In another alphabetical mishap, bypassing the newer records insidethe browser cubes, I momentarilyforgot about this top-notch all-female English chamber pop rockgroup called The Last Dinner Party, a band so good I almost don’t like them, not because I’m jealous, not because I believe for a secondthe accusation that they’re industryplants (whatever the hell that means),Continue reading “#785: L is for The Last Dinner Party”
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#775: K is for King Crimson (70-71)
There are certain recordsI have bought, entire collectionssometimes, in boxes no less, costing hundreds of dollars, of music that I have never heard, but nevertheless feel compelled, not only to hear, but to hold, to own, to possess. The literary equivalent: I’ve never read Moby Dick, say, but believe I should have, and vow toContinue reading “#775: K is for King Crimson (70-71)”
#751: J is for Japanese Breakfast
Even though the two albumsI have from Japanese Breakfastare titled after opposites on the emotional spectrum, jubilation and melancholy, when I listen to Michelle Zauner’s music, my own emotions run to the former of the two. Even the sadsongs evoke joy for me. I maybe wiping tears from the corners, but there is at theContinue reading “#751: J is for Japanese Breakfast”
#723: G is for Grizzly Bear
Even though the first trackon the album Shields is noisy AF, noise is not most often the Grizzly Bear game. Skilled musiciansleaning into a kind of psych-prog pop, their arrangements are dense, the instrumental work is accomplishedand interesting, the drummer playsbeats that are unconventional, orchestral, and Ed Drost has the voice of an angry angel.Continue reading “#723: G is for Grizzly Bear”
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