Once again, it was a great concert. Laetitia Sadier was impressive enough with just her and her guitar that being alone on stage really wasn’t an issue. The crowd really enjoyed her set, and she had plenty of energy. Beirut’s set was a bunch of fun. They played mostly crowd favorites, wi[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Review’
Review: Balam Acab – Wander/Wonder
This year has been remarkable so far for the sheer number of top-tier albums that have been released. It’s truly incredible to think about how many albums are vying for the top spot right now, from James Blake’s Self-Titled, to Sleeplessness by Sea Oleena, to Albatross by Wild Beasts. Now, j[...]
Concert Review: Here We Go Magic with AroarA @ The Firebird, St. Louis 5/7/2011
Last summer, Caleb and I saw Here We Go Magic at Pitchfork Music Festival and were surprised in the best way possible at how incredible their live performance is. Needless to say, when I saw they were coming to St. Louis, I immediately made efforts to get into the show, and it was well worth [...][...]
Review: Sea Oleena – Sleeplessness
Charlotte Loseth, aka Sea Oleena, made quite a name for herself last year. As the year went on, she went from YouTube cover star to recording her own beautiful songs to getting featured on sites such as Altered Zones and Pitchfork (and of course, our very own). And for good reason. The songs o[...]
Review – James Blake – James Blake
It’s a fairly rare occurrence that an album comes along where you can say it blows your mind and have it not be a hyperbole. Burial managed it in 2007 with Untrue, as did Beach House did last year with Teen Dream. It looks like they have company now. James Blake’s self-titled debut full [...]
Review: The Smith Westerns – Dye it Blonde
It seems as though the recent trend in indie rock is for bands to clean up their sound. Last year, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti and Wavves both did it, and now the Smith Westerns seem to be jumping on the band wagon. It seems as though an important part of this process is to clearly [...][...]
Review: Tennis – Cape Dory
It’s clear from the outset of Cape Dory, the debut LP from this husband/wife duo, what kind of album it’s going to be. The melancholy jangle that kicks off opener “Take Me Somewhere” is just begging for the company of a lovely but charmingly underproduced female croon, and we get said croon [...]
Review: Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Today, while reading my twitter feed, I came across a tweet by Flying Lotus. In it, he said, “kanye is so good at being just good enough”, and the truth of it really struck me. In so many facets, that perfectly describes Kanye West. In the public eye, he frequently has outbursts, but he ke[...]
Review: Die Antwoord – $O$
Die Antwoord is the epitome of “WTF”, as in “WTF, why is this so popular?” The only thing I can think of to support it is that it is so hilariously awful that people love it and don’t realize the real reason they do. Honestly, it’s frightening. That’s the best way I can describe this. [...]
Review: Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz
Sufjan Stevens seems to live on another planet. He seems to pop up all over the place, be it on other artists’ albums or his own (it’s been more of the former recently). And then, out of nowhere, after years of not really making his own music, he springs two albums on us in less [...][...]