MP3: “I Walked” by Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens surprised us all with an EP release last week. And now there's the news of another LP to be released in October, his first proper album in five years. A lot of fans will be pissed off by the electronic direction of the first song to surface of the new record, The Age of Adz, but this is one of the best tracks of the year so far. You can download "I Walked" by Sufjan Stevens here or stream it below (via Gorilla vs. Bear):
The Taking Under: An Interview With Elf Power
The last time Elephant 6 veterans Elf Power hit the road, it was a co-headlining gig with Athens, Georgia legend Vic Chestnutt. The band also collaborated with Chestnutt on the critically-acclaimed Dark Developments in 2009. This Fall, the band will tour with the long-awaited Elephant 6 film, Major Organ and the Adding Machine, in which lead singer Andrew Rieger plays one of the principal characters. The film is the visual counterpart to the 2001 album by the same name and is set for release along with Elf Power's tenth and self-titled release on September 14. We got a chance to ...
Faith No More @ Williamsburg Waterfront
Mike Patton is one of the biggest assholes around. He once taunted a New York crowd while wearing his Laker's jersey post-9/11. He stopped an interview mid-sentence at a festival to bash Wolfmother. On July 5th at the Williamsburg Waterfront in Brooklyn, Patton and a reunited Faith No More mocked the crowd between each song, joking about broken down subway service, the dirty East River, and all the dirty hipsters in the crowd. The band even did a tongue-in-cheek cover of Michael Jackson's "Ben" just days after the one-year anniversary of his death. Whether you are offended by Patton's insults ...
Album Review: Delta Spirit’s History from Below
While listening to Delta Spirit's new album, History From Below, my first impressions where these verbatim, "Well this is no Ode to Sunshine." But you know what, I really like this album. I was in love with their debut album. Seriously, I listened to it for about a month straight. Just like their previous effort, Delta Spirit opens the album with two very strong track, the latter of which is just plain danceable. "Salt in the Wound" is a slower song with a nice acoustic and vocal lead throughout. But "White Table" is just perfect; the way the guitar and ...
Jeff Mangum @ Le Poisson Rouge
Woke up today and remembered this incredible dream from last night. Jeff Mangum came out of 9+ years of hiding to perform five songs at a benefit show to a small crowd in NYC for his close friend and stroke victim, Chris Knox. He even opened up with "Oh Comely." Amazingly, for the 500+ in attendance last night, that show did take place. It was real! It happened! So many were worried that Mangum wouldn't show up. If he did, we would have been more than satisfied with his playing of the two songs that most knowledgeable fans expected, the ...
Live Shows
Faith No More @ Williamsburg Waterfront
Mike Patton is one of the biggest assholes around. He once taunted a New York crowd while wearing his...
LCD Soundsystem @ Terminal 5
James Murphy and company tore a hole through the floor of Terminal 5 on Saturday with LCD Soundsystem’s...
Jónsi @ Terminal 5
Jónsi’s performance Saturday night at Terminal 5 left no emotion unfurled. I’m not sure...
Jeff Mangum @ Le Poisson Rouge
Woke up today and remembered this incredible dream from last night. Jeff Mangum came out of 9+ years...
Read More Lives ShowsInterviews
The Taking Under: An Interview With Elf Power
The last time Elephant 6 veterans Elf Power hit the road, it was a...
Above The Influence: An Interview With Count From Inu
With the release of their Monster EP, Inu is a band to watch in 2010....
All In The Family: An Interview With Zechs Marquise
Named after a popular Japanese anime character, Zechs Marquise are...
Chasing the Dreaming California: An Interview With Friday Nights
The Ken Andrews and Matt Mahaffey (Self) influences are obvious on...
Read More InterviewsRecord Reviews
Album Review: Delta Spirit’s History from Below
While listening to Delta Spirit’s new album, History From Below, my first impressions where these verbatim, “Well this is no Ode to Sunshine.” But you know what, I really like this album. I was in love with their debut album. Seriously,... [Read more of this review]
Album Review: Crystal Castles (II)
For those expecting the new Crystal Castles record to approach or surpass their debut effort, you can stop reading this now. LCD Soundsystem’s astonishing This Is Happening improved upon Sound of Silver, which appeared on every credible “best... [Read more of this review]
Album Review: Shame, Shame
I didn’t think it was possible for the new Dr. Dog album, Shame, Shame, to even compare to their previous release, Fate; I could not have been more wrong. Shame, Shame is every bit as impressive as Fate but advances the band to that short list of artists... [Read more of this review]
EP Review: Monster
Inu is an intriguing new collaboration between a few established musicians. The group consists of producer Count, guitarist Tim Hingston, and cellist Zoe Keating. Count has produced, mixed, remixed, and engineered with some of the greatest; everything... [Read more of this review]
Album Review: Heligoland
With their fifth studio album release, has Massive Attack yet again made an ‘awe-worthy’ record with Heligoland? This album starts out with a nice chilled out track featuring Tunde Adebimpe from TV on the Radio, and “Paradise Circus,”... [Read more of this review]
Album Review: Tarot Sport
Fuck Button’s Tarot Sport is a mesmerizing exercise in electronic musical composition. The album displays an uncanny ability of the noisy electronic duo to do the impossible: transform indecipherable bleeps and glitches into highly accessible (even... [Read more of this review]
Read More Record Reviews