What Caroline Polacheck hasover her contemporaries, the likesof Taylor and Chappelle and Charlie, you know, these powerhouse singersblending the pop and the dance and the electronics, is that Carolineis musically far more strange, far more otherworldly, far more arty, I’d say. I mean, from the first notes: listen to that howl that begins the openingContinue reading “#834: P is for Polacheck, Caroline”
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#822: O is for Olsen, Angel
Early in my experience as a customer of the now ubiquitousstreaming service industry, I think Angel Olsen came up either as something that was currently hot or as a recommendedlisten. That was the year All Mirrors came out, and for somereason, maybe even because the cover photo intrigued me, I gave it a listen orContinue reading “#822: O is for Olsen, Angel”
#800: M is for Mew
I haven’t listened to any radioother than NPR for decades now,and music television doesn’t exist,so mostly, I learn about new musicby sampling things on the streamingservice, getting a recommendation from a friend, or by accidentally stumbling upon something new on the inter webs, you know, in the way that everyone and their dogdiscovered Angine deContinue reading “#800: M is for Mew”
#768: J is for Jockstrap
Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye are the electronic experimental Englishpop duo of Jockstrap, who, with I Love You, Jennifer B, have released the only album I am aware of for which the listener gets to design their own album cover. The absolutely blank bright greenrecord jacket contains the record, of course, in translucent green, andContinue reading “#768: J is for Jockstrap”
#696: F is for Finn, Liam and Neil
It seems like it was only a few daysago when I was listening to Crowded House, but it’s been actually about a month and a half. Listening as much as I have been since the start of October, sometimes the experience becomes a bit of a blur. So I went all the way back toContinue reading “#696: F is for Finn, Liam and Neil”
