Category: Stream

Wooden Shjips’ Remixes 12” makes me curious

I will confess that Iā€™m usually not a fan of remixes. I find that remixes usually just end up sucking the life out of a song by adding a lot of drum machines and loops, thereby creating a new version that tends to be a shadow of the original. This is the stuff of DJ… Continue reading Wooden Shjips’ Remixes 12” makes me curious

[soundscape] so much for so long

photo: ‘party crashers’ song: 13th floor elevators – “may the circle remain unbroken” [stream only] (buy) [audio:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15567770/11%20May%20The%20Circle%20Remain%20Unbroken.mp3] ‘we don’t see things as they are; we see them as we are.’ – anais nin pain is an amazing thing, really. obviously it’s terrible in a lot of ways; it’s difficult and it’s too close for comfort… Continue reading [soundscape] so much for so long

Billy Momo

Swedish music has found its proper place in my ears again thanks to Billy Momo, the duo of Oskar Hovell and Tomas Juto. As their website says, “Some call it “americana gypsy music”. Some call it “hick RnB”.” Check out a couple tracks below off their recently released debut album, Ordinary Men. It’s easy listening,… Continue reading Billy Momo

Rachel Grimes – Marion County 1938 EP

Some days music owns you. Sometimes you come across a piece of music that literally stops you in your tracks. As each phrase passes you donā€™t move an inch, voluntarily paralyzed, for fear of missing or accidentally drowning out some subtle nuance. This music reaches deeper than other music. Rachel Grimes’ latest release, Marion County… Continue reading Rachel Grimes – Marion County 1938 EP

Little Cuts’ 7” – Plastic Disasters

It seems like ages since any one heard from The Shins. Itā€™s going on five years since their last album but word is that a new one is on the way in March on Columbia Records. So what have they been doing? Well, it seems Dave Hernandez has been working on getting back to his… Continue reading Little Cuts’ 7” – Plastic Disasters

Jethro Fox

It’s imperative that we start our weeks off right following the long Thanksgiving break (for many of us). Jethro Fox, out of Liverpool, fits the bill with this bouncy pop gem, “Before.” I can’t find much negative to say about “Before,” actually, except that it leaves me wanting more. In today’s hypercritical society, that is… Continue reading Jethro Fox

[soundscape] the sum of its parts

photo: ā€˜things without nameā€™ song: the mekons ā€“ ā€œwhere were youā€ [stream only] (buy) [audio:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15567770/Where%20Were%20You%201.mp3] “we are all alone, born alone, die alone, and — in spite of True Romance magazines — we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way.… Continue reading [soundscape] the sum of its parts

Magic City

Itā€™s time to break the bad news to Best Coast. Ok, here goes. Best Coast, there is a band in Chicago that does your sound better than you. Donā€™t get me wrong, you guys are great. Youā€™ve got an excellent vocalist, great songs, the whole package. The fact is, Chicago duo Magic City is better.… Continue reading Magic City

[soundscape] imperfect

photo: ‘condemn’ song: leonard cohen – “sisters of mercy” [stream only] (buy) [audio:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15567770/Leonard%20Cohen%20-%20Sisters%20of%20Mercy.mp3] ‘it began as a mistake.’ – bukowski it began as a mistake. i was driving down the street and there was this perfect, little woman. she had old, kind eyes. she looked weathered but peaceful. i had only a second to take… Continue reading [soundscape] imperfect