Month: May 2010

Marching Band’s Pop Cycle is more reserved than Spark Large

I don’t usually mention previous albums in the title of album reviews; I like to wait until the review to touch on context and from where the current album stems. However, Marching Band’s Spark Large, released in 2008, was a diamond in the rough for me – I hadn’t heard a thing about them before… Continue reading Marching Band’s Pop Cycle is more reserved than Spark Large

[MP3] Light Pollution: “Oh, Ivory!”

Chicago’s Light Pollution released a new mp3, “Oh, Ivory!” in support of their forthcoming debut full length, Apparitions, which drops June 15 via Carpark. Musicians love the ghost themes and apparently Light Pollution is joining the crowd with the title to their debut. But they’ve certainly got a unique blend of instruments, mixing in soft… Continue reading [MP3] Light Pollution: “Oh, Ivory!”

In Case You Missed It: Week In Review

The Celtics are playing. Can’t talk, sorry. Monday: Ticket giveaway and interview with Greg Laswell [MP3] Marching Band: “Another Day” Tuesday: [Review] The National provide another stunning effort with High Violet [Review] Woods’ At Echo Lake is pleasant but inconspicuous [Review] The Dead Weather improve, make good rock music on Sea of Cowards Wednesday: [MP3]… Continue reading In Case You Missed It: Week In Review

[MP3] Ian McGlynn & The Dead Radio: “Digital Killed the Record Store”

In honor of the return of the DC Record Fair tomorrow next Sunday (May 23) at the Black Cat (Noon – 6 pm, check out The Vinyl District for more info), I present to you this song. It was written to lament exactly what the title implies, and the lyrics discuss how record stores make for… Continue reading [MP3] Ian McGlynn & The Dead Radio: “Digital Killed the Record Store”

Phenomenal Video Saturday: The National. On Letterman. Thursday.

Being the news-craving, mile-a-minute journalist I am, I just need to be on the cutting edge of everything going on in the world. So I know that there’s, like, an oil spill or whatever, and a bomb in Times Square, or something, and OMGZ THE NATIONAL ON LETTERMAN! I don’t know about you guys, but… Continue reading Phenomenal Video Saturday: The National. On Letterman. Thursday.

Josh Ritter seems to have a lot of fun on tour

…As evidenced by this video we just got in our e-mail. It’s a clip of Ritter and his band plowing through “To the Dogs or Whoever” after making a (presumably) dramatic entrance to the new introductory track “Curtains.” And also, for all our DC brethren, the video was taken at the district’s 9:30 club, which… Continue reading Josh Ritter seems to have a lot of fun on tour

[Abby’s Road] Reunited and it feels so weird

Reunions. When I was a kid they were pretty fantastic. It meant an extended family gathering at my great-Uncle Charles’ house. Grown-ups chattered and played poker. My sister Jenny and I, shy around those we saw but once a year, chased bunnies from their peaceful slumber under one giant pine tree to the next, gulped sugary soft drinks and gorged ourselves with mayonnaise-based salads, greasy potato chips (and anything else that was banished from our own kitchen cupboards)… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Reunited and it feels so weird

[MP3] Castledoor: “Flashlight”

Well, there really isn’t much to say here, aside from how great this song is. “Flashlight” comes from LA’s Castledoor, an act I think I heard a couple years back but just recently took the time to seek out (which makes me fairly upset, as they’ve been going at it for five years now). What… Continue reading [MP3] Castledoor: “Flashlight”

[MP3] One For The Team ft. John Vanderslice: “I Got Tamed”

I picked up this track yesterday, after hearing about it from The Culture Of Me, because I was pleasantly familiar with the work of both One For The Team (our friend Ian from MFR‘s band – check a previous post here) and John Vanderslice. However, I was not expecting to be entirely blown away, which… Continue reading [MP3] One For The Team ft. John Vanderslice: “I Got Tamed”