As I tucked a second swimming suit into my bag that was probably too large for the three days I’d be away, I actually said aloud to myself, and I suppose perhaps my cat, “I’m going to a music festival. On the beach. As a VIP. With a press pass.” A little yelp came next, accompanied by an involuntary jig I can only assume looked like a combination of the Bluths doing their respective chicken dances. Such behavior showed up in spurts since [CoS photographer] Josh [Mellin] texted me on a cold March morning and said, “Um, guess what I [...]
At long last our best albums of 2012 have arrived. 2012 proved to be a magical music year for indie rockers and time-tested MUF favorites. We've scoured our resources ...
For a brief while shy indie boys ruled the word. Some might even argue the era hasn't ended yet. The Shins were a integral part to the beginning of said era. James Mercer and his band of New Mexican troubadours were probably among 20 bands ( The New Pornographers , Death Cab For Cutie , The Clientele ) that ushered in waves upon waves of 'indie'. Of course, back then they were called Flake Music pumping out perpetually consumable mixtapes. Now, they are a bonafide, globally-recognized group not only supported by the semi-cult formed around Flake [...]
As we step into 2013, we gladly continue our journey all the way down to the #1 song of 2012. But that doesn't mean it will be popular per ...
2012...what a year of music. We got new releases from favorites such as Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear and heard new favorites in Father John Misty, Nude Beach, Tanlines, and more. Last year Earbuddy celebrated one year of existence with the best 50 albums of 2011 . However, we've grown since [...]
It's that time of the year again when music blogs worldwide take a few paragraphs to discuss their favourite albums of the year and make a comprehensive list out of it; who are we to break the trend, so without ... Continue reading
As we touch on our final list from our staff, we highly recommend going back and checking out Emily, Phil, Michele and Mariane's lists. Our top 100 Songs of ...
As our year end winds down, there are more than likely many songs we missed, but thankfully our writers for MUF picked up the slack with their Top 10 ...
"19043 - The Tallest Man on Earth "19573 - Milo Greene "Alone" - Trampled By Turtles Trampled by Turtles’ last album featured a rowdy top hit with “Wait So Long”. This time around, they open the album with a few slower tunes that rank as some of their best yet. Trampled manages to take a page out of Mumford’s play book this time around and they hit it out of the park . [...]
About two weeks ago MTIB started whittling down a list of over 5,678 abums (5,679 albums to be exact) to bring you a list of our favorite albums of the year. This year we decided we shouldn't stop at just ten, but share all of the albums that were in the running as well. So, here you have it. The 50 finest albums of 2012, in our humble opinions. Although, we may not use as many big words as Pitchfork and we may not always be as 'hip', we do understand those words and we did [...]
Every Wednesday we will be featuring a Sweet Five! What's a Sweet Five you may ask? Well I'll drop you five sweet songs that you should listen to once a week, that will help you get over your hump-day and set sail towards the ever-nearing weekend! Ready? Okay! David Dallas - Start Lookin Round In 2011, "The Rose Tint" was released, the album that this song comes from. Since then, David Dallas' career has gone global. [...]
Flanders is more than a field, it’s also home to about a bazillion festivals. Putting last year’s tragedy in the rearview, Pukkelpop – dubbed the European Coachella by DJ Martin Solveig and held August 16-18th in Kiewit, Belgium – was this year a celebration of great music. So how does one girl plan her attack of 14-hour days, eight stages, 200+ bands and DJs, in 97°F heat? With good shoes, bottles of water, and a long lens. The first day saw Paris’ drum n’ bass assassins Dirtyphonics nail the Dance Hall and its inhabitants [...]
As indie darlings The xx gear up for their second album, Coexist , they've dropped off a solid array of singles that have been, for the most part, favorably received. With each leak, the pressure wanes slightly (as it becomes evident that the album may in fact live up to expectations) and rises (as expectations increase, often to impossible heights). All that got us thinking: making a second album is hard , especially if people loved your first release. Dealing with the hopes of fans, artistic desires, critical reactions, and marketing potential can cripple [...]
It goes without saying that the feedback from our Best Remixes Vol. 1 was overwhelming; and although we have enough 100% MUF approved remixes to be considered the best out there, we'll take this one volume at a time , adding new songs only when we feel we have another good list. You can't say we didn't come through on our promise to deliver Volume 2. That said, we’ve slowly expanded on our original 10 remixes this time around, carefully selecting each track as if our resume depended on it. Several of these tracks came from [...]
Lollapalooza 2012 Day One is in the books. Below is a wrap up of the the acts that we had a chance to catch on Friday... 2:15 p.m.: The Black Angels Photo by Richard Giraldi Austin's The Black Angels wasted no time in bringing a cloud of neo-psychedelic rock over the sweaty crowd gather at the Bud Light stage. Guitarist Christian Bland laid down both delicate jangly chords and buzz-saw fuzz riffs, and vocalist Alex Maas [...]
Each year, Lollapalooza , one of the most well-attended festivals of the year, brings together an alarmingly large number of acts together that vary on the genre as well as the fame spectrum. And, while there are some huge names in this year's lineup, there are is a blinding bunch of smaller acts sprawled across the festival's eight stages. We narrowed some key acts that are not to be missed to help you strategize for the weekend. Fuel up and get ready to sprint across Grant Park. PMACAST: Lollapalooza 2012 Preview [...]
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men." -Willy Wonka Bloc Party – “Octopus” Out of all the sports in the upcoming Summer Olympic Games, ribbon twirling (also known as "Rhythmic Gymnastics") is pretty low on my must-watch list. Something tells me that Bloc Party feels a bit differently. Blur – “Under the Westway” Chill out in the studio with Damon Albarn and the boys from Blur in the video for their new song, which was written especially for [...]
As we're presented with more music than ever before here at TWJ, decisions like the ones needed to narrow our favorite songs of the year down to a definitive list become increasingly difficult. In the grand scheme of things, this is obviously a trivial issue, but when attempting to whittle a pool of 50 or [...]
Well, everyone else is doing it, so why don't we? We're going to toss out our top five albums of the year, except we'll be doing it with our four main contributors, so hopefully that'll mix things up a bit. Obviously, we're only half-way through the year, so things are subject to change, and by things I mean our minds. Nicole Baumann 1. Beach House- Bloom At first, this album for me seemed a [...]
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men." -Willy Wonka Baio – “Sunburn Modern” Because what week would be complete without a video tribute to an 19802s Kim Cattrall movie? Beirut - "The Rip Tide" Set sail on the high seas with Zach Condon of Beirut in his latest video. You never know, you might just end up drifting into a vast, multi-colored dreamscape. Birds & Batteries – “Let the Door Swing” [...]
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