Listening to Ms Mr still zooms me straight back to the summer of 2013. They had at least three hit songs on the radio that year, the kind of songs that have you instantly cranking up the volume. Lizzy Plapinger’s voice cut through the noise … Continue reading Think of You
Like I mentioned a few days ago, I don’t know why I still listen to every new Bastille album that comes out. There are four of them now, and I can’t even say that I loved the first one. But I guess I’m expecting that … Continue reading Things We Lost In the Fire
About a minute and a half into the first song on Lorde’s first album, you hear the 16 year old sing “pretty soon I’ll be getting on my first plane…” and that is, I think, one of the purest and most authentic lyrical moments produced … Continue reading Tennis Court
I kind of forgot about The Joy Formidable, probably because they haven’t been very active or in the public eye lately. But, wow, they were one of my favorite bands in 2013. They sounded like nothing else at the time, and still don’t. Because, let’s … Continue reading Tendons
Although Cage the Elephant have had a couple of fairly well-known hits, they continue to remain underrated. It may be that their strength is also their downfall: their music goes in various directions across every album, refusing to settle into a repetitive formula. If every … Continue reading Telescope
If Lorde’s last couple of albums have been relatively underwhelming, there’s no question that her first was a genuine cultural moment. There’s nothing novel about a teenage phenomenon; people have been fascinated by gifted youth since Mozart wowed 1700’s Europe. But Lorde’s ‘that weird girl … Continue reading Team
Who’d have thunk it that it would be a Devendra Banhart song and some cartoon ducks that would make me believe in the mystique of Hollywood for a flickering minute? It’s a psychotropic take on some of Hollywood’s most recognizable iconography; the neon nightscapes of … Continue reading Taurobolium
The concept of Wild Belle’s album Isles is that every song is its own ‘isle’ – that is, distinctive in tone and style. As far as concepts go, it’s not too ambitious. But in an era where most artists seem to aim for the most … Continue reading Take Me Away
Give Lorde credit for a lot of things – among them, introducing Gen Z to The Replacements. It makes cosmic sense: Lorde is the sadgurl pop star of her generation, and she’s clearly the product of the classic sadboi pop singers of the 80’s. For … Continue reading Swingin’ Party
It’s fall, or so I’ve been told, not that anyone here in Texas could tell. That means sweater weather, and the pumpkin spice cottage industry grinding to life. ‘Fall music’ isn’t really a thing, not the way ‘fall Instagram aesthetics’ is A Thing (TM). But … Continue reading Sweater Weather
Lady Garfunkel's Song of the Day 