexy voice” is the Liars’ own Angus Andrews, so let’s go ahead and bet those are some of...
Feb 23, 2009
Tracks
Asher Roth: "I Love College"
As of press time, I’m still waiting for Asher Roth to dramatically reveal that he is, in fact, Jamie Kennedy,...
Feb 21, 2009
Records
Mountains: Choral
I hope it’s not too sprawling a suggestion that contemporary ambient records aren’t that removed—conceptually or aesthetically—from their original precedents....
Feb 21, 2009
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Susanna: Flower of Evil
Flower of Evil is is the maturation of Wallumrød’s formula.
Feb 21, 2009