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April 20, 2010Shearwater “The Golden Archipelago”
April 19, 2010It is hard to write a review of this without resorting to the hyperbole. It has a late ’80s modern rock vibe, full of lush soundscapes and fanny packs. “Runners of the Sun” sounds like a Tears for Fears B-side. Most of the other tracks have rich instrumentation and, although not very adventurous, make for some easy, good-time listening.
“An Insular Life” has more of a Peter Gabriel/Sting bent, but it is still more of the detailed and flavorful music of that era. The rest of the album just kind of goes, striking a chord with some listeners, a nerve with others I am sure. It’s a faithful homage, this.
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April 19, 2010Alphabet Soup, Episode 1, April 18 2010 Playlist
April 18, 2010A Camp, The Crowning
Adele, Chasing Pavements
A Girl Called Eddy, The Soundtrack of Your Life
Ah Holly Faml’y, Lucky Peak
The Aislers Set, Hit the Snow
Lily Allen, 22
Dot Allison, Colour Me
All Girl Summer Fun Band, Mr. and Mrs. Troublemaker
An Horse, Horizons
An April March, Magnet
Amps, Tipp City
Angus and Julia Stone, Hollywood
The Anniversary, Emma Discovery
Maya Angelou, Run Joe
¡andale!, Walk Away
ApSci, Let’s Go!!!
April March, Sugar
astroPuppees, Woo Hoo Hoo
Asobi Seksu, Transparence
Joel’s Hit Show, Episode 60, April 18 2010 Playlist
April 18, 2010Schooner, Feel Better
Twin Tigers, Red Fox Run
Codeine Velvet, Hollywood
Veil Veil Vanish, Change in the Neon Light
SPC ECO, See You Soon
Charlotte Gainsbourg, IRM
J. Perdiod and Nneka, Walking
Xmal Deustchland, Dreamhouse
Olof Arnalds, I Nyju Husi
Innocent Bandits, When Another Sun Shines
Smile Smile, Truth on Tape
Blue Skies for Black Hearts, Siouxsie Please Come Home
Nneka, God of Mercy
Gigi, Impossible Love
Slow Club, When I Go
Benyaro “Good Day Better”
April 15, 2010Pretty standard folk fare here. They are better than you expect, in that nobody has heard of them, but they know what they are doing. “All My Money on You” tells a story with a predictable plot, but the song is put together well. “Dogs” reminds me of Counting Crows and Extreme.
“Eureka” has a classic feel, more Bonnie Raitt than what the modern folkers are doing. It has saxophone straight out of 1987, I swear it. It says here it is a tenor sax. I believe it.
“Mother/Daughter” reminds me of a cross between a standard Barenaked Ladies ballad and Adam Sandler’s “I’m Wasted.” “More or Less” is the last track, and it is an unsurprising slow one to send us all home.
This record is what it is: A slightly upbeat folk album with male and female vocals. It may not make a good day better, but it doesn’t make it suck, either.
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