1. Lightning Bolt by Jake Bugg Jake Bugg. Heard of him? Maybe not, but he is the newest sensation sweeping the music scene in the UK. Entirely too talented for his 18 year-old self, Bugg was undoubtedly brought up on Dylan, Johnny Cash and The Beatles. Each track he’s released so far encapsulates that twangy [...]
About Lise Graham
Lise Graham knows that her name is misspelled, thank you very much, but would like to remind you that it is the French spelling, so if you have an issue with that, kindly take it up with them. She likes Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain.
Lollapalooza lineup leaks…probably
Alright, all you festival-lovers: it’s been a big week for Lollapalooza. Incredibly, the festival sold out all of its three-day passes in less than four hours–without even having released their line-up. At this point, people are assuming it’s going to be good. After I bought my non-refundable ticket, I was thinking to myself, “Wow, they [...]
Atlas Genius disappoints with first full-length album
Following in the wake of their majorly successful single, Trojans (2011), and EP Through the Glass (2011), Atlas Genius finally adds a full album to their repertoire with When It Was Now. Made up of three brothers—Keith, Michael and Steven Jeffery (on vocals and guitar, drums and bass respectively)—and keyboardist Darren Sell, this South Australian [...]
of Montreal opens the vault on Daughters of Cloud
I’m going to start out this review with a disclaimer: Daughter of Cloud is a collection of seventeen rarities and un-released b-tracks from the last 6 years. For a band as psychedelic and uncanny as of Montreal, lost tracks like these are bound to be especially different. I guess what I’m trying [...]
Grizzly Bear comes together for 4th studio album
Grizzly Bear has done it again. After a three year hiatus following 2009’s Veckatimest, Shields, their fourth studio album yet and arguably their most cohesive. For the first time, all of the tracks were written by both members Rossen and Droste together, and this Lennon/McCartney relationship is undoubtedly responsible for the tangible flow from song to song [...]
Monday Mixer: It’s Fall, Now Fall for Me
“I saw old Autumn in the misty morn stand shadowless like silence, listening to silence.” -Thomas Hood Yes, the changing, falling leaves and the revival of the Pumpkin Spice Latte say it all—Autumn is upon us. But come on, Thomas Hood, we don’t need to listen to silence! How boring is that? Here’s a [...]
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