Here are some ladies I have been into lately. Ones that haven't been blogged about much in 2007. Better Late (Greats) than never. Nancy Elizabeth ~ Hey Son RIYL: emotionally orchestrated fem-pop Basia Bulat ~ Snakes and Ladders RIYL: concrete blondes Sydney Wayser ~ Papa Don't Worry RIYL: a gritty kitty Shannon Walsh ~ Shame RIYL: piano fem-pop a la Sarah M. or Sara B. [...]
Benjamin Evans - Adorno Concerto (2007) When makes an album "best" of the year? What does it mean to call Radiohead's new album the best ... that it's the most intruiguing electonic-influenced rock album crafted in rural England with an unlimited budget and press coverage? Do the best albums have the best promise, the best musicianship, the best [...]
MP3: Meg Baird - The Waltze Of the Tennis Players MP3: Meg Baird - All I Ever Wanted Since there is a rare lull in releases this month, Fuck yeah! Go team! is giving you a week's worth of posts telling you what you may have missed. Some of it top 10 worthy, some of it just really good. So [...]
It's so nice to be back with you after our little flirtation with some other city. And to make up for lost time, we're going to approximately 85,132 shows this coming week (we're only half kidding) which may include... A huge lineup at the Hotel Cafe on Saturday with Sara Lov, Let's Go Sailing, Amnion, The Sweet Hurt, and Princeton. Also on Saturday, Summer Triangle 07 returns big time at KGB
Photo credit: Cole Rise On a hot summer day (like today) I like to listen to some folk related music. A genre which also generally reminds me of horses. Horses roaming a stretched out countryside and where time still passes freely. It's actually not just an image that forms inside my head (I couldn't draw it for you if I wanted to), but more like an almost lifelike sensation of being in such surroundings. The sunlight burning my skin, the humid heat making the air heavy and almost difficult to breathe, the graceful sounds [...]
I meant to post this weeks ago. Life has been hectic. Hectic but good. Enjoy. 01. New Ruins - " Book Lung ". One of those songs where the music (haunting) mimics the lyrics (" Your ghost still walks all around these hills... "). | Myspace | Purchase 02. Eastern Conference Champions - " The Box ". Reminds me of the anthemic moments of Hope of the States , but better. " And I've got nothing to complain about... " | [...]
Dégagée des obligations freak-folk du groupe Espers, Meg Baird s'offre avec Dear Companion, son premier effort solo, une escapade pastorale. Sont rassemblés autour de 2 compositions originales des traditionnels britanniques et américains ainsi qu'une poignée de reprises. D'ores et déjà on peut remercier Meg Baird pour une découverte saisissante : elle a exhumé Fraser & Debolt, un duo folk
The Graboid is back once again on Thursday, as this seems to be the third week in a row that it's missed it's original Wednesday slot. Besides me being the resident slack ass as usual, there are some highly anticipated albums that have arrived to fight to the death for your hard-earned cash. A couple of those being The National's Boxer , who I finally got to see perform in person when they opened for Arcade Fire earlier in the month. I found out what all the hype was all about as they were amazing, [...]
Jenny Lewis surprises concertgoers at Ben Gibbard show The Showbox, Seattle, May 20 photo by Michael Alan Goldberg This spring has been packed with incredible new releases - we've already seen Arcade Fire, Wilco, Bright Eyes, Bjork, and Elliott Smith. Today's selections continue to add to what seems to be a never-ending list, including the much anticipated new album by The National. As always, Largehearted Boy lists the new releases and here are some to get excited [...]
Jenny Saville - Closed Contact (1996) You weren't supposed to leave. And these songs are two halves of the consequence. One half still orders one too many specials and seizes violent blasphemy. It eventually comes to rest mangled with confusion, wrought with anger, and rotting a bitter stench. The other still sits politely beside and tries incessantly to understand. It picks the skin around its fingernails red always goes to bed unfulfilled. Both would like you to come back and tell [...]
Meg Baird - "Do What You Gotta Do". Meg Baird, who plays with Espers, has released a solo album called Dear Companion. There's a tenderness I like just in that title. One day I hope we will all write such a letter - one that can begin Dear companion, and end with Yours sincerely. Or perhaps, if we're feeling feisty, with Love. Baird's record is a little bit of two things: British trad-folk, sung longingly, and agile, clear-eyed songs that strongly recall Joni Mitchell. And nothing on Dear Companion is Blue-er than "Do What You Gotta Do". Once they became [...]
Upon hearing Meg Baird's Drag City solo debut, Dear Companion, I was immediately reminded of the first time I listened to the Numero Group's January release of Catherine Howe's What A Beautiful Place. Both albums initially come across so delicately that you have to really stretch out to fully grasp their artistry. Folkies, [...]
Espers member and full time Baird Sister, Meg has crafted a solo album of sweet pastoral folk songs that blow with a cool plaintive wind of sadness and hope. Meg has been a pivotal member of the folk collective Espers and has long since been a collaborator with her sister Kathleen but this album focuses completely on her own voice and the spare strum of guitar. Sounding a bit more British than her American heritage would let on, her voice is strong and unwavering without a single shred of uncertainty. Baird sings in the sweet countryside tradition, as if the [...]
Indie Conversation: Chris Garneau and Meg Baird (click and zoom in to view) Chris Garneau - Not Nice (mp3) Meg Baird - Waltze of the Tennis Players [...]
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