White Wilderness
San Francisco's John Vanderslice has worked his subtle, unique, elegant, and memorable musical magic for about eight full-lengths' worth of material. But like many excellent…
I believe in "Lita"
Did anyone just hear that Nurses song on KEXP, "Lita" from their new Dead Oceans album Apple's Acre? I'm not super-familiar with the band, but…
John Vanderslice's newest opus and a sample MP3
According to the press release, this new JV album, Romanian Names, is "the best record he's made to date." Apparently he recorded the album demos…
John Vanderslice: tour dates with Mountain Goats & record release shows
Our friend John Vanderslice hit the proverbial road this week, touring behind the upcoming release of Romanian Names, which will be out on Dead Oceans…
Pride
Midway through the recording of Pride, Matthew Houck, the man behind Phosphorescent, decided to migrate from Athens, Georgia to Brooklyn, New York. The change of…
The Evening Descends
BLACKFADE INEXT. WOODS - NIGHTEvening descends: We open on the rear of a Cherry Red convertible, top down, on a hill overlooking the mid-sized suburban…
Rise Above
On paper, the concept behind this disc is a fairly intriguing one: pay tribute to one of punk’s most influential albums – in this case,…
The Broken String
I've been listening almost exclusively to The Broken String for about a week straight now, and my conclusion? It's fine. It doesn't make me jump…