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Category Archives: albums

girls’ “album” is excellent

26-Jan-10

I’m gonna take a break from my 15 lists to write about Girls. Despite their un-Google-friendly name and album title, I love this band’s debut, “Album.” Like pretty much everything these days, it’s retro in a way. Don’t let that bother you. I’ve stopped letting it bother me. I think it’s a function of the [...]

david vs. goliath (aka bob dylan)

10-Oct-09

The above two albums are coming out ON THE SAME DAY. Yikes. I’m sure now we’ll have to hear endless debate about whether Christmas belongs IN the heart of FROM the heart. I, personally will not be listening to either one, since there are few things I hate more than Christmas music (unless they’re played [...]

dark was the night sufjan stevens decided to get his genius on … and 2 other tracks

02-Oct-09

Look at this cool widget! It actually plays the songs! So, as you can surely tell from the fancy widget, I’m a little late on the bandwagon for Dark Was The Night, a compilation of songs by alt/indie heavyweights like The National, Arcade Fire, and  Yo La Tengo. It’s a charity album, supporting an organization [...]

Album Review: “The Hazards of Love” by The Decemberists

22-Apr-09

Anyone want to hear about some music? Remember when I used to write about music regularly on here? Those were the days. It’s not like I haven’t been listening to new stuff or thinking of old favorites that I’d like to share with my friends on the interweb. I just got it in my head [...]

15 rock albums that shaped my taste over the years (part III)

22-Feb-09

See also: Part I (Nos. 1-5) and Part II (Nos. 6-10) 11. Sigur Ros – ( ) I heard about Sigur Ros from one of the unlikeliest of sources: my blue-haired roommate Colin who was, at the time, pretty much exclusively into punk rock. He’d read about them in some music mag that said something [...]