Archive for July 2009
Episode 1104 is up
July 30, 2009Episode 1103 is up
July 30, 2009Episode 1102 is up
July 30, 2009Spinning Platters Mika Miko review
July 28, 2009Nickel City show
Episode 1101 is up
July 27, 2009The Jezabels “The Man Is Dead EP”
July 26, 2009It’s an EP. Five tracks. “Disco Biscuit Love” is aptly named and has the same melody as a recent Top 40 hit. Not “Hot N Cold” by Katy Perry but one of her equally gifted contemporaries. “Be a Star” has a more Killers feel to it, but the vocals are a bit strained. “Electric Lover” [...]
The Woodlands “The Woodlands”
July 26, 2009Oh, it’s one of those albums. Like Emily Lord, you worry because the lead singer is married and claims to sing folk music, but then you listen, and you realize that it’s much better than that. Maybe, just maybe, she sings a little better than Emily Lord, but that’s like arguing about Coke and Pepsi: [...]
Squirrelhouse “S.P.Q.R.”
July 26, 2009Squirrelhouse is no doubt inspired by its indie rock predecessors of the earlier part of this decade. The onesheet says Arcade Fire. I guess. I was thinking of Of Montreal. It’s an oversize band (six) with a male lead and female backing vocals. These are the kinds of albums I pick up when it’s a [...]
