April 2009
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Album Review: Japandroids – Post-Nothing
Concept: Blunt, feel-good tunes with bare-bones instrumentation and production.
Sound: The low-quality fuzz of the recordings serves the tone of the songs well. It’s a good bet you’re getting a canned version of their live show, and that’s exactly what this music would be good for. Having the leisure to sit back and focus on the songwriting doesn’t continue reading…
Album Review: Thee Oh Sees – Help
Concept: Surfer jams with a touch of the macabre…I guess it’s the musical equivalent of an attempt at intellectualizing Scooby-Doo. No matter what you do, you can’t exactly fail.
Sound: This is in fact good music to play at a Halloween party, as the cover might suggest. Bleary, rusted production quality with harsh echoing yelps, rolling drums, and rigid guitar continue reading…
Album Review: The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love
Artist: The Decemberists
Album: The Hazards of Love
Released: 2009
Reviewer: Jake Sieve
Since their last release nearly three years ago, the Decemberists have created yet another twisted story, filled with danger and adventure. Released as a concept album, The Hazards of Love tells the sweet and bizarre tale of a young maiden impregnated by a shape-shifting beast, who might someday continue reading…
Album Review: The Decemberists – The Hazards Of Love (2nd Opinion)
Concept: Folk rock heartthrobs release their fifth album, originally intended as a rock opera. A young woman falls in love with a forest spirit, and is pursued by its vengeful mother when she becomes with child.
Sound: The strongest parts of the album are the guest vocalists, particularly Becky Stark and Shara Worden, which better evoke the continue reading…
