Alt rock stars from my home townof Portland, Oregon, I must have reallyliked these guys. I have three of theiralbums on CD and the last studio albumthey recorded in 2012 on vinyl. Oddly, like many things that I love for a timeand then shelve indefinitely, I can’t forthe life of me remember a single songorContinue reading “#799: M is for Menomena”
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#777: K is for King Crimson (81-03)
It would be seven years between Redand the next album from King Crimson, the cover of which would be red, adorned in the center of the jacketwith a silver Celtic knot, bearing the title Discipline. It was the first King Crimson album I would ever hear, the first King Crimsonrecord I would ever buy, theContinue reading “#777: K is for King Crimson (81-03)”
#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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