Thirteen is a healthy quantity of tracks in a music world that under-emphasizes the LP in general. Whenever I pick up an album I first take a look at its length. Typically, a 13-track album is bound to be laced with plenty of filler. Several tracks will rise to the top while others are skip-worthy. [...]
I was introduced to Thao Ngyuen's music at the beginning of last year with the release of her album We Brave Be Stings and All, which I thankfully stumbled upon and quickly fell in love with. Her distinctive but ear-pleasing voice and quirky, enlightening look into relationships was perfectly complemented by the sometimes folky, sometimes funky sound she and her band create - charming, bright, ...
This singer-songwriter from Virginia...makes the medicine go down, in the most delightful way. Her tunes, a mirror image of herself: soft and sweet. She released her second album, We Brave Bee Stings and All, on Jan. 29, 2008. Take a listen and let Thao coat your insides. Gulp. I'll post more musical medicine when another spare moment leeps into my lap. Cheers.
Well... not speechless, i'm so filled with words and thoughts and pure pure happyness. I often listen to lots of new bands music, and am always skeptical of things I dont have a background info about, or things friends dont reccomend. I know its the wrong way to approach music, but hey, its how it goes. As a often faithful listener of NPR music, and Bob Boilan, I am often excited about his new ...
It's been a while but here's a long over-due post in the form of a year-end compilation. It's not so much a "top picks" as a collection of sounds that proved to be good company over the past year.Firstly, for me, this was the year of Frightened Rabbit. What is it about this band? Everything they do sounds familiar - like an old friend - but at the same time it's very much its own thing. There a...
AwwwMaaaannnn, was it ever a good show at The Rhythm Room on Tuesday! Everybody did a great job and I couldn't be more proud of all parties involved, they sound was great, everything started on time and my shoes were very comfortable as well. If you went to Mesa to check out the Swell Season you probably had a good time and I am not going to say anything bad about you but I feel like you really...