Germans make things tougher than they need to be, but I think it’s because they like the challenge. Look at their language, filled with 21-letter words with sometimes complex, existential
Category: Review
Review: La Luz, It’s AliveReview: La Luz, It’s Alive
Musical styles can migrate, like birds. It doesn’t happen all at once, a song here, a band there, but given some time to marinate, what was the groove in one
Review: Alt-J, Summer Remix EPReview: Alt-J, Summer Remix EP
It’s in our character to fuss with our creations, I don’t believe human nature is ever satisfied. Admit it, do you ever stay on one TV station? No, you always
Review: Star Anna, Go To HellReview: Star Anna, Go To Hell
It’s easy to be impressed by Americana music, especially when fronted by a female lead. The slide guitar, the slow burn, the yearning croon, lusty and wanton. But the genre’s
Review: Cumulus, I Never Meant It To Be Like ThisReview: Cumulus, I Never Meant It To Be Like This
I worry about the collective memory of musicians (though critics aren’t much better) – too quick to reference the recent band of renown instead of the founding fathers (or mothers,
Review: Los Campesinos! NO BLUESReview: Los Campesinos! NO BLUES
I am, if nothing, a lover of pop music. Not the kind littering Top 40 charts, propped up by overproduction and retreaded hooks, but the ebullient, cymbal-crashing ruckus of racing
Review: The Arcade Fire, ReflektorReview: The Arcade Fire, Reflektor
As great as the Internet is (I mean, how else would you be reading this, right?), it’s also a ruthless killer. It’s taken down book stores, civil discourse, privacy, porn