May 2010
13 posts
“Butch: You lookin’ at something, friend?
Vince: You ain’t my...”
– Pulp Fiction. Watching it currently, so great.
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Arcade Fire-Funeral
I’ll admit it, I have a hard time listening to this album. It’s just so… cliché. The Arcade Fire were the darlings of the indie scene when this came out and I just don’t see why. It’s a very mainstream album, nothing I would have on repeat.
The entire time I was listening to the album this week (which I’ve had for awhile), I just kept thinking, “that...
Office-Mecca
The opening riff of the album brings in a dark indie rock overtone, but by about a minute in, it’s easy to tell there’s nothing dark about this album. The 6th album from Chicago band Office brings straightforward pop rock back on the indie scene.
Not too long ago, I would have not taken so kindly to such a “poppy” album. But there are songs on the album that remind me...
Dear God 2.0-Monsters of Folk and The Roots
Wow...
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The Zolas-Tic Toc Tic
When most people think of pop music, they don’t think emotion. They think beats and riffs and straightforward singing. I heard about this album from a friend, and, boy, am I glad I did. The album was released earlier this year, and The Zolas, are slowly gaining popularity.
Tic Toc Tic is pop, but how it’s supposed to sound. When I first started listening to the album, I...
No review today, sorry, but here’s a preview...
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The National-High Violet
I might be about a week and a half behind on this review, and for that I apologise. I actually had no desire to listen to this album, but I started seeing the press it was receiving and decided I might as well give it a listen.
And honestly, it was a waste of 45 minutes of my life. Though some of the songs on the album were interesting, the album was just very generic. The typical singer who...
Ratatat-LP4
So I found this album on NPR the other day and my feelings towards it can only be summed up in one word: “eh.”
LP4 is just a lot of the same things Ratatat has been doing for years. Granted, I like that. It’s fun, it gets me pumped. But for their fourth original studio release, I don’t know, I expected something… different?
It’s a good album to bop my head...
The Decemberists (16)
The Doors (11)
Death Cab for Cutie (7)
Elvis Costello (5)
Lenny Bruce (4)
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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros-From Below
I just discovered this album and I only have one question: How did I not hear it sooner? This album is great. Had I heard about it last year, it would have topped off my 2009 Albums of the Year.
Alex Ebert wrote the album after breaking up with his girlfriend and enrolling in a twelve step program. Edward Sharpe is his “alter ego” (maybe I’ve been watching too much...
“There you have it, young love. Full of promise, full of hope. Ignorant of...”
– Valentines Day (I haven’t seen it yet, but I like that quote. I’d like to think my love isn’t quite like that)
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One Day, A Week, Another Day
It’s amazing how comfortable brick is.
As some of you might know, I recently went a few days without shoes. The first was TOMS sponsored One Day Without Shoes. After that, I decided to go an entire week without shoes. Finally, I organised Another Day Without Shoes.
One Day
One Day Without Shoes’ main purpose is to put those of us fortunate enough to have the luxury of shoes into...
