Wednesday, October 26 2011
Austin City Limits 2011: James Blake + Kurt Vile
When it comes to James Blake’s music, it has been an extremely slow journey towards appreciation for me, which might just be an appropriate pace given his style of music.
Friday, August 19 2011
The War on Drugs: Slave Ambient
On the long awaited second album, the War on Drugs takes its ambient folk to the next level, perfecting non-monumental classic rock, arena songs for an audience of loners.
Monday, May 3 2010
The Day the (AM) Music Died
There are songs played on AM radio that I would never put on at home, or want to hear in a bar or on an iPod; they only seem to sound good on a tinny AM receiver, especially the one in my car.
Tuesday, July 15 2008
The War on Drugs: Wagonwheel Blues
Wagonwheel Blues daubs electronic and acoustic watercolor sketches of Americana from the Midwest prairie through the lonesome crowded west on to the beaches and rocky shores.
