Category Archives: Music

Mountain Man – Magic Ship [2018]

One record I neglected to add to the Recommended Albums of September post from earlier this month was Mountain Man’s Magic Ship, their first record in over eight years. The trio of singers (Amelia Meath, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig & Molly Erin Sarlé) … Continue reading

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Recommended Albums: September 2018

Ava Luna – Moon 2 [Western Vinyl] Putting an impossibly complicated formula into a graphing calculator, exploding the screen and watching numbers big and small fly across the room and form new shapes in the air. Christine & The Queens … Continue reading

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The 100 Best Albums Of The 00s (re-post)

Originally posted Feb. 13, 2011. Editor’s Note: This list was condensed into one post (it was originally 5 different posts leading up to #20 – #1 – how annoying!) and reformatted a bit on 9/20/2018. I’m thinking about revisiting this list, … Continue reading

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Recommended Albums: August 2018

August, like July, was a month that found me in a state of stasis. I improved on the zero-concert total of July by going to three in August. I went on vacation with family and took everything super slow and … Continue reading

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Mitski – “Blue Light” [2018]

The new Mitski album, Be The Cowboy, is one of my favorite records of 2018 so far and it’s only been out for a little over two weeks. It exceeded all my expectations I had foolishly set about the record. It … Continue reading

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Playlist – 【☆sweet dream☆】(●UωU).zZZ : A Quiet Friend

In my final semester of college, I had a free form radio show where I would focus on a specific theme every week, usually depending on my mood. Usually it was mostly a blend of indie rock, but occasionally I … Continue reading

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Recommended Albums: July 2018

A bit late, but for a decent reason: nothing in July besides a handful of albums really grabbed me, shook me, piledrived me into the ground, turned me into soup, shot me into orbit, summoned me in a seance, or … Continue reading

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Domenique Dumont – Miniatures De Auto Rhythm (Album Teaser)

One of my favorite EPs from the last few years, Domenique Dumont’s Comme Ça, is finally getting a proper follow-up in September, via Antinote. I’m normally not one to share an “album teaser”, but this is some really encouraging stuff. The … Continue reading

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Rosalía – “Pienso En Tu Mirá (Cap.3: Celos)” [2018]

I’ve been listening to + watching the marvelous music video for this new track from Barcelona’s Rosalía nonstop for a little over a week now – thought it was high time to finally post it over here. I came across … Continue reading

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Playlist – My Black T-Shirt: A Descent Into Metal

Metal is a sector of rock music that many find repulsive, and for good reason. Most of it is purposefully made to keep wishy-washy, half-dedicated folks away, either by speeding up music to breakneck paces, or slowing it down to … Continue reading

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