This post is part of our “Top Albums of The Decade” series. Follow the series to read about the best music to grace our ears in the 2000s. The New Pornographers – Mass Romantic (Mint Records) Hailing from the snowy Canadian plains, The New Pornographers shook everyone from the ground up when their incredible blend of contagiously joyful pop first hit record shelves. The band simply oozed of freshness, delivering stunning melodies, amazing riffs and…
Yes, it’s been that long. In the span of our soon to pass decade, you’ve loved and you’ve hated, you’ve learned and you’ve forgotten, you’ve seen and unseen, but now is not the time and place to fell into reminiscence, however. Instead, we’ll be discussing the albums that have been soundtracking most of our lives in the 2000s. It’s been a very hectic decade for the music industry, actually – a scene caught off guard…
Music: it’s entirely, utterly, completely, undeniably, irrefutably subjective, right? Wrong. You daft idiot. Look, I know it hurts, but it’s true. Some music is just objectively woeful. In fact, the odds are pretty high that if you’re listening to music right now, it’s crap. Whether it be chart music on the radio, an album on your iPod, or a memory on the tiny little Fisher Price turntable that is your mind, the song remains the…
All the interesting albums out in the week of October 19-26. The Flaming Lips cover Pink Floyd – band set for a Pink Floyd cover album next year. Trent Reznor got hitched this Monday. Poor guy. Two Lil Wayne albums due this year? According to Yahoo!, Madonna is too loud for her New York flat neighbors. Guess she gets a lot of broomstick nudges. Every Beatles song to be performed by ukulele in Brooklyn this…
Between so many solo projects by each of The Strokes’ band members, it seems like their new album is the one left to suffer the most. There’s been so much talk and speculating around it, that I, for one, don’t even know what to say, or write for that matter, anymore. It’s almost the beginning of November, and there’s still no word regarding it. All we know is that the band is still recording, and…
One of the most interesting debut projects of the year is, without a shadow of a doubt, the Austin electropop Neon Indian. The band’s sound is an interesting mix of lo-fi and reminiscent ’80s cheesy disco beats, delivering in the process some incredible synths and pop hooks. It’s not nearly as danceable as Alan Palomo’s (Neon Indian’s driving creative force) past projects, Vega or Ghosthustler, but it’s definitely very chill and carefree, ideal for time…
Since the super-group trio of Josh Homme/Dave Grohl/JP Johns was first announced a few months back, Them Crooked Vultures have become the number one act in the scene, with all eyes turning towards them, watching the band’s every move. Be it secret live shows, teasers and cryptic messages, The Vultures haven’t been too generous with details at all, but we’re pretty happy about what we’ve learned today. So, finally, Them Crooked Vultures debut self-titled will…
Rumored to be called “Google Music,” “Google Audio,” or “One Box, this latest search service targeted exclusively to the music niche, plans to revolutionize the way people find music. Apparently, upon searching for a particular artist or song will bring up a box, hence the “One Box” name, where users will be able to stream songs randomly chosen by the search engine, as well as particular tracks. The search giant won’t become a retailer though,…
I simply loved Yeasayer’s 2007 debut, “All Hour Cymbals”, an album that shines of an epic, out worldly atmosphere – a world where sludgy metal textures, gospel, a capella and liberal doses of electronic psych-rock mania reign undisturbed. As a result of their well received debut, the Brooklyn band was signed by Secretly Canadian for their upcoming sophomore effort, details of which were just recently finally announced. The new Yeasayer album is titled “Odd Blood”…
Weezerville is a peaceful little town, packed with really pleasant, although a bit loud, town’s folk. However, when a charming, beautiful woman enters the scenery things take a dramatic turn. That’s showing her, uh, guys?! This is how, in a nutshell, the latest Weezer video unfolds, soundtracked by the pure pop anthem (If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To. Oh, there’s a midget too, somewhere. You can never go wrong…
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