Friday, February 25 2011
Various Artists: Blue Valentine OST
While Grizzly Bear was the perfect choice to score the heartbreaking indie vehicle, listening to their score without the visuals leaves the listener a little wanting.
Sunday, October 17 2010
Glasser: Ring
Glasser’s debut album, Ring, is filled with the kind of indie-pop pedigree that makes music PR people froth at the mouth. Fortunately, the album is hardly a collection of popular indie derivatives.
Tuesday, May 25 2010
La Blogotheque: Cinéma-vérité and Music
La Blogotheque use one take of the performance and present it as its played out, with a little bit of artistic editing included in the introductions of videos to introduce us to the subject matter, almost like a short documentary.
Wednesday, March 10 2010
The Morning Benders: Big Echo
Their arrival on the big stage of modern underground pop music feels lived-in and warranted, an inevitable yet overdue pay off for this zealously determined and persistent band of underachievers.
Friday, December 18 2009
Various Artists: Warp (Chosen) / Warp (Recreated)
Warp wonders aloud who it is in 2009 and who it was for the past 20 years. Who it will be in the future is anybody's guess.
