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Month: May 2012
The Joys of Sleeping
You know, you’re kinda pretty when you smile. The Joys of Sleeping on Facebook
A not-too-late look at Daniel Rossen’s wild and free Silent Hour/Golden Mile EP
Daniel Rossen builds a world of craggy cliffs and lapping seas, calling sirens and fireside revelations. He sings a whole world into being in five tracks; a starlit world full of shrines, deserts to traipse and promises to fulfill. Listening to this record feels a bit like reading a novel that begins right in the… Continue reading A not-too-late look at Daniel Rossen’s wild and free Silent Hour/Golden Mile EP
Eli et Papillon release debut full length
If you’ve been following Knox Road for a few years, the name Eli et Papillon may sound familiar because of one of the most bizarre episodes I’ve ever written about. I’m still totally confused about what exactly happened, as are Eli et Papillon. But you know what? It doesn’t matter to either of us anymore,… Continue reading Eli et Papillon release debut full length
[Hype Hype Hooray] When I Finally Sat Down and Listened to Thriller
Every [two weeks?] Jamie Hale takes a long, hard look at the music industry and the blog scene that feeds it. Here, he releases those findings and makes snarky, sarcastic remarks. Admittedly, both Jamie and Knox Road are a part of this scene. So sue us. I’ve never heard Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Sure, I’ve heard… Continue reading [Hype Hype Hooray] When I Finally Sat Down and Listened to Thriller
Fire and the Wheel
I carefully stuck to the pattern, piece by meticulous piece, and this was my life. I built it up until it no longer had legs to stand on. The pattern became random; I couldn’t keep track. And I was finally happy. This is my life. Fire and the Wheel – “Wheelbarrow de la Muerte” [MP3]… Continue reading Fire and the Wheel
[MP3] Tigermilk: “Talátur”
Tigermilk, aka Paulina Tala, comes to us as a recommendation from blogging buddy Mike Mineo of Obscure Sound. I’ve always enjoyed Mike’s thoughtful artist profiles, so there was little chance Tigermilk would fall off the map. Talátur, off Tigermilk’s upcoming Turi EP, is at once both soothing and sophisticated. The global influence is impressed upon us… Continue reading [MP3] Tigermilk: “Talátur”
Gabe Goodman returns with Midnight Sour EP
My fellow Newtonite (Newton, MA), Gabe Goodman, has resurfaced after last summer’s Friendly Fires EP with the Midnight Sour EP. He turned an elderly 19 since I last wrote about him, so clearly there have been musical changes that come with the old age. He’s still an experimental electronic force, but this time with an… Continue reading Gabe Goodman returns with Midnight Sour EP
[Abby’s Road] The Happiest Melancholia
We, as music lovers and collectors, are blessed and cursed I think. Here’s the scoop: we have at our fingertips a seemingly endless supply of emotional stimulants and downers. If elated one can crank up a particularly smasheverythinganddance record to conjure up even more jubilation; if supremely sad, the leveling quiet of, say, post rock… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] The Happiest Melancholia
Port St. Willow releases debut full-length, Holiday
As you may or may not know, we recently threw a concert at Pianos in partnership with exfm. I had been promoting like a jerk all over the Twittersphere and Facebooks, so you probably did know. Fine. What you may not have known, however, was much about Port St. Willow, the project of Nick Principe… Continue reading Port St. Willow releases debut full-length, Holiday