Beat-wise, this has the party atmosphere that Bow Wow Wow has. The voice is much sultrier, however. “Pulling the Rug” tugs at your heart as she flirts her way through it. The best slower track is “Kentish Town Waltz.” There’s nothing ish about it — this is a bona fide waltz. “Eternity” and “Proud and [...]
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Imelda May “Mayhem”
September 18, 2011Natalie Walker “Spark”
September 18, 2011So the music has a beat, but it’s for soccer moms who never actually go to the club, instead only speaking with their little sister about it while living vicariously through her. She thinks this is what they play, right after a Colbie Caillat mix. Who are we to argue with her delusions? All the [...]
Eleanor Friedberger “Last Summer”
September 11, 2011Eleanor Friedberger sounds like the lead singer for The Fiery Furnaces. “My Mistakes” sounds like a power pop version of that band, anyway. So I just did some research online. She was the lead singer for The Fiery Furnaces. Go, me. No, I don’t ever go back and rewrite my reviews as I listen to [...]
Medals “Dancing in Ceremony”
July 17, 2011I took this one because the band has someone Japanese in it, and my grandma is Japanese. As far as the music goes, it’s a little trippy and a little noisy. “Lonestars” is the first track and is synth-heavy and sounds better with headphones. I’d like Modern Mark to play “The Modern.” I think it [...]
Does It Offend You, Yeah? “Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You”
May 8, 2011I’ve heard a lot about this band, and I’m only hip enough to recognize the name. “John Hurt” samples Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock’s “It Takes Two.” They must also like the Whopper. “Wrong Time Wrong Planet” was a little psychedelic but not too much to make you uncomfortable. Fans of Apollo 440 should [...]
Liam Finn + Eliza Jane “Champagne in Seashells”
May 8, 2011It’s an EP. I don’t know enough about music to know whether “Plane Crash” is in C, but Rilo Kiley fans would like this one nonetheless. “Long Way to Go” is catchier and has jangly guitar as well as some synths. This is one to dance to. In fact, I think I’ve heard this before. [...]
Eux Autres “Broken Bow”
March 13, 2011Here’s a band our beloved traffic director can really get into. It’s pronounced “ooh oh-TRAY.” I saw these guys in San Francisco last year when they were touring. The easiest analogy is Nous Non Plus, because they both have female vocals and a French name. It’s not entirely off base, but the music is less [...]
Joel’s Hit Show, Episode 83, 15 October 2010 Playlist
October 15, 2010Reporter, Silent Running Cotton Jones, Goethe Nayburs Magic Kids, Phone Fitz and the Tantrums, Don’t Gotta Work It Out Rogue Valley, English Ivy Jesca Hoop, Hunting My Dress Carissa’s Wierd, One Night Stand Colleen and Paul, You’re My Globe of Montreal, Coquet Coquette Neon Indian, Deadbeat Summer Preaching to the Animals, Mercy Me Dirty Projectors, [...]
Joel’s Hit Show, Episode 77, 12 September 2010 Playlist
September 12, 2010Brass Widow, Landscape Casiokids, Gront Lys I Alle Ledd Spouse, What You’re Feeling Jesca Hoop, The Kingdom Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, The Roof Shapes and Sizes, Time Has Practically Stopped Colleen and Paul, Please Be Kind Rogue Valley, The Warming Moon Shapes and Sizes, I Need an Outlet Shannon Stephens, My Feeble Heart Here [...]
