We haven’t much in life, yet we have so much. It is strange how important the small things become. Letters to Kansas City is an ode to H Stewart’s hometown. The songs are written about Kansas City’s neighborhoods, their moods and memories according to H Stewart. The songs were made with a cheap Casio, a [...]
“life is a train … solely yours … having no conductor … no companions … no operator … the stops are announced by your inner voice … and the route is utterly intuitive … the roam is geographical … and it is emotional … you wander from one idea to another one … searching for harmony … until you once realize that the whole process is the harmony”
That’s the way Clinical Archives introduces Transfer to Unknown by Maria Grigoryeva. Their tear sheet says she’s 22, but she looks crazy young on her Myspace pictures. Here’s a taste: Beautiful. Go hear the EP now and forget the whole Fred+4 Sloan recommendation that I briefly posted the other night.
Indeed.
Just listen. I know I only get one “Just listen” per year, and no, I’m not sure I want to expend it on Le Voyage by Pigeons and Crazy Porridgemakers, but I need a bit more time to process. And I’m buying myself that processing time by saying “Just listen.” It’s not like I’m a [...]
Sentence of the day, especially if you’re me
And it’s a doosy. And it involves one of the most important sites on the internet, one of the two most important source sites for The Muse in Music. Credit Suisse estimates that YouTube will lose close to half a billion dollars this year. If it were a bank, it would be eligible for TARP [...]
Rodrigo y Gabriela – 11:11
Rodrigo y Gabriela are an eclectic act to say the least. Having started out in a thrash metal band and growing frustrated with the limited music scene in Mexico City they uprooted and moved to Dublin, Ireland (like you do) and traded the electrics for classical guitars to fuse a flamenco sound with the speed [...]
Brendan Benson to Return to Solo Work
I’ve always been a little more partial to Brendan Benson’s voice as opposed to that other guy he’s in Raconteurs with, who’s name escapes me. So while that other guy in the band is off doing other things Benson has returned to his solo career of which he has already released three full length LP’s and [...]
Surprise! A New Spoon EP
Spoon snuck under everyone’s collective noses and have a new 3 song EP set for release on Tuesday via Merge Records. The EP is called Got Nuffin and the title track has made it’s way onto the intertubes for your enjoyment. “Got Nuffin” isn’t going to send you to the moon, it’s pretty monotone with [...]
Q: What do Flaming Lips sing in the shower? A: Flaming Tunes!
Listen to them here. The credible gypsy tendencies of “A to B” are triumphant. The deranged carnival setting of “Golden Age” will remind you of both Mardis Gras and that creepy Stephen King novel.
Last one
You were the Baddest of the Bad. We miss you already.
