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Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest

Look, I know you probably don’t need my review of this album.  On the other hand, I don’t care, and feel like I need to discuss this, so you’re stuck with me.  Most of you already know what you’re going to get out of Grizzly Bear.  In the off chance that you’ve been living in [...]

They Shoot Music Don’t They

During my nightly YouTube session I stumbled across a bit of a gem.  The wonderful folks over at They Shoot Music Don’t They are posting videos and performances that borrow heavily from the folks of similar ilk over at La Blogotheque.  That’s not to say that it is any less effective, creative, or moving.  
TSMDT (abbreviation [...]

The Beatles – Love

 
Ok, so I’ve been wanting to write about this for weeks…alright, a month.  Anyway, I’ve been wavering on how to write this without sounding like a commercial for the Mirage or Cirque du Soleil.  Alas I haven’t found a way.
I’ll cut right to the chase.  The almost wife and I (I abhor the word fiancé) [...]

Peter Bjorn and John – Nothing to Worry About

Look, I’m not going to pretend to know what in God’s name is going on here.  All I know is that when you see this video all over those awful shows that just play internet videos, remember where you saw it first.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwcaQ3qJ88U[/youtube]

And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – The Century of Self

Apparently dropping the elipses is supposed to be enough to make us forget about their prior two albums.  Quite frankly boys, we didn’t need help forgetting.  Both were overly ambitious to the point of pretentiousness.  Both also did away with the bombast and assault like feeling that earlier albums exuded.  On this latest album they [...]

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