Happy Friday! If you need to catch up on your downloading (er, preordering albums on Amazon, of course), here are some early reviews on anticipated upcoming releases:The best of the bunch:Panda Bear: Person Pitch (4 stars)Following the paw prints of his parent group, Panda Bear's newest release is easily his most commercial. More commercial to you and I, maybe, but I also don't see anything wrong
I haven't heard a band alive quite like Wild Beasts. Sure, Wolf Parade comparisons are warranted, but as great as that band is, they're as accessible a band as you'll find in the increasingly cagey world of indie rock, with easily memorable melodies and compartmentalized experimentation. This band is another beast entirely. With only one EP out, their outre status is established by one factor: The
Hello! So this is my first MOG posting. I'd like to use MOG as an opportunity to keep up writing about music while I'm not doing it professionally at the moment. Who knows how often I'll actually post on this thing, but as my inaugural post, here are some more year-end lists. If you're anything like me, you spend too much time reading these kinds of things, and way too long making them yourself. M