Feb 25
Amanda Palmer – Who Killed Amanda Palmer – She certainly has a unique voice and sound. She’s sounds like a weary, slightly pissed off piano-bar musician. Think of Billy Joel’s iconic Piano Man, but not lame. Someone you’d actually want to have a conversation with and not ignore. Peter Bjorn and John – Seaside Rock– …
Feb 17
Sankofa – Music With Friends 1 – Give it up for the underground sound of Ft Wayne, Indiana. OK, everything out of Ft. Wayne is underground. This is a rough collection of 8 songs from a rapper named Sankofa. You will find no over-the-top bitches and bling rapping here. This stuff is earnest and raw. …
Feb 04
Soulwax – The Mash Up Machine – I’m a sucker for anything that even vaguely references Kraftwerk such as this albums title and artwork making reference to Kraftwerk’s The Man Machine.Usually, bands that reference Kraftwerk are worthy of my time, and this is once again proven to be a correct assertion. Unlike the stAllio! album …
Jan 21
The Stills – Oceans Will Rise – I really liked The Stills’ debut album Logic Will Break Your Heart. And like this one, I never really got around to listening to their second album Without Feathers. I’m glad I am spending the time listening to all of these albums from last year as I may …
Jan 21
The Stills – Oceans Will Rise – I really liked The Stills’ debut album Logic Will Break Your Heart. And like this one, I never really got around to listening to their second album Without Feathers. I’m glad I am spending the time listening to all of these albums from last year as I may …
Jan 20
This Co – This Co – A rather obscure find – finding information about them requires much more than a single Google search. This is a good link for background information: http://www.layabozi.com/2008/12/this-co-rock-from-down-earth/. As for the music, I like it. It is a dancey, coldwave sound that grooves pretty well. Good stuff. For reference, I like this …
Jan 07
This is going to take a while. I am re-listening to all the albums and EP’s that I have that were released in 2008. I have no idea how long it is going to take to finish this little project, but here goes round 1…. Air France – No Way Down – Nice EP of …
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