tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-194883582011-12-14T22:00:15.919-05:00josh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.comBlogger2661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-32364059880509352232010-01-02T17:43:00.004-05:002010-01-16T12:59:27.956-05:00

Bill Callahan, who typically releases music under the moniker Smog, put out one of his best album to date with Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle. As you may have read in my brother's post earlier, we are on opposite ends of the spectrum as Smog fans (with me playing the role of fanatic) and yet we both toyed with the idea of making it our album of the year. This is the second time Callahan has

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-74176941650531002942010-01-02T17:43:00.003-05:002010-01-16T12:29:21.915-05:00

I could be compelled to speak about the consistency of Toronto-based Tony Dekker's Great Lake Swimmers following the release of group's fourth album, Lost Channel. Something interesting happened here though when the album was marketed to and found some success with the adult alternative format. In a way, I wish I wasn't on the Nettwerk PR list so I'd be ignorant to the fact one of my favorite

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-65226082392980568742010-01-02T16:15:00.003-05:002010-01-02T16:55:05.155-05:00

Catacombs is the fourth album from elusive singer-songwriter Cass McCombs. All relevant facts regarding the man or his albums are open to debate. It could be an artistic stunt of mischief as his website may suggest. It could be the artistic stereotype of a recluse typified by vague, but personally loaded lyrics and rumors that the musician has the tendency to frequently pick up stakes and find

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-69637060721164153062010-01-02T15:48:00.004-05:002010-01-02T16:15:06.186-05:00

The stage names and back-story rumors paired with outlandish costumes and masks helped make The Knife one of the easiest bands to write about. Here we can simply contend with the captivating voice of Karin Dreijer Andersson. The Knife frontwoman’s debut solo album is every bit as moody as it's predecessor was dance-y. Things are still coated in synth-heavy music and eclecticism, but the pacing is

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-88094155626809757692010-01-02T15:33:00.002-05:002010-01-02T15:41:57.366-05:00

I'm not declaring Temporary Pleasure by Simian Mobile Disco one of my favorite albums of this year. While they continued to make dance music for people who hate dance music and packed the album with guest performers (Beth Dito, Gruff Rhys, Jamie Lidell), the album quite flat. Nonetheless, I had to make room for the one track that is worthy of attention. That exception is the single "Audacity of

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-46473415747979112292010-01-02T15:31:00.001-05:002010-01-02T15:33:10.658-05:00

This next selection has a few stories behind it. First of all, I loved the new Peter Bjorn and John album, Living Thing, even though it seemed to offend everyone wanting another "Young Folks." Secondly, this gives me a chance to acknowledge Miike Snow, another trio (of Swedish producers and an American singer), who have put out some great remixes, but whose own 2009 was just okay. Finally, this

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-78914255313664681342010-01-02T15:29:00.001-05:002010-01-02T15:31:20.684-05:00

Each year my list seems to require one album not yet available in the US. Hands was released this summer and was supposed to see a release here in the Fall, since moved to 2010. Mind you the album was actually recorded in LA, the first single raised ears in the trailer for the movie Jennifer's Body and it's the most radio-friendly thing on my mix. The hardest admission is that I preferred this

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-22528374887690674942010-01-02T15:28:00.000-05:002010-01-02T15:29:50.940-05:00

I initially crossed paths with Florence + the Machine while following the various projects of Devonte Hynes. The booming white-girl soul of Florence Welch, tinkered by a stable of noted producers, existed somewhere between Annie Lennox and Kate Bush and didn't immediately strike a chord with me. That changed when I heard a remix of the second single. The direction of the remix is somewhat ironic

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-74894378910511264022009-12-28T22:29:00.003-05:002009-12-28T23:34:28.773-05:00

Expressions would be pretty high on my list if it weren't for that fact that it's merely a collection of singles and b-sides from the band's three 12" releases and that I included one of them on last year's mix. Still, it is nice to finally see all the songs in one place. The Los Angeles-based (of course) trio administers a dose of vintage, sugary 70's pop a'la ABBA and ELO in such a convincing

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-85961101162915276992009-12-27T01:58:00.003-05:002009-12-27T03:12:31.153-05:00

Farm sounds like a vintage Dinosaur Jr album sacrificing nothing despite a two decade lapse and even exceeds their first reunited effort, 2007's Beyond. That album blew away everyone's expectations and brought new life to a band seemingly doomed to be remembered for it's internal strife rather than as one of the most influential underground bands of the late eighties. This is no longer an

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1508611753707749322009-12-27T00:27:00.007-05:002010-01-03T11:44:34.653-05:00

Hi there. Does anyone still visit these parts? I continue to not be so much up to the task of going into depth about my favorites. I'll just drop this list and wish '09 good riddance.9 for '09:01. Silversun Pickups "The Royal We". Swoon was a great, cohesive album from beginning to end and I know that I will continue to listen to it for many years. They deserve all the success and related

josh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-18425765518114321332009-12-25T13:37:00.004-05:002010-01-02T16:56:34.745-05:00

My #2 album of the year is the double-disc album Dark Was the Night, curated by members of The National to benefit the Red Hot Organization on it's 20th anniversary. The album raised thousands to fight AIDS/HIV while offering a bountiful collection of original music and covers from a generation's worth of notable independent artists. The list is mind-boggling and there is nary a throwaway track..

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-42682855808699150442009-12-25T13:19:00.005-05:002009-12-27T01:44:36.587-05:00

As my brother and I discussed potential bands of the decade, with a prerequisite of four solid albums, I had to wonder if I could use Bishop Allen's appearance in the movie Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist as number four because I've really enjoyed their three albums. That particular high-profile moment led to several publications feeling obligated to review their latest and subsequently thrash

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-60517373334472137542009-12-22T20:09:00.003-05:002009-12-22T21:11:52.891-05:00

A good album about bad relationships. That is the best way to sum up Know Better Learn Faster. I'm left wondering if it's strange that I find Thao Nguyen singing about failed relationships so seductive. It's the way she can hang on a syllable and make you want to dance even when the topic is sad sex. The songs as a whole capture an accurate portrayal of love lost as she pleads with the lover to

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-87720009735822020292009-12-21T19:06:00.003-05:002009-12-21T20:31:49.772-05:00

Sex in the dark, drum machines and a Young Marble Giants-like aesthetic of less is more sums up this massively hyped debut album. With a tribute to R&B re-imagined as minimalist post-punk, the XX have self-produced an album worthy of pre or post coital playback. I just hope there's someone special in your life because this one deserved repeated listens. It somehow manages to lack the pretension

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-38228501448350970632009-12-20T19:23:00.005-05:002009-12-21T03:24:17.430-05:00

The Legends have been around for seven years and it seems every time they release an album, it's met with some minor critical praise, but never enough rightful adoption by US-based music fans. In fact I've already seen this year's Over and Over mentioned on two "albums you might have missed" end of year lists. The group has become the primary musical outlet of Labrador Records founder and Swedish

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-49506989693324495082009-12-19T14:37:00.005-05:002009-12-21T03:23:35.656-05:00

It's not a complete year-end list until I've included an obscure Swedish release (this year I have two). Nearly no information regarding the group jj or where they're from aside from Sweden at large exists. jj released their debut single jj n° 1 early in 2009 and released their debut album jj n° 2 months later. The female vocalist has been identified as "Elin" but it's unsure if that's made-up.

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-71063216039707559462009-12-19T13:47:00.005-05:002009-12-19T14:36:20.735-05:00

Now here's a real throwback beyond the sound. It's been over a decade since I regularly scooped up anything and everything released by Slumberland Records. Furthermore, we have an album recorded by Archie Moore, formally of Velocity Girl, which takes me all the way back to high school. Slumberland delivered a healthy dose of twee pop back in the nineties, including many bands that tried to

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-44484241197010955282009-12-19T02:24:00.006-05:002009-12-19T12:33:18.274-05:00

My Maudlin Career was my favorite album of the year. I can recall spending a good deal of the Spring driving around at night listening to the album on repeat. That culminated in my seeing the band live in June. The album stabilizes the polygamous marriage of twee pop, Motown adoration and Phil Spector vibes hinted in previous efforts. The group has finally climbed out of the shadows of lazy

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-72586026320654185062009-12-19T01:39:00.007-05:002009-12-19T13:47:03.552-05:00

First Days of Spring is the second studio album from English band Noah and the Whale. It's instant appeal to me and I imagine other lovelorn folks is that it is one in a long line of break-up albums. In fact it is arguably my favorite break-up narrative committed to music since Of Montreal's A Bedside Drama. It's true-to-life roots result in the departure of the group's sole female presence, who

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-57550491290644356022009-11-20T23:15:00.000-05:002009-11-20T23:18:45.165-05:00

Somethings in the works...

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-9117824421210417852008-12-06T16:57:00.004-05:002008-12-18T01:41:53.603-05:00

Most of my conversations the past week regarding music have led to a seemingly shared belief that it was a poor year for music. Most top 5 lists have included quizzically overrated albums from adored bands (Portishead, TV on the Radio) to some serious retread no one wants to admit to (Fleet Foxes, Vampire Weekend). My contribution to the disappointment of 2008 may be found in the fact that my

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-41791255863015830972008-12-06T16:36:00.008-05:002008-12-08T01:10:20.772-05:00

I spent a great deal of this year hosting the Geeks Who Drink trivia night at Illegal Pete's in the DTC. After getting bored of playing my predictable indierock the year previous, I started digging up both enjoyable and cheesy remixes. I actually had a chance to deejay a handful of parties this year as well, which has typically been something outside my range of expertise and it was surprisingly

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-35516295312277948132007-12-31T23:07:00.000-05:002008-01-03T01:22:44.788-05:00

There were two albums I didn't get a chance to write about with the constraints provided by my moving. Both of them are international pop artists who will see a domestic release this year, so to that end if I'm willing to write anymore, there will be a time for them. I'm wrapping up the 2007 retrospective though with a a band that put out my first favorite song of the year, the then ironic and

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-30101097306516046842007-12-30T21:34:00.000-05:002007-12-30T22:01:05.407-05:00

Now without internet at home, I'm blogging from a sports bar in my new neighborhood, which seems very unfitting for such a classy sounding band. The Clientele are no doubt an acquired taste. They'd be somewhere between twee pop and dream pop if they didn't sound so sophisticated and debonair. This year saw the release of God Save the Clientele, which doesn't sound all too different from their

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-50164371118039626372007-12-29T22:58:00.000-05:002007-12-30T01:41:37.380-05:00

One of the most amazing debut albums I've heard and like yesterday's music, an album I considered at length to call my favorite of the year. Others tended to agree as Fur & Gold by Brighton, England's Bat for Lashes was even nominated for a Mercury Prize. Bat for Lashes is essentially a moniker for songwriter Natasha Khan, a former nursery school teacher who studied music and visual arts, citing

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-52237075576137270802007-12-28T23:45:00.000-05:002007-12-29T01:35:40.302-05:00

Probably a safe bet that this is the only time in my life that I will openly claim that a musical was my favorite movie of the year. Like many good things, my brother had recommended this one to me. In short, I'm a firm believer that the most important person you cross paths with in life will not likely be someone you know long and it's not always someone you fall into bed with. Once basically

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-65417395035194070322007-12-27T14:05:00.000-05:002007-12-27T15:14:31.581-05:00

With only one mis-step in my attempt to post every day this month, I've at the least impressed myself just given the time commitment right in the middle of the holidays, a new job and moving. In fact, with my internet possibly being shut off before the new year, I'm going to double up on some entries to my favorite songs this year to make sure I get to them all. It works out well for today's

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-56896968440118450622007-12-27T00:18:00.000-05:002007-12-27T00:54:41.366-05:00

I wore the hell out of the debut Wilco cd when I was in high school after picking it up for a paltry sum at Newbury Comics. Conversely, I can't say I spent much time with the last one and as a result I didn't exactly pounce on Sky Blue Sky earlier this year. I'm glad I did get around to it though because I was pleasantly surprised to hear the group fiddling around less with sonic progressions and

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-63536346025792127292007-12-25T12:11:00.000-05:002007-12-25T12:38:01.620-05:00

Some apparent musical genius said that we hate it when our friends become successful. Not that I needed yet another reason to scoff at Morrissey, but the emergence of the Hot IQs is easily one of my favorite outcomes of the clubhouse days at Radio 1190. Saturday night Eli, Brian and Elaine treated us to an Xmas Party show alongside locals The Knew, d.biddle, Cat-A-Tac and then took the stage

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-13046928212915983472007-12-25T01:10:00.000-05:002007-12-25T03:15:39.454-05:00

Pastoral pop in the tradition of the Essex Green and Ladybug Transistor, Chicago's The 1900s were one of the few new discoveries to grab my attention this past year that otherwise seemed to rely heavily on the familiar. Recorded by an ensemble with an obvious love of AM radio, Cold & Kind runs the gammit from Zombies-adoring psyche-pop to the compelling, seventies soft rock of Fleetwood Mac.

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-79385143680647723482007-12-23T21:24:00.000-05:002007-12-24T12:36:52.000-05:00

I'm writing today's entry from a bar and while decidedly drunk. It is kind of a wonderful world we live in when such things are possible. Well that and the subsequently much-needed spellcheck. I saw the band I want to cover today next door to where I'm having a handful of beers at the moment. One of the bigger regrets in my finally leaving Brooklyn was the amount of great bands that have

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-53209133858087894292007-12-22T03:19:00.000-05:002007-12-23T04:48:06.959-05:00

I didn't have high hopes for the debut release from Everybody Else, primarily because the trio had been sitting on the songs and the buzz of their live shows for far too long with very little committed towards a proper release. The group is fronted by Carrick Moore Gerety formally of one my most beloved pop bands (and pretty much hated by...everybody else), that being the Push Kings. Considering

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-56356252312785626192007-12-21T14:31:00.000-05:002007-12-22T03:21:13.097-05:00

I'm cheating, but being honest to "the best of 2007" with this one. It was released in late 2006 and to date still has no domestic release. I was able to finally get my hands on the album a few months after listening to the following single about this time last year. There is no other album I listened to more this past year. Every song on their self-titled debut is perfect in its own way. While "

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-3890461441600752232007-12-20T23:43:00.000-05:002007-12-22T02:32:56.152-05:00

Combining Swedish pop music and Merge records (two of my most favorite things) will immediately make my ears perk up. With acts like Camera Obscura, Essex Green, Crooked Fingers and Spoon it's no surprise why I currently think of Merge as the most reliable label for my particular tastes. Merge snatched up Shout Out Louds after their critically lauded, but under-marketed one-off, major-label debut

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-18098470349164322242007-12-20T00:55:00.000-05:002007-12-20T01:56:48.780-05:00

This is another tricky album to include for 2007 because it technically came out late last year (in the UK) and two of the better songs were originally recorded for a 2004 Nancy Sinatra record that Jarvis Cover collaborated on. Nonetheless, I listened to it quite a bit and it was actually difficult to choose which song to represent, so I imagine it merits some amount of attention. Well there's

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-88934875463740816752007-12-19T00:21:00.000-05:002007-12-19T00:58:04.335-05:00

So I totally have to cheat and be brief tonight because I picked up a fill-in gig this evening and am super behind on other stuff I should be doing. I actually wrestled with whether or not to include a song from the new Spoon album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. The group has become so consistent I sometimes actually feel that half-disappointment that's like already knowing what you're getting for Christmas

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-89615778613820111422007-12-17T23:44:00.000-05:002007-12-18T01:09:22.763-05:00

Idiosyncratic proved to be the case rather than claims of this UK act being a one-trick pony. Art Brut will succeed where others fail because they wear their passion for pop music on their sleeves. It's A Bit Complicated is of course not very complicated at all. Once again the lyrics are clever and easy to memorize and while Eddie Argos lacks range, he is filled with spoken exuberance that is too

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-86413676531929040972007-12-16T11:42:00.000-05:002007-12-17T01:44:20.382-05:00

My brother actually turned me on to this band a few years ago and I was finally able to see them live alongside an equally enjoyable indie super-group side-project they participate in by the name of Brakes Brakes Brakes. It was a fairly memorable show for me, partly because it was covered by the Spin website and I managed to get my mug up on one of their profiles and partly because I solicited a

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-64078359643252623722007-12-15T11:33:00.001-05:002007-12-15T12:21:58.199-05:00

Every year my list contains at least one guilty pleasure. This has included everything from Kelly to Kylie. This year it's not at all what you'd expect, especially considering they've been on this list before with a handful of mind-blowing EPs that preceded this full-length, one that landed with a bit of a thud amidst the blog community that had championed them. The self-titled album from

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-17461550393657512372007-12-14T11:03:00.000-05:002007-12-15T03:37:00.856-05:00

Dear Companion was the solo album released this year by singer Meg Baird. She is perhaps best knows for her contributions to the pastoral output of Philly neo-folk trio Espers. On the album she primarily handles traditional folk songs such as the titular track I've included. There's also two originals and a handful of semi-obscure psyche covers given an airy acoustic makeover. Reportedly recorded

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-88567041526925154452007-12-13T19:26:00.000-05:002007-12-14T00:19:00.605-05:00

Portland's Jason Merritt writes songs for his band Timesbold, but also performs solo as Whip. It was on Bridging the Gap: A Portland, OR Covers Compilation that I first heard him and I was just blown away with how he transformed Billy Idol's "White Wedding." The original romp was just utterly stripped bare and given a sparse folk voice with some gentle banjo picking and surprisingly it emerged at

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-22810918870314569912007-12-13T00:27:00.000-05:002007-12-14T01:21:13.461-05:00

I know, I know. Eventually. I mean in all honestly I'm not sure I can explain what it was like finally hearing "Moving Pictures, Silent Films" live. Their music is how I feel inside.Great Lake Swimmers - download "Your Rocky Spine"visit the bandbuy the album

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-12484981742373929522007-12-12T01:13:00.000-05:002007-12-12T02:21:22.349-05:00

It's been an incredibly long day filled with a light but never-ending snowfall and an excess of people who have no business driving in such icy streets due to overwhelming timidness or a complete lack of fear and brains. Nonetheless, I'm trying not to break the planned streak of posts here and so while I sleep on the job tomorrow, I hope you're listening to this one.The Village Voice said of In

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Insomuch as many readers of the former Audio For Drinking blog were longtime friends whom had grown accustomed to having me nudge them in the direction of music they might enjoy, I often found myself standing in person, face-to-face and toe-to-toe, with some rather unhappy folks . They weren't much unlike junkies whose favorite dealer had just skipped town. This was a problem and I needed a

josh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-19888749487266424452007-12-11T20:34:00.000-05:002007-12-11T21:09:56.957-05:00

So is it too early to get excited for 2008's impending releases? Perhaps a little tease from I AM KLOOT might help stir you? I for one look forward to a new album from the idol of my teenage years, Mr. Bob Mould. Seriously, I saw him wear a cardigan in a video so I bought one...and wore it everywhere for 10 years! District Line arrives in February. Cat Power comes purring with 2 discs of covers

josh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-27352100582963053712007-12-10T21:47:00.000-05:002007-12-11T00:08:29.129-05:00

I became absolutely smitten with this band after hearing the very line that serves as the title for this entry. Least one forgets, once upon a time I did DJ a twee pop show at 1190, so it should not be surprising that I'd fall so hard for such a silly sentiment. Au Revoir Simone sometimes seems overwhelmingly catered to the nonsensical things that can win me over. I like, pretty music, especially

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-41099386941037762032007-12-09T14:57:00.000-05:002007-12-09T16:40:27.183-05:00

An early frontrunner for my song of the year, "My Punishment for Fighting" is on the the new album from North Carolina duo The Rosebuds. That album, Night of the Furies, is a much different beast than their previous and should illicit some arguments about which is the truer breakthrough for the pair. Whereas Birds Make Good Neighbors was downright cynical in its alignment with the Rosebuds peppy

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-50309840456561244322007-12-08T17:05:00.000-05:002007-12-09T12:45:32.214-05:00

Reawakening the debate of how much a bad band name effects peoples willingness to check out an album, Dr. Dog built upon the buzz of 2005's Easy Beat with the recognizably less lo-fi We All Belong. With a handful of exceptions, Dr. Dog have been one of those rare breed who have been able to shamelessly take queues from the Beatles and Beach Boys and not immediately be met by critics with the

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-29923809636153174602007-12-07T18:18:00.000-05:002007-12-07T19:16:02.038-05:00

Both today and tomorrows entries contain unabashed sixties retro revival as enthusiastic as it is lackadaisical in it's kicked-back, hippy shuffling. Octopus, which was released in the UK last year, was finally given a proper stateside rollout this year, albeit as Band of Bees. The group from the smallish Isle of Wight recorded their sophomore release in the too-fabled-to-be-fabled anymore Abbey

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-6465743190236583432007-12-06T11:42:00.000-05:002007-12-07T01:25:14.040-05:00

Sometimes all it takes is one song. Sure Architecture In Helsinki had a disappointing new full-length album that came out this year (Places Like This), but what I did agreeably put in my player over and over again was the "Heart It Races" single that preceded the lively group's third album. It took the Australian pop ensemble's organic sound in several directions allowing others to completely

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-37928864894224948672007-12-05T22:45:00.000-05:002007-12-06T02:00:58.059-05:00

I'm actually going to waste today's post by spending time to make a brief and obvious comparison between two artists rather than give you a proper review. In 1982 the Clash released Combat Rock, an album that featured songs such as "Straight to Hell," where the group regularly condemned the wrongs that they saw in the world. It was here where they began to experiment more regularly with rap, funk

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-15071010045647758442007-12-05T19:40:00.000-05:002007-12-05T20:40:14.433-05:00

So, first off, let me freely admit that I'm not going to give this the effort I would have back when A4d was running on all cylinders, pumping out recommendations and adorations. It's not because I'm lazy either. It's because it was a bad year for pop music. That's right. Top 40 was really horrible this year. Even the hip-hop sucked. But the music you and I prefer to digest good friend stood at

josh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-45856877988252492742007-12-05T18:26:00.000-05:002007-12-05T18:47:15.495-05:00

Hello. So I guess it's about time I should chime in on the easy-as-pie end-of-year festival of lists. Before I get started on that though, I'd like to point everyone's attention in the direction of NPR Music's very democratic "Best CD's of 2007" survey. If I could be a dork for a moment, let me suggest that perhaps you lend one of your five votes to my good friend Mocean Worker and his excellent

josh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-53980087615147658352007-12-04T23:27:00.000-05:002007-12-05T00:16:07.495-05:00

"† " was the dance album of this past summer and "D.A.N.C.E." one of the finest crossover electro-pop jams in recent memory. I picked up their album on a whim after enjoying 2 Many DJs take on their 2005 single "Waters of Nazareth" and reading about them sampling Goblin (on "Phantom"). The album tends to recall either/or early Daft Punk (band groups are managed by the same fellow) and the

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-5296096506321420042007-12-03T11:01:00.000-05:002007-12-04T01:08:32.752-05:00

It seems unfortunate that today would be the day to recognize the deceptive silliness and truer scariness of one's personal demons displayed on Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? and the 2007 "clothing-optional" iteration of Of Montreal. You see today was the first day of my new job and I am laying here in an exhaustive haze that can barely put together sentences let alone touch off the

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-73099811011143803252007-12-02T12:34:00.000-05:002007-12-02T18:01:47.240-05:00

If you haven't figured out from the previous post, I'll be posting these things in the order they appear on the mix I made. That should explain why on the second day of this endeavor we already have a track from my favorite album of the year. LCD Soundsystem's Sound of Silver was a huge jump forward from the already enjoyable self-titled 2005 debut. The leaps and bounds primarily took place in

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-82312433645557165312007-12-01T16:05:00.000-05:002007-12-01T18:55:08.575-05:00

As is the case at the end of each year, I slowly piece together a mix cd of my favorite tracks from the year. As you can imagine, with all genres fair game, it can be challenging trying to order the songs with an appropriate flow that those with a particular ear for such things seek. The only track that really proved troublesome was the tune I selected to kick of my year-end retrospective of the

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-64502869791910846742007-11-28T03:13:00.000-05:002007-11-28T03:18:02.471-05:00

the best of 2007 all month long in december. thirty-one songs handpicked by the very curator of this abandoned blog and delivered to those frequently referred to as "in the know." yeah, yeah...end of the year is all about best-of lists and is easy game for even the laziest of bloggers. tis still free music lovingly chosen by my surefire ears. see you in a few days.

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1160337582790513012006-10-08T15:57:00.000-04:002006-10-08T15:59:42.790-04:00

The site formerly located at www.audiofordrinking.com is now located here at audiofordrinking.blogspot.com. This archive contains the roughly one year of music writing by Josh and Jason Mueller. Enjoy.

josh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1159892564073590622006-10-03T12:18:00.000-04:002006-10-03T12:22:44.110-04:00

Hey everyone, I had the opportunity to interview the Scissor Sisters. They have a wonderful and fun new album in stores called Ta-Dah and if you haven't heard it yet, please catch up with the booty-shaking masses. Here's a a bit of our conversation below. If you have a website and would like to post this, please let me know. Enjoy!JM: So you all got started here in New York City , a citywhere

josh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1155593109444880842006-08-14T17:53:00.001-04:002006-08-14T18:05:09.446-04:00

Hey everybody. The new website is called Trapeze Swinger. It should go live the first of September, maybe sooner. Jason and a I will be bringing you the same type of music news and reviews you saw here at Audio for Drinking but now you can also check out lots of others things- news and reviews of new movie releases, dvds, video games, viral videos, books- all sorts of stuff. We've recruited some

josh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1153971690045323082006-07-26T23:36:00.000-04:002006-07-26T23:41:30.066-04:00

Something new is coming for all you fans of Audio For Drinking. It's been a month since we stopped posting regularly yet I see we still get over a hundred folks a day showing up. Keep you eyes here for news on a new project I'm working on. With that in mind, if you're person out there who likes to write about music, movies, comic books- pretty much any interesting media and would be interested in

josh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1150985341030392032006-06-22T09:39:00.000-04:002006-06-22T10:10:07.820-04:00

i thought i'd let my final, proper entry stand as an explanation for the blogs name. in college i had a radio show called Arguments for Drinking, which in many respects i consider the blog an extension of as i'm simply continuing to share music. it was two hours of mostly melancholic pop music and i lifted the name from my answer to 'what is the most underrated album from the last ten years that

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1150934720317747252006-06-22T00:10:00.000-04:002006-06-22T11:13:53.120-04:00

As a last act before starting to put the shutters up on this lemonade stand, I've finally recovered all of the posts that we lost when the original website crashed in November of last year and archived them here for future posterity. I found myself reading several of the old posts in the process and had to remark on Jay's uncanny ability to be the first person to write about some wonderful bands

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it would figure that i'd start pilfering out in the last weeks before A4D's one year anniversary (that would be tommorrow). these are likely the last breaths of the site being something i attempt to post in on a daily basis. it's been a bit of a challenge as i used to post in the evening until i started going to gym regularly at night and then my morning posts were squashed when i lost my

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1150816025830699972006-06-20T11:02:00.000-04:002006-06-20T13:02:44.250-04:00

Congrats to our buddy Ben Henry whose website has made Entertainment Weekly's 100 Sites to Bookmark in this week's issue. This follows his being mentioned on both ESPN and Deadspin as well as being a Yahoo pick of the day. I guess we'll all have to pick up the pace.Check out his site here: The Baseball Card BlogAlso in baseball related news, yours truly has had a relatively firm grasp of the top

josh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1150781258582615472006-06-20T01:20:00.000-04:002006-06-20T01:27:38.603-04:00

for cat -if things never quite find a way to work out, i will have at least inherited some organic shampoo and a dress i never saw you in.Jr Corduroy "Strange Empty Hollow"

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1150566028786055312006-06-17T13:21:00.000-04:002006-06-17T13:41:19.966-04:00

Here are the two wonderful tracks featured in Adidas' just as wonderful "Impossible Team" adverts airing during the World Cup this year. check them out HERE. I've been watching a lot of the games- I've been especially rooting for Portugal. De L'alouette by RJD2Eanie Meany by Jim Noir

josh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1150352751633836022006-06-15T02:05:00.000-04:002006-06-15T02:25:51.656-04:00

a week (or maybe two) ago one of the blogs did a bit on underrated soundtracks (i think it was stereogum). anyway, i thought i'd chime in with one of my favorite soundtracks that i'm pretty sure not very many are aware of. partly because the movie it represents did very little and was criticized as an atmospheric film lacking a cinematic-worthy story. the soundtrack for 1997 release First Love,

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1150302567722576952006-06-14T12:22:00.000-04:002006-06-15T00:03:16.753-04:00

Hey everyone. The trailer for the Zack Braff's film Garden State was even better than the film itself (still a pretty darn good film). Most of this was due to great use of tracks from Frou Frou and Postal Service. The soundtrack of course did gangbusters. Zack's got his another film, The Last Kiss, a remake of foreignerL'ultimo bacio, on the way. Check out the musically inclined teaser trailer at

josh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1150301572187054292006-06-14T11:43:00.000-04:002006-06-14T12:12:52.360-04:00

i took the day off from work yesterday while they arranged new cubes. i came in this morning to discover i no longer have access to the hub i was connecting my powerbook to. as a result i have an entry for today, but no means of uploading the corresponding mp3. thus i'm afraid today's entry won't go up until this evening. not that anyones reading this.

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1150120171009274222006-06-12T09:34:00.000-04:002006-06-12T09:49:34.783-04:00

A4D favorites Say Hi To Your Mom have unleashed a preview mp3 from their forthcoming fourth album, Impeccable Blahs. the album is due to drop in late july and is bound to contain a great deal of indiepop filled with witticisms and adoration of robots and perhaps some lighthearted analysis of young brooklynites. a tour in support of the new album has already been planned and thankfully a show in

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1149868123710290682006-06-09T10:41:00.000-04:002006-06-09T11:48:46.173-04:00

self-proclaimed nappy, underground rappers from the sewer Das Efx emerged from brooklyn onto the rap scene in the early ninties. their nonsensical, rapid-fire delivery of over-the-top pop culture references caught the attention EMPD who signed the band on as part of the Def Squad after sensing the pair (Skoob aka Books and Crazy Dazy aka Dre) were onto something. their debut album, Dead Serious,

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a bit of an unconventional entry today following my brief vacation. last night i had every intention of uploading a song and writing an entry for today. instead i got sucked into watching old music videos on YouTube. i subscribed to the videos of someone using the moniker of ShockG, a reference to the frontman of Digital Underground, who has posted over two-hundred music videos of eighties

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1149691172620627522006-06-07T10:39:00.000-04:002006-06-07T10:39:32.640-04:00

I'd say that about about 20 bands a week want to be my friend on MySpace and I pretty much am having nice to say about any of them. Except one: Margot & The Nuclear So and So's. First off- what a name! Who knows what it means but it sure sounds great rolling off the tongue. The band is an eight-piece indie rock collective hailing from Indinapolis, Indiana. I can only assume they wanted to be my

josh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1149549768259512132006-06-06T00:01:00.000-04:002006-06-05T19:49:47.493-04:00

A few years back I was at a listening station in the Virgin Mega Store checking out various imports when the first 20 seconds I heard off one album made me shell out twenty-six bucks. The band is Mew and the song is titled "Am I Wry? No" The album Frengers was one of the best I heard that year. It's dreamy and bombastic: a mish-mash of the band's admitted influences: My Bloody Valentine, Pixies

josh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1149515875668384632006-06-05T09:16:00.000-04:002006-06-05T10:17:48.726-04:00

back to back three-day weekends is never a bad thing. a three-day weekend with a Voxtrot show stuffed in the middle is that much better. a lot of times i will have the album of the band in my car for sometime before they come through town, getting myself excited for the show. not this case this weekend as i've been driving around to the Pretty in Pink soundtrack and Versus. strangely it works if

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1149177793479821752006-06-01T11:03:00.000-04:002006-06-01T12:05:23.346-04:00

with a recently released "best of" album and a forthcoming, two-disc collection of forty-three unreleased songs, entitled Catfight, it seems as good a day as any to finally get some Hefner up on the A4D. Hefner technically began in 1995 though it wasn't until two years later that frontman Darren Hayman pulled together drummer Antony Harding and bassist John Morrison to form the groups core.

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1149129497815216352006-05-31T22:31:00.000-04:002006-05-31T22:38:17.816-04:00

Many props to longtime friend Natty for this really bitchin' piece of artwork. Make sure to click on it to get a better look. The teeth are nice globby pieces of white acrylic paint. Sweet. The gentlemen, whom some say looks suspiciously like myself, looks a bit like Nick Cave to me. Be sure to click on the above link to check out some of the really cool pieces she has for sale.

josh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1149097942839918542006-05-31T13:09:00.000-04:002006-05-31T13:55:19.923-04:00

i was at a show last night and a few people there had mentioned that they had gone to seen the Charlatans UK the evening previous and in between drinks i kept reminding myself to get some nineties britpop up on the site the next day. i was never into the aforementioned band, but after waking up borderline late for work, i was able to snag a compilation with a song from underrated uk popsters the

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1149014892011359072006-05-30T14:19:00.000-04:002006-05-30T14:49:21.823-04:00

i got lazy and took the holiday off. said holiday was spent breaking any diets to eat tasty barbeque and then taking in the new X-Men movie, which sadly was not as enjoyable as the first two. i think they simply tried to cram too much into this one. i also watched Everything is Illuminated and can recommend it. the biggest movie news of the weekend, however, came So Much Silence.now on to the

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1148674752750760922006-05-26T16:18:00.000-04:002006-05-26T16:32:21.180-04:00

today is one of those arbitrary looks at one of my all-time favorite albums. Hissing Prigs in Static Couture was the third album released by the dayton, oh-based group, Brainiac. it was their first album for influential indie Touch & Go. with Hissing Prigs, the band made a leap from the basement indierock experimenting of their previous work and committed themselves to a noisy, high-energy blend

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1148578254059779502006-05-25T13:03:00.000-04:002006-05-25T13:34:54.190-04:00

the aforementioned summer tunes over at MoB came at an appropriate time given that for the past week weather in colorado has been pushing over ninety or close to it. the most obvious response from me might have been a Beach Boys song if i wasn't so fond of the song i choose instead. i recall one of my first summer visits to california where we drove along the coast listening to Beach Boys albums,

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1148575623480298482006-05-25T12:45:00.000-04:002006-05-25T12:47:03.500-04:00

Muzzle of Bees has a new feature spotlighting the favorite summer songs of various bloggers and yours truly (J & J) helped kick things off. Go Check it out.

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today's post is inspired by something pretty silly...my favorite pin. i don't even remember how i ended up with a Black Tambourine pin, but for whatever reason i've always liked it. the short lived washington dc-based band has a brief history, but not an uninteresting one. members included pam berry, co-founder of Chickfactor, guitarists archie moore and brian nelson from Velocity Girl and

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1148311982503626902006-05-22T10:44:00.000-04:002006-05-22T11:33:17.266-04:00

when you grow up in a state as seemingly irrelevant as rhode island, any song that references your home state can be kind of exciting. i was over at the Matador Records website getting ready to download a track from the new Mission of Burma to cover for the website today. the legendary group hails from boston, a defacto second home for rhode islanders because it serves as a much easier point of

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1148047215828569232006-05-19T09:59:00.000-04:002006-05-19T12:26:07.356-04:00

very excited about this album, which arrived in the mail this week. Versions is the second remix compilation to be released by the DJ duo named Thievery Corporation. Rob Garza and Eric Hilton began the collaboration in washington d.c. in the early nineties, with Hilton previously taking in the aesthetics of the cities storied punk/hardcore scene while Garza on the other hand, seems to be

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1147963781364921582006-05-18T10:23:00.000-04:002006-05-18T10:49:41.670-04:00

with the release of the 24th volume of Little Darla Has A Treat for You this week, i thought i'd revisit one of the very first bands the series turned me onto some ten years ago or so. Holiday Flyer was formed by a brother and sister, john and katie conley, who released a number of singles on Silver Girl records before rounding out the line-up with the addition of verna brock (of Beanpole and

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1147880142375753882006-05-17T10:44:00.000-04:002006-05-17T11:37:05.323-04:00

Acetone's self-titled album, released in 1997 on vapor records, is generally considered their worst album, panned by critics as sounding lazy and frequently out of tune. it also happens to be my favorite Acetone record, showing you what little i know. the la-based group, formed by three art school friends from the ashes of a punk-surf band named Spinout, debuted as Acetone in the early ninties

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1147750312649073382006-05-16T12:01:00.000-04:002006-05-15T23:31:52.740-04:00

I have a stack of CDs I've meaning to go through for some time. Included are the new albums from Snow Patrol and Walkmen but what really caught my eye was this description stickered to the front of one disc: "vocal sounds of an old saloon with the haunting strings of a Hungarian folk dance and the hard driving rhythms of pure rock and roll, somehow simultaneous reminiscent of both Johnny Cash

josh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1147448192755932382006-05-12T11:23:00.000-04:002006-05-12T11:36:32.783-04:00

a quick and easy post today because i have a lot of work to get done, but am only working a half day. i noticed that the Twilight Singers popped up on the denver concert calendar recently. Greg Dulli is out on the road supporting his new album, Powder Burns, which releases next week. Afghan Whigs were one of those bands josh was really into and eventually i came around. unfortunately i never saw

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1147359700768035492006-05-11T10:43:00.000-04:002006-05-11T11:01:40.786-04:00

another record i've really been looking forward to this year has it's release just weeks away. on the 30th new york-based Asobi Seksu will release their sophmore effort Citrius. i've heard about half the album and the comparision i'm surprised to make is that it reminds me alot of Lush. as much as i loved their self-titled debut from two years ago, i think this album may actually be better.

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1147272406218754172006-05-10T10:26:00.000-04:002006-05-10T10:48:12.003-04:00

Super XX Man once became the side project of Scott Garred, who moved to texas and fronted popular austin-based popsters Silver Scooter for a trio of albums. with the release last month of his latest album, X, the solo endeavor has once again become his full-time music gig. after adopting the moniker, a reference to a short film made by Kodak some time ago, scott has been releasing his simple and

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1147192155491492702006-05-09T12:18:00.000-04:002006-05-09T12:39:06.446-04:00

another of my obscure tracks that i myself admittedly know little about (we've previously posted about "lost acts" such as ESP All-Stars and the Miles). the song "Scrub" by Junebug appeared on a promotional cd from capitol records years back. it was amdist a time were the label underwent some major turnover at the top due to it's inability to compete in the blossoming hip-hop market. they had

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1147067610275164772006-05-08T01:16:00.000-04:002006-05-08T11:02:18.026-04:00

thought i'd use this monday morning to revisit one of my favorite albums from the nineties. i'm talking about Hotwired by scotland's Soup Dragons. with only one album left in them after this one, the group had fully fleshed out their pop rock sounds in the direction of many uk alternative acts by embracing the influnce of dancier music. the band had hinted at it earlier on their album Lovegod,

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1146844158597274892006-05-05T11:20:00.000-04:002006-05-05T11:57:41.063-04:00

i went and saw Brick with some friends last night and the more i think about it, the more impressed i am with it. in it's tale of a disenchanted, lovelorn teenager as self-made detective, uncovering murder and vice amidst the high schools drug underground, Brick brings a dedicated adaption of the film noir genre to a River's Edge quality teen drama. at the same time, it is not afraid to satirize

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1146754626064609452006-05-04T10:38:00.000-04:002006-05-04T10:57:49.093-04:00

todays track is from my most anticipated album of the year, namely Let's Get Out of This County from Camera Obscura, which is due in early june on merge records. one in a long line of glasgow bands i've become infatuated with, i've already pre-ordered the album as the label is offering it as a bundle with the pre-release single. tracks from the album have been leaking in several places and so far

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1146676503141475682006-05-03T11:46:00.000-04:002006-05-03T13:15:03.306-04:00

with an upcoming summer tour with Jose Gonzales and a new album (her fourth) out on domino entitled Son, argentinean singer Juana Molina is primed to pick up some casual fans. i say casual because her previous work has been primarily championed by music critics, making top ten lists, but sadly missed by music lovers at large. the timing is also right because Molina's breezy, organic folk for the

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14840828520861847043noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488358.post-1146526027817364382006-05-02T06:24:00.000-04:002006-05-01T23:59:12.916-04:00

While, Jay focuses on some of the better and often overlooked bands of the last 15 years or so, I've been...well, really neglecting my job to comment on some of the new music out there right now. I've just started a new job and things have been mighty busy/crazy but I'm gonna see what I can do to continue to keep things regular around here.So far I'd say the the best albums I've heard this year

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