This man could be your next Vice President. With the announcement of the self-infatuated, gaffe-spouting Joe Biden as VP pick for Obama at 4:48 a.m (of course, the wires had it earlier), it's time to "Let Joe know that you're glad he's part of our team." I'm so excited to have a man who wastes air by opening his mouth (If you've ever watched CSPAN, you'll know. Did you listen to the Alito confirmation hearings ?) as the democratic VP pick that I've been inspired to [...]
Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines [highly rec'd!] I've always admired Okkervil River's ability to self-reflect, to bring you into a song's desolation with Will Sheff and Jonathan Meiburg's deep vocals, fraught with dismay. Though "Lost Coastlines" sounds as though it could be a b-side from The Stage Names, I suspect that the song heralds the use of natural imagery in The Stand-ins . Or maybe I'm just dreaming. "Cause who said sailing is fine? Leaving behind all the faces that I might replace if I tried on that long ride, [...]
This man could be your next Vice President. With the announcement of the self-infatuated, gaffe-spouting Joe Biden as VP pick for Obama at 4:48 a.m (of course, the wires had it earlier), it's time to "Let Joe know that you're glad he's part of our team." I'm so excited to have a man who wastes air by opening his mouth (If you've ever watched CSPAN, you'll know. Did you listen to the Alito confirmation hearings ?) as the democratic VP pick that I've been inspired to [...]
I'm not sure how I feel about the new Ra Ra Riot album. It's not quite as catchy as I expected after hearing their EP, but it's still fun and complex, especially coming out of a dead city like Syracuse (sorry people, but that place is seriously depressed). More depressing: the band's drummer dying! Stereogum has a live video of "Too Too Too Fast." Ra Ra Riot - St. Peter's Day Festival Ra Ra Riot - Each Year [from Ra Ra Riot EP ] [...]
So I thought about doing a post on all these leaky things that keep leaking of late (think Okkervil River, Peter Bjorn and John, not to mention Bloc Party), but a moment of inspiration tore those plans asunder. I'd never really understood the appeal of the Hold Steady (despite Daniel Radcliffe , who led me to listen to a few of their albums in search of a reason to enjoy them) until I decided to download a few songs off their latest album, Stay Positive [...]
So it turns out I'm still hooked on this Mike on Ads widget ... I checked today and the results were: Likelihood of you being FEMALE is 22% Likelihood of you being MALE is 78% As a matter of fact, I have - not one! - but two! X chromosomes. The Breakdown: Site [...]
During my first semester at Oberlin, I had a radio show called "Pop is Bliss" at the ungainly hour of 3 a.m. I feel as though Marching Band's August 5th release, Spark Large , is here to remind me why I named the show. Oftentimes indie pop edges on the border of being overly trite, and the band never quite crosses it - in part due to the distraction of great melodies and instrumentation. The album's great, kids! Marching Band - Letters Buy Spark Large at [...]
TGH favorites No Second Troy are releasing a new single, "Masquerade," in conjunction with their 9:30 Club show on August 22nd (buy tickets , or tickets + the single ). As usual, Jeff Wharen's ethereal vocals and the band's delicate instrumentation carry the song to the heights of radio-friendly alt rock. No Second Troy - Masquerade It's $15 for No Second Troy + three openers (one of them is Exit Clov?), so you have no excuse not to go. Please excuse my likely absence, I'll probably be stuck [...]
Sometimes it seems like this whole blog operates on the motto, "better late than never." In this case, I can't believe I didn't post on this earlier. Yellow Bird Project has a new theme song by The Tallest Man on Earth, and it's cute and folksy. The Tallest Man on Earth - A Field of Birds [ alt link ] In case you haven't heard of Yellow Bird Project, it's a non-for-profit initiative where indie artists design T-shirts and the proceeds go to a charity [...]
Dr. Dog - the Breeze Old Man River - Trousers High Tension Wires - Hibernate Devin Davis - Deserted Eyeland Vampire Weekend - Campus Pandora , the internet radio website that creates a station for you based on music you like, may be forced to shut down due to skyrocking costs. Unlike traditional radio stations, Pandora has to pay set rates for every song its users play and, also unlike traditional radio stations, it doesn't include a lot [...]
Ever had the urge to write about music? The Glorious Hum is looking for contributors! E-mail theglorioushum (at) gmail (dot) com to express your interest. Name a few bands you like and tell me how often you can post and I'll see if we can work something out! Thanks! - Kate
Damien Jurado - Gillian was a Horse "You must admit the turnips have all been less than grand: There's no more police escorts or the high school welcome band" Damien Jurado says he's no lie detector and the greatest of liars, and I guess I can see how the two could be incompatible. I say he was the sweetest of modern folk singers, but these days he's picked up a drummer and a bitter sense of humor. We agree to disagree on whether this was inevitable. I'll always be asking him "How [...]
So I'm a fan of the ever hilariously outrageous James Kotecki on Politico (previously on YouTube , he even interviewed Ron Paul and Mike Grivel in his dorm room), and after dueling with MSNBC anchor David Shuster (best known for his "pimping out" Chelsea remark ) for two weeks straight, he finally went on Shuster's show to battle it out. And Kotecki was so crazy I could barely watch...
MOKB is working on the 10 Commandments of Concert Behavior. Here's I , II and III . Just last week I posted on Georgie James' break-up . Turns out John Davis already has new material up on his myspace. Thanks to the Music Slut for posting on it. Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands may soon be responsible for getting me hooked on Mixwit . A fellow Obie and friend, Sandhya, just started an mp3 blog [...]
MOKB is working on the 10 Commandments of Concert Behavior. Here's I , II and III . Just last week I posted on Georgie James' break-up . Turns out John Davis already has new material up on his myspace. Thanks to the Music Slut for posting on it. Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands may soon be responsible for getting me hooked on Mixwit . A fellow Obie and friend, Sandhya, just started an mp3 blog [...]
Fleet Foxes - Blue Ridge Mountains [download or die!] It's time to confess my recent Fleet Foxes obsession, and trust me, it's worthy of confession rather than profession. It's that time in August when I'm between places: sleeping in a simulacrum of my teenage bedroom, dreaming of the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains just out of sight, outside my window. I stop missing my closest friends, my boyfriend, because I've stopped missing people all together. I begin to think time has stopped for me, and happily exhaust hours in inconclusive thought. I [...]
Fleet Foxes - Blue Ridge Mountains [download or die!] It's time to confess my recent Fleet Foxes obsession, and trust me, it's worthy of confession rather than profession. It's that time in August when I'm between places: sleeping in a simulacrum of my teenage bedroom, dreaming of the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains just out of sight, outside my window. I stop missing my closest friends, my boyfriend, because I've stopped missing people all together. I begin to think time has stopped for me, and happily exhaust hours in inconclusive thought. I [...]
I'm of the opinion that Blitzen Trapper's Wild Mountain Nation was one of 2007's most solid albums, so I was excited to hear they're releasing a new album this September and have a song available for download. Truly super duper, giddily, excited. Sub Pop has more details . Blitzen Trapper - Furr [download or die!] from Wild Mountain Nation : Blitzen Trapper - Texaco [highly rec'd] The band's website / myspace
I'm of the opinion that Blitzen Trapper's Wild Mountain Nation was one of 2007's most solid albums, so I was excited to hear they're releasing a new album this September and have a song available for download. Truly super duper, giddily, excited. Sub Pop has more details . Blitzen Trapper - Furr [download or die!] from Wild Mountain Nation : Blitzen Trapper - Texaco [highly rec'd] The band's website / myspace
Last year I was pleasantly surprised by the release of Cassadaga , which debuted a more mature, constrained Conor Oberst (recording as Bright Eyes). Conor Oberst's self-titled album, made without producer Mike Mogis, is stripped down, lacking the complex instrumental arrangements featured in every Bright Eyes album since I'm wide awake, it's morning . And if Cassadaga was an album about finding a strange sort of inner peace, Conor Oberst displays a new tide of responsibility and regret. In Danny Callahan, the repeated question is "How are you getting on alone?" and [...]
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Bison - Quill
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Mr Fogg - Eleven
Crocodiles - Endless Flowers
