There's a sweet spot in my heart for a band that just doesn't really give a crap. Deer Tick is definitely more folk than rock, but has enough rock to keep me interested. The folk-rock thing is on the downward, but bands like Deer Tick don't mind. These guys have been here a little...
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God, why. There are many reasons why the music I review is far and few from being a "breakthrough" type artist. Some people, like Rachael Cantu and Matthew Price, have all the pieces to themselves and just might need some sort of push over the top to make them something special. Some artists, like...
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It's hard to get it wrong at this point in time with the (legendary?) Spoon. The long-awaited follow up to their last album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga doesn't faulted. How could it? Spoon, a staple in the indie world now, has been doing their own thing for years and hasn't changed much for...
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Listen to the 'cast to understand the pic.
In this: Me complaining, Owen Pallett, The American Dollar, some Flirtphonic. Also, I threw a shout out to my homie Gigi. No need to review Michelina's Rigatoni & Sauce with Broccoli and White Chicken, I got you covered.
Some errors: I say I'm "restarting" Flirtphonic's song at the...
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This month hasn't been packed with game-changing music, to say the least. Much of it has been predictable, rehashing of other music, or just not inventive enough. There aren't many people who can step into a genre, saturated with good talent, and really change minds. Owen Pallett is definitely putting a foot forward and...
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Hit play and enjoy. Or. Download, hit play, then enjoy. Feedback always appreciated.
http://www.402productions.com/podcasts/NWReviews-01-January12th.mp3
Is the intro too much? Too big? If you got ORIGINAL music, preferably that you personally own the content rights to, and want to let me use it for the show then shoot me an email at nick at 402 productions dot...
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I thought this music died. But then I realized that where good music exists, there has to be bad music to contrast. And seemingly this album is doing it from first to last track.
Please entertain yourself with this YouTube video of them. Embedding was disabled and I couldn't be bothered with looking for one...
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Post-rock isn't necessarily my business, to say the least. American Dollar is nothing short of post-rock. And like their mid-nineties brethren, they aren't really striking any new chords that we haven't heard. But, unlike the shortcomings of certain pop-punk revivalists, American Dollar and their newest album Atlas is in the right place at the...
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I'm a big sucker for the singer-songwriter, trying to write those home-hitting songs that are big on meaning and not-so-high on the meaningless. Take Matthew Price for example. There are no pseudo-love stories about fictional people and guest vocals from other popular artists. Also, there are no far-reaching stories about big issue things like...
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Hello 2010. This is the biggest surprise of the new decade. This is the album of the new decade. This is the best album of the foreverade. Why? WHY?! I'll tell you why.
First off, this album begins exactly how most albums I would turn off immediately begin: a horrible...
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