I have seen the Rev Peyton and his "Big Damn Band" live three times. Each time I am completely captivated, 100% involved and typically laughing quite loudly. In their three year career they have made a significant impact on my musical taste as well as my impression of a washboard.If you were to judge the band from their sound alone you would believe without a moment's hesitation that they are a...
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Ticket you should buy: [The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band]
Beyond Here Lies Nothin' - [Bob Dylan]
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Truth: Bob Dylan is old. Truth: Bob Dylan sounds old. Truth: He can still rock your socks off. Last month's release of Together Through Life was his 33rd studio album, and as with his last few releases, shows him ambling further from rock and more in line with blues. By far the best on the CD was the sexy, sultry, seductive “Beyond Here Lies Nothin'”. Don't believe me, thinking that the r
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Around the Well - [Iron & Wine]
Sam Beam may look like a young Alan Moore, but his voice falls more in line with the whispers of angels. One murmur and you feel yourself taken by the hand and led into your dreams. His soft, melodic compositions cast spells that draw from Nick Drake and Simon and Garfunkel while maintaining his own evocative signature sound that - for lack of a better term - is purely “Iron & Wine”. It rem
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Morning Becomes Eclectic - [The Decemberists]
After the Decemberists' interview on Morning Becomes Eclectic yesterday, it was brought to my attention that a large chunk of fans are still completely at a loss as to the interpretation of The Hazards of Love. Colin Meloy has long entertained us with stories like the nine-minute “Mariner's Revenge” or the eighteen-minute “The Tain”, but with this album the creative-writing-degree-toting g
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Blue Lips - [Regina Spektor]
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Regina Spektor's newest single was released today. The song, "Blue Lips", is quite spectacular, and I think that initial feelings of her new album are going to be calmed a bit. This feels like classic Regina - it is at least the high quality of music we have come to expect from this musical genius."Blue Lips,Blue Veins,Blue,The Color of our planet fromfar, far away"She has been getting a ton o...
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Laughing With - [Regina Spektor]
With a few excellent exceptions this year, it seems that often the anticipation of a new CD release proves to be more exciting than the actual CD itself. The curse of hype? Perhaps. Already, Regina Spektor is getting “reviews” left and right for Far, to be released June 30, despite the fact that most people have only heard “Laughing With” and base their feelings on that song alone. Am
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Laughing With - [Regina Spektor]
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With a few excellent exceptions this year, it seems that often the anticipation of a new CD release proves to be more thrilling than the actual CD itself. The curse of hype? Perhaps. Already, Regina Spektor is getting "reviews" left and right for Far, to be released June 30, despite the fact that most people have only heard "Laughing With" and base their feelings on that song alone. Am I p...
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Apricot Tea - [The Robot Ate Me]
Why do all the good bands have to die? Is it the curse of being great? Is that the deal with the devil, sign on the dotted line, you will be amazing, but then, once everyone loves you, you have to stop performing?This is exactly what happened with The Robot Ate Me, I think Ryland Bouchard made a deal with the devil, and once he got popular, he had to give it all up. Sure he is still performing ...
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R.I.P - [The Lucksmiths]
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The Lucksmiths have announced their break-up, and I find this quite tragic since there were a fantastic band.The Melbourne natives finally called it quit after 16 years, which I guess is a pretty good run for a band, but they will be missed. They were producing great indie, and I must say this came as a shock.There are two songs for you to get a taste of there wonderfulness, "a sobering thought...
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Hysteric - [Yeah Yeah Yeahs]
This song is Pygmalion's ivory. It is Michaelangelo's marble. It is Midas' daughter. It could have launched a thousand ships. It could have drowned Odysseus. It could have spared Brunhild. It has quieted the demon drillers behind my retinas (I have yet to discover what exactly they are constructing or destroying or what have you), and it clasps its fingers in mine and leads me to the grea...
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Hysteric - [Yeah Yeah Yeahs]
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This song is Pygmalion's ivory. It is Michaelangelo's marble. It is Midas' daughter. It could have launched a thousand ships. It could have drowned Odysseus. It could have spared Brunhild. It has quieted the demon drillers behind my retinas (I have yet to discover what exactly they are constructing or destroying or what have you), and it clasps its fingers in mine and leads me to the greatest p...
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Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - [Phoenix]
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Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, the fourth studio album by Phoenix which is due out on May 25th was leaked a few days ago, and it is without a doubt, unquestionably, absolutely marvellous. It has been three years since their last studio album "it's never been like that", and I personally think that this is their best album to date.It opens with "Lisztomania" which is 4:09 of absolute bliss. This albu...
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Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - [Phoenix]
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, the fourth studio album by Phoenix which is due out on May 25th was leaked a few days ago, and it is without a doubt, unquestionably, absolutely marvellous. It has been three years since their last studio album "it's never been like that", and I personally think that this is their best album to date.It opens with "Lisztomania" which is 4:09 of absolute bliss. This albu...
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R.I.P - [The Lucksmiths]
The Lucksmiths have announced their break-up, and I find this quite tragic since there were a fantastic band.The Melbourne natives finally called it quit after 16 years, which I guess is a pretty good run for a band, but they will be missed. They were producing great indie, and I must say this came as a shock.There are two songs for you to get a taste of there wonderfulness, "a sobering thought...
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Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future - [The Bird and the Bee]
The Bird and the bees second studio album "Ray Guns are not Just the Future" is pretty fantastic.The brainchild of Greg Kurstin and Inara George, Bird and the Bee is a great mix of Indie/Electro/Jazz that has deep and sweet lyrics.Greg is pretty talented with multiple instruments, which you can hear throughout the songs on all of their albums.Inara has an anachronistic voice that feels like she...
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It's Blitz! - [Yeah Yeah Yeahs]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs third and newest studio album, It's Blitz! is nothing short of wonderful, but what can you expect from the New York City based trio that is Karen O, Brian Chase and Nick Zinner. It was produced by TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek and Nick Launay who also did Maximo Parks new CD "Quicken the Heart", The Ataris "Welcome the Nights", and so much more. "Was it the cure? Shellshock! Was ...
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