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A Sunny Day in Glasgow “Ashes Grammar” Review
November 21, 2009 – 1:28 pm | No Comment

A Sunny Day in Glasgow make pop music that is as mysterious as it is beautiful.

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A Sunny Day in Glasgow “Ashes Grammar” Review
November 21, 2009 – 1:28 pm | No Comment
A Sunny Day in Glasgow “Ashes Grammar” Review

A Sunny Day in Glasgow make pop music that is as mysterious as it is beautiful.

Jurassic 5 “Quality Control” (Best of the Decade)
November 20, 2009 – 3:00 pm | 2 Comments
Jurassic 5 “Quality Control” (Best of the Decade)

While I would be remiss to say any of their output is stone cold classic material, the tracks on Quality Control show a group that was a great example of how the stellar parts equal a strong whole with the group.

Motel Motel “Coffee”
November 20, 2009 – 1:15 pm | No Comment
Motel Motel “Coffee”

I’m quite a bit late to the game on this one, but I couldn’t help wanting to write about the excellent song “Coffee” by the Brooklyn based band Motel Motel.

Girls @ 7th St. Entry
November 18, 2009 – 1:01 pm | 6 Comments
Girls @ 7th St. Entry

Much like the CD, the show ended up being just fine, but I couldn’t help but feeling a little bit underwhelmed from this much hyped about group.

Julian Casablancas “Phrazes for the Young” Review
November 16, 2009 – 12:00 am | One Comment
Julian Casablancas “Phrazes for the Young” Review

While I can firmly say that I hope this isn’t the direction the Strokes go, Phrazes for the Young is a strong statement by an artist who clearly isn’t afraid to take chances.

Alec Ounsworth “Mo Beauty” Review
November 13, 2009 – 12:00 pm | No Comment
Alec Ounsworth “Mo Beauty” Review

Even if you “didn’t like” Some Loud Thunder because Clap Your Hands Say Yeah were passe, you can come back now; this album is really good.

Fanfarlo & Freelance Whales @ Triple Rock Social Club
November 13, 2009 – 11:30 am | 2 Comments
Fanfarlo & Freelance Whales @ Triple Rock Social Club

When bands have a debut record as dramatic and far reaching as Fanfarlo’s excellent Reservoir, you are always at risk for a letdown when you see the songs performed in the live setting. Luckily for the surprisingly full Triple Rock Social Club Wednesday night, Fanfarlo met and exceed any expectations with a thrilling 50 minute set.

Liam the Younger “Clear Skies Over Black River” Review
November 12, 2009 – 10:15 pm | No Comment
Liam the Younger “Clear Skies Over Black River” Review

In a world filled with pompous, no talent people willing to do just about anything to get attention, it is something like Clear Skies Over Black River, a touching and personal album given away for free, that really deserves our attention.

Warpaint “Exquisite Corpse EP” Review
November 12, 2009 – 12:00 pm | 5 Comments
Warpaint “Exquisite Corpse EP” Review

There are many reasons this album succeeds, but in the end it comes down to the fact that the band, like the xx, is doing more with less. In stripping all the fat, while leaving just the necessary components, Warpaint has created one of the best debut albums of this year.

TV on the Radio “Dear Science” (Best of the Decade)
November 12, 2009 – 12:00 pm | One Comment
TV on the Radio “Dear Science” (Best of the Decade)

The group’s 2008 release, Dear Science, found the group producing some of the most wide eyed and forward thinking music of their career.

Art Brut & Surfer Blood @ Triple Rock Social Club
November 12, 2009 – 12:54 am | 8 Comments
Art Brut & Surfer Blood @ Triple Rock Social Club

For a band whose first album I really liked, Art Brut’s shtick has worn a little thin and exposed a band that’s seemingly repeating the same joke over and over.

The Hold Steady “Almost Killed Me” (Best of the Decade)
November 11, 2009 – 2:23 pm | 3 Comments
The Hold Steady “Almost Killed Me” (Best of the Decade)

Everything changed when Craig Finn returned to the scene with his new musical charges the Hold Steady. While his original group, the amazing Lifter Puller, began to fade out in the late-’90s before Finn moved to NYC, the Hold Steady took no time to catch on with the masses.