Simple beats and piano chords never combined to make a more delightful song. As the imitated crackles from an old vinyl add in atmosphere, “Lingerwell” plods along in its chill, danceable vibe, and somehow, the crackling actually works in this song. It doesn’t seem like a random pl[...]
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August 1st, 2012 - 3:07 PM § in Uncategorized
Songs For Your Pocket: Caribou – She’s the One (Brokenchord Edit)
Many of us have a tendency to dismiss remixes. Too often, they sound the same, do little with the original, or it just seems like there’s an overflow of them for the single to which they’re attached. However, if there’s one thing the likes of Jamie xx and Son Lux have proved over t[...]
January 31st, 2012 - 2:52 PM § in Uncategorized
Songs For Your Pocket: Milo Mills – They Don’t Know
Dear Rihanna, This is how you sample the XX’s “Intro” and get away with it. Love, whatupv [via Indie R&B][...]
January 9th, 2012 - 12:26 AM § in Uncategorized
2011: The Top 30 Albums
2011 was a banner year for music. There were so many fantastic releases that it was nearly impossibly to narrow our lists down to just 30 albums a piece, but we managed. Afterwards, Reid, Caleb, and I combined them using a secret points system to end up with our compiled top 30 albums below. T[...]
October 10th, 2011 - 8:49 PM § in Uncategorized
You Decide: Whale or Dolphin?
While I was getting set up for the Beirut portion of last night’s show, I was presented with a question from the folks behind me. Was the handstamp they got a whale or a dolphin? Both sides presented their cases with passion, and decided it was best to let the internet decide, so here we [...][...]
June 12th, 2010 - 1:06 AM § in Uncategorized
Theme
I’m working on a finding/making a new theme. Stuff might look pretty weird for a couple days.[...]
Listen to new The New Pornographers LP
NPR has The New Pornographers’ new album, Together available for streaming here.[...]
New HEALTH Song
The new HEALTH song, “USA Boys”, is now available for download here.[...]