As I was scanning the initial list of artists for the Sasquatch! Festival that was released this week, I could only think one thing: Man…this year’s lineup sucks. Admittedly, part of this is taste. I’m not gaga for some of the indie darlings that grace the bill. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Silversun Pickups, Bon Iver, and [...]
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
Dirty whispers greet the listener on “Ulysses,” the opening track on Franz Ferdinand’s new album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand. This hush, and the fuzzy dissonance that accompanies it, foreshadows the party record for a party gone bad feel that resonates throughout Tonight. At times the album highlights the very best of Franz Ferdinand. “Send Him Away” [...]
Your Anti-Valentine’s Day Mixtape
LOVE SUCKS. It’s no coincidence that it’s a four-letter word. Sure, from the exterior love looks great, but it’s easy to forget so many aspects it entails. Love brings heartbreak, loneliness, pain, betrayal and the hostile feelings of resentment. For all of the souls that won’t be celebrating the upcoming “holiday,” here’s some songs for [...]
Quick Christian Rock Suggestions
There has always been a certain stigma towards Christian rock music. There are many factors for this, most notably the genre’s tendency to focus more on preaching than actually concentrating on the music. And of course, there is Creed, the only band that makes me think there cannot be a God, because He would not [...]
Visiter – The Dodos
Innovation in the realm of indie folk is clearly not extinct. The Dodos are a duo from San Francisco comprised of Logan Kroeber and Meric Long, and their 2008 release Visiter is enthusiastically whimsical. With the album, the band has carved out their own little space in the modern musical landscape. “Walking” begins Vister in [...]
