Friday, August 24, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
"Jewelry" by Micachu: (8.2) One of my new favorites, Mica's freshman album is a chaotic jungle of found sounds, synthesizers, and shifting rhythms, yet it is always in control and comes back together. Highlights are "Sweetheart", "Golden Phone", and "Curly Teeth". (Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?ydfwokh5ygj).
"Third" by Portishead: (9.1) Portishead was quickly becoming one of my favorites bands before I left Springfield, and this (their third album, if the title didn't give it away) album shattered my previous thoughts about the band. It took a couple listens, but it came around. The songs start out frustrated and lack-luster, but just as the song is about to close everything comes together for twenty or thirty seconds of magic. (Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?casz7gn75m9kz7x).
"People That Can Eat People Are the Luckiest People in the World" by Andrew Jackson Jihad: (8.7) What can I say, I've seen this band live twice and it's the gushiest people-love folk punk in existence. They're slightly more optimistic, but otherwise could easily pass for The Smiths of our generation. (Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?je20ih3jrze)
"Purse Seine" by Blackbird Raum: (8.1) This was truly a sound that I'd always wanted to hear, but could never find, and then one day I stumble across this California folk punk group. The winnder in this album is hands down "Ars Groetia". (Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?o2hjmw44wfz)
"Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust" by Sigur Rós: (9.2) Another band that I've been listening to for a number of years, and just like Portishead, when I heard this release I had to completely reconsider everything I'd known about them. For once their songs had been given life, and excites melancholy.
"Nice, Nice, Very Nice" by Dan Mangan: (9.4) This is not the kind of music I'd ever find myself falling in love with, and Dan Mangan is just a lovable musician with real talent! It's definitely the honesty in his songs that captured me, and paired with that perfect indie-meets-country sound. I haven't had a chance to really listen to his new stuff, but it didn't sound exciting. (Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?jfwbzwrqlyucpur)
"Assemble the Aviary" by Dovekins: (8.6) A Boulder band, these kids really put together a solid album with this one. There are some sounds and songs that just don't interest me, but the album explores a handful of sounds, many of which are very interesting.
"Salvation is a Deep Dark Well" by The Builders and the Butchers: (9.0) Their self-titled album was amazing, and this one was simply something out of this world, or rather something that could've been the score to Cohen Brothers' True Grit. Highlights of this album (I'll limit myself to 3): "In the Branches", "Vampire Lake", and "Devil Town" (though most people would probably put "Barcelona" in their top 3). (Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?zymykkb20nw)
"Third" by Portishead: (9.1) Portishead was quickly becoming one of my favorites bands before I left Springfield, and this (their third album, if the title didn't give it away) album shattered my previous thoughts about the band. It took a couple listens, but it came around. The songs start out frustrated and lack-luster, but just as the song is about to close everything comes together for twenty or thirty seconds of magic. (Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?casz7gn75m9kz7x).
"People That Can Eat People Are the Luckiest People in the World" by Andrew Jackson Jihad: (8.7) What can I say, I've seen this band live twice and it's the gushiest people-love folk punk in existence. They're slightly more optimistic, but otherwise could easily pass for The Smiths of our generation. (Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?je20ih3jrze)
"Purse Seine" by Blackbird Raum: (8.1) This was truly a sound that I'd always wanted to hear, but could never find, and then one day I stumble across this California folk punk group. The winnder in this album is hands down "Ars Groetia". (Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?o2hjmw44wfz)
"Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust" by Sigur Rós: (9.2) Another band that I've been listening to for a number of years, and just like Portishead, when I heard this release I had to completely reconsider everything I'd known about them. For once their songs had been given life, and excites melancholy.
"Nice, Nice, Very Nice" by Dan Mangan: (9.4) This is not the kind of music I'd ever find myself falling in love with, and Dan Mangan is just a lovable musician with real talent! It's definitely the honesty in his songs that captured me, and paired with that perfect indie-meets-country sound. I haven't had a chance to really listen to his new stuff, but it didn't sound exciting. (Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?jfwbzwrqlyucpur)
"Assemble the Aviary" by Dovekins: (8.6) A Boulder band, these kids really put together a solid album with this one. There are some sounds and songs that just don't interest me, but the album explores a handful of sounds, many of which are very interesting.
"Salvation is a Deep Dark Well" by The Builders and the Butchers: (9.0) Their self-titled album was amazing, and this one was simply something out of this world, or rather something that could've been the score to Cohen Brothers' True Grit. Highlights of this album (I'll limit myself to 3): "In the Branches", "Vampire Lake", and "Devil Town" (though most people would probably put "Barcelona" in their top 3). (Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?zymykkb20nw)
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