The view from where I am sitting is pretty sweet. There are skyscrapers, evergreens, snow-capped mountains, a lot of water… oh, and sun! The magnetic pull I feel towards my balcony, even while blogging or working from home, is a clear indicator that summer is underway. What better way to celebrate than with a double [Read Full Post...]
#90Regina Spektor – On The RadioAlbum: Begin To HopeYear: 2006 “On The Radio” is the first song I heard by Regina Spektor, and still the best. I found her idiosyncratic style completely infectious and only slightly obnoxious (like an inverted version of Natalie Portman’s character from Garden State). The song came back to me again [Read Full Post...]
New Music Monday doesn’t get much bigger than this – check out the bounty below and get excited for the upcoming music release season! The sun-drenched Barcelona tunesmiths are back, with Subiza coming out in the US on June 8 (the damn Europeans are already grooving to it). Lead single and first track “Stay Close” exhibits everything I [Read Full Post...]
The indie music scene has been a mish-mash of genres and subgenres and “genre-defying” musical statements lately. It can be hard to keep a handle on them, as many of these trends disappear as quickly as they arrive. While few artists are willing to pigeonhole themselves and categorically limit themselves to the strictures of a [Read Full Post...]
Here is the conclusion of my year-end countdown. My top 10 tracks of the year (click on the song title for a download link I’ve set up for you) are as follows: #10 Vampire Weekend – HorchataYes, it has ridiculous lyrics. Yes, it pushes even further into Afro-fetish territory than their last album. But above [Read Full Post...]
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