One of my very favorite songwriters, Kelley Stoltz, has a new album out on Sub Pop next month called Circular Sounds and it seems certain to fall somewhere in my top ten for 2008. Here’s my review, which runs in Harp this month.Kelley StoltzCircular Sounds (Sub Pop) After flirting with the piano in 2006’s Below the Branches, San Francisco’s Kelley Stoltz has returned to the fuzzy glories of
For what it's worth (not much), I just put together my top 10 list for Harp, and of course, I couldn't get it down to ten. Here are my 25 favorite records for this year with the usual caveats. a) I haven't heard everything (Joanna Newsom, Hold Steady). b) There are a handful of really good records that I haven't spent enough time with (Roots, Decemberists, TV on the Radio, Yo La Tengo). c)...
I'm working on a mix of songs, essentially my favorite one from each of my favorite albums, and it's going really slowly. Still if you visit multiply, you'll be able to hearKelley Stoltz "Words"Sonic Youth "Pink Steam"Mission of Burma "Spider"Oneida "History's Great Navigators"Califone "The Orchids"Bardo Pond "Destroying Angel"Man Man "Black Mission Goggles"Parts & Labor "The Great Divide"Terribl
Saturday 08.19.06, Make-Out Room:Kelley StoltzScrabbelI didn't actually make it over to hear Kelley and Scrabbel, as I was in the midst of epic and glorious wedding banquetude and no way I was going to abandon my friends nor the honey-glazed sea bass. If you went you should tell me how awesome it was though.