[The New Classics is a reoccurring segment in which we examine our favorite indie releases that are bound to replace our parent’s “classic rock” stash hidden in the attic or the basement. These aren’t reviews, these are unedited testimonies and opinions about why we love what we love. Can we get a witness?] Words by Pat Driscoll Album: Hospice Artist: The Antlers Released: August 18, 2009 Label: Frenchkiss Records Produced [...]
Words by Rick Moslen We at Draw Us Lines care! You spend summer days watching friends swim, picnic, and tan in the happy sun while you remain at home with a broken heart from a lost relationship crumbled into yesterday’s rotting garbage. Hang in there-you’ll make it through this. To prove our greatest concern, let’s write a prescription for your sad soul: a break-up mix! The only music mix more meaningful than an “I think I really dig you” compilation is an “I think I hate your fucking guts” mix. [...]
[The New Classics is a reoccurring segment in which we examine our favorite indie releases that are bound to replace our parent’s “classic rock” stash hidden in the attic or the basement. These aren’t reviews, these are uneditied testimonies and opinions about why we love what we love. Can we get a witness?] Words by Jacob Barron Album: Funeral Released: September 2004 Label: Merge/Rough Trade Produced by: Arcade Fire [...]
[Welcome to Sophomore/Sophomoric, where we'll catalog the tiptoed journeys of the literally thousands of bands who have attempted, not all of them successfully, to navigate their way from debut success and past the proverbial "sophomore slump" into the rarefied air of "sophomore glory." Is that a term? It'd be better if it was alliterative. How about, "sophomore splendor"? That works better, yeah.] Words by Jacob Barron Artist: Liars Albums: They Threw Us All in a Trench and [...]
[The New Classics is a reoccurring segment in which we examine our favorite indie releases that are bound to replace our parent’s “classic rock” stash hidden in the attic or the basement. These aren’t reviews, these are unedited testimonies and opinions about why we love what we love. Can we get a witness?] Album: Murray Street Artist: Sonic Youth Released: June 25, 2002 [...]
Words by Chris Carosi Released: June 7, 2011 Label: Barsuk The Wooden Birds appeared as a side project nearly 2 years ago in Austin with the excellent Magnolia . Andrew Kenny (former frontman of The American Analog Set ), Matt Pond ( Matt Pond PA ), Leslie Sisson (collaborator with both bands), and Sean Haskins (some guy) form hypnotizing little country tumblers that have these sweet little sentimental souls. That’s a lot of adjectives (more on the way). The Wooden [...]
Words by Jacob Barron This column completes the quartet of seasonal soundtracking opportunities, and, appropriately, marks the column's unofficial one-year anniversary. Happy birthday soundtracking! I know we didn't post autumn until September last year, but whatever! I'm trying to get you a free dessert from Applebee's, soundtracking, so shut up and be cool. In addition to autumn, we've been through winter and spring , leading us inexorably on to summer, which I think is easily the easiest [...]
Words by Rick Moslen I briefly considered having a Part 1 and Part 2 for this segment. Why? Well your favorite bands showcased their best work on this English label, and a list of thirty-five albums still runs far too short. A speedy mention of 4AD ’s 30-year old history recalls the sweat-enduring mystic of the Cocteau Twins or the glacial European folk of Dead Can Dance . You piss your pants from The Birthday Party ’s nihilistic insanity, while tears trickle from your eyes when reading Mojave [...]
[Record Store Recon is a reoccurring segment brought to you by us or brought to us by you. Let's not forget physical media! Let's celebrate it! Send in a photo of your purchase, why you're excited about it, where you got it, and we'll post it for all to see. Is it rare? Is it your favorite record of all time? Is the packaging making you drool? We want to know ,so send 'em in.] Another reader submitted recon mission! It's awesome that people [...]
[The New Classics is a reoccurring segment in which we examine our favorite indie releases that are bound to replace our parent’s “classic rock” stash hidden in the attic or the basement. These aren’t reviews, these are uneditied testimonies and opinions about why we love what we love. Can we get a witness?] Artist: Low Album: The Great Destroyer Released: 2004 Label: Sub Pop Words by [...]
Words by Rick Moslen It turns out that Iowa has other sweet exports besides corn. In fact, lots of stellar bands hail from the Hawkeye state, including Poison Control Center . Attend one of their shows and expect gymnastic guitar solos, wild drumming, and three vocalists and dancing about the stage. They enjoy playing music at a time when looking hip on stage takes precedence to having fun for so many musicians. Listen to Poison Control Center albums, and you fall in love with songs comparable to the finest psychedelic pop [...]
[The New Classics is a reoccurring segment in which we examine our favorite indie releases that are bound to replace our parent’s “classic rock” stash hidden in the attic or the basement. These aren’t reviews, these are uneditied testimonies and opinions about why we love what we love. Can we get a witness?] Artist: My Morning Jacket Album: It Still Moves Released: 2003 Label: ATO/RCA [...]
[Welcome to Sophomore/Sophomoric, where we'll catalog the tiptoed journeys of the literally thousands of bands who have attempted, not all of them successfully, to navigate their way from debut success and past the proverbial "sophomore slump" into the rarefied air of "sophomore glory." Is that a term? It'd be better if it was alliterative. How about, "sophomore splendor"? That works better, yeah.] Words by Jacob Barron Artist: Radiohead Albums: Pablo Honey (1993) & The Bends (1995) [...]
[Record Store Recon is a reoccurring segment brought to you by us or brought to us by you. Let's not forget physical media! Let's celebrate it! Send in a photo of your purchase, why you're excited about it, where you got it, and we'll post it for all to see. Is it rare? Is it your favorite record of all time? Is the packaging making you drool? We want to know ,so send 'em in.] With eight episodes already in the bag, you (the [...]
[Here we'll look at some things you probably passed up when you were a kid because you were too busy playing Star Wars with your friend who was actually a jerk… and who threw a tantrum when you schooled him in NHL ’96. What a little bitch. There are roots in the ground that still nurture.] The Doctor Came at Dawn Smog Drag City, 1996 Produced by Bill Callahan [...]
Words, videos, and pictures by Rick Moslen The 11th Annual Primavera Sound Festival assaulted my ears at the end of May in its regular home alongside the marvelous shores of Barcelona, Spain. For three full nights (and two shorter evenings bookending the event), the eight main outdoor stages and massive auditorium hosted over two hundred of the best artists in the world of indie rock/pop/hip-hop/noise/folk/et c without the burden of dirty camp sites (visitors retreat to their hostels or apartments), or the overcrowded frustration of not sharing the same time zone as the band you’re [...]
[The New Classics is a reoccurring segment in which we examine our favorite indie releases that are bound to replace our parent’s “classic rock” stash hidden in the attic or the basement. These aren’t reviews, these are uneditied testimonies and opinions about why we love what we love. Can we get a witness?] Artist: Constantines Album: Tournament of Hearts Released: 2005 Label: Three Gut/Sub Pop [...]
Words by Rick Moslen When you meet a new friend, it’s customary to ask, “where are you from?” The same applies when discovering a new band. Learning that Bjork exploded from Iceland or that The Flaming Lips hailed from the blue-collared Oklahoma or that Ziggy Stardust was from Mars helps one understand the music on a greater level. A band’s location held greater significance before the arrival of the ole’ internets, because musicians within local scenes influenced each other, as opposed to these days when we just have Radiohead [...]
Apocalypse Bill Callahan Drag City - April 5, 2011 Words by Chris Carosi Bill Callahan ’s 14th proper album (and 3rd under his own name) gallops through the meditative space indicated by the title, both as a lonely world of the west, and the personal places after an ending relationship. Callahan has always read the relation between estranged lovers as an exchange on the frontier, with the narrator usually assuming the role of a cowboy. Here, it’s [...]
[Here we'll look at some things you probably passed up when you were a kid because you were too busy playing Star Wars with your friend who was actually a jerk… and who threw a tantrum when you schooled him in NHL ’96. What a little bitch. There are roots in the ground that still nurture.] Pure Phase Spiritualized Electric Mainline Dedicated, 1995 Produced by Jason Pierce Words by Christopher [...]
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Arctic Monkeys | Do I Wanna Know? (Official Video)
