On the Verge of Collapsing
In an MP3 single-driven music market it's a rare occasion when a proper "album" surfaces. The results of which are usually delivered in the self…
Centuries Before Love and War
For those of us who have been avidly following Stars of Track and Field since their You Came Here for Sunset Last Year EP days,…
#3
I give up. Honestly. If you need any further proof of the ridiculously outstanding Swedish music scene, Suburban Kids with Biblical Names is it. Sure,…
False/Positive EP
A couple years ago, vocalist and guitarist Kelly Dale used to front the pop/goth-tinged band Armband Radio. They only played out a few times locally…
Get Yr Blood Sucked Out
Let's hear it for husband-and-wife duos! Woo! Of course, now that I mention it, the only ones I can think of off the top of…
Carnavas
Sometimes familiarity is a good thing. It can make you feel more comfortable when presented with a new and exotic situation, allowing you to be…
Disciples of California
In this postmodern world we live in, the constructs of artistic critique can be complicated by the personal filters with which we interpret the works.…
Major label debuts
TV on the Radio — "Return to Cookie Mountain" {8.6} Buy it! {Interscope} DJ Shadow — "The Outsider" {6.3} Buy it! {Universal} The Rapture —…
The Body, The Blood, The Machine
It has been about two months since I originally plunked the new Thermals album The Body, The Blood, The Machine into my CD player and…
Happy Hollow
For those of you have lost track of the score at this point: Bush administration — several trillion, indie rock — two. In the span…