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Dancing in the ruins of the realm
Artists mentioned:I became a big James McMurtry fan a few years ago after being turned onto his "Choctaw Bingo," a stunning "song about the North Texas-Southern Oklahoma Crystal Methamphetamine Industry" which chugs along a biting rootsy rock guitar riff and features some of the most clever (and dirty) lyrics you're likely...(read full post)
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One more sun comes sliding down the sky
Artists mentioned:Today I want to discuss about the simple-but-sweet 3 minute pop song. As a talking point, here's the DC-based Julie Ocean, with a track from their just-released Long Gone and Nearly There.#1 Song - Julie OceanI have absolutely no problem believing that contemporary popular music is every bit as meaningful...(read full post)
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When the rain beats against my window pane
Artists mentioned:It's funny that when summer comes and you suddenly have nothing but free time, that you find yourself with almost no free time at all. What with frisbee, planting a garden, watching Doctor Who, cooking, and celebrating two close friends getting engaged, there's just no time to post on the...(read full post)
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Paradoxes are just the scar tissue
Artists mentioned:Photographs Are Not Memories - Victor BermonIt beckons you back to sleep, lifting you gently with a light tendrils of jazz-tinged electronic folk. And then thing that you can sense more than anything is the perfection in Bermon's sense of structure: the loping beat, a glitch here, the delicate touch...(read full post)
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Asking for flowers is like asking you to be nice
Artists mentioned:Asking for Flowers - Kathleen EdwardsI find myself incapable of writing about Kathleen Edwards without falling back into easy cliches. But sometimes lazy writing is still sufficient to fully convey what's here, and I think this is one of those cases. Her new record Asking For Flowers sounds like all...(read full post)
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This is a bright but haunted age
Artists mentioned:So I've been going through some good but slightly underwhelming releases from bands who have released some of my favorite records of the decade. I've covered the #1's from 07 and 06, but since we're still waiting on Sufjan to bring us a new state, I can't cover the #1...(read full post)
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Every day we wake up, we choose love, we choose life, it’s too easy just to fall apart
Artists mentioned:The theme this week is my favorite records of the year. My last review was of the follow-up to my favorite record of 2007, so I figured today was a good time to tackle the sophomore release from The Submarines, whose debut record was my favorite of 2006.If Declare a...(read full post)
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I will laugh my way through hurricanes and fire
Artists mentioned:Well, I just declared the new Frightened Rabbit album my favorite of the year so far. So now it's time to talk about some records that I was highly anticipating but which (for one reason or another) didn't quite make the cut. First on the list is the follow-up to...(read full post)
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When it's all gone, something carries on
Artists mentioned:I don't casually toss around the "album of the year" phrase, so when I say something is in the running for that title, even in May, there's a good chance it'll stand the test of time.With that in mind, let me say that The Midnight Organ Fight, the sophomore effort...(read full post)
