
So, following on from yesterday's first part, featuring all the records I was disappointed or just a bit meh-d with, here's my list of ones I liked. Like I said yesterday, no absolute favourites, but some of the songs on these albums will live with me until my brain finally dissolves through alcohol abuse and Alzheimers. The Best Album Of The Year By A Band Half My Age Making Music For People Half My Age Contenders: Wavves Avi Buffalo Beach House Winner: Avi [...]

Just because I've been busy going to CMJ shows the past few days doesn't require me to write about CMJ artists, nor does it allow me to ignore the blog because of CMJ-related activities. Did I mention CMJ? I'll shut up now. I know it's the last thing most of you want to hear, and rightfully so. BUT what you should want to hear is that Bullets in Madison , a band I profiled nearly a year ago , has released a b-sides compilation of songs from 2008-2010, and they are continually [...]

The internet is great, isn't it? Hunting around so good blogs for more information about someone, I stumbled across Count Me Out . I hadn't visited in a bit, but had always rather liked the site, and seeing that there were some albums he was currently listening to were my kind of thang, as you'd expect, I thought I'd click on one of the records I hadn't heard of. The link directed me to a free download of the new album ("We Became Your Friends When You Died") by a band called Bullets In Madison [...]

Our friend Brendan over at Count Me Out is a talented fellow. Aside from running a blog like the rest of us folk, he's pretty much a full-time musician, recording solo and with his band, Bullets In Madison . He understands this little thing we like to call "the internet" and as such, Bullets in Madison have released their newest album, We Became Your Family When You Died , which dropped earlier this month, as an entirely free download . It's a situation where music, does, in fact, set you free. [...]