Common Blah by Weakened Friends Your friends from Portland, Maine don’t take their mid-20s malaise lying down. They take it screaming and rocking. Our favorite song: Blue Again. (Reviewed on our #24 podcast, Waves of Beautiful Gorgeousness.)
Panique Au Biblos by X-Ray Vision If you’re having a party, and you’re inviting cool people to the party, and you want to give them the impression that you are also cool, this is the album to play. Please serve interesting or difficult mixed drinks. Our favorite song: Beat Girl. (Reviewed on our #23 podcast, […]
Self Titled by Jenny Don't & The Spurs “Classic Country” in this case means classic storytelling, classic instrumentation, classic beat, classic everything. The “country” part is maybe in reference to their hats. Go Jenny Don’t. Our favorite song: Rattlesnakes and Dogs.(Reviewed on our #23 podcast, the Race to Sell Out.)
Romantic Superstore by Milk DickThe scuz-folk genre, as represented here, features low-end production and very good, very simple songwriting with expressive vocals. It’s hard to capture exactly what’s going on here in words. Our favorite song: Renaissance Faire. (Reviewed on our #23 podcast, the Race to Sell Out.)
Performance by White Denim Big giant songs from a big giant band that is packing out a small club near you. Some of their songs suggest a certain kind of dancing, but Magazin, our favorite, is one you can dance to however you want. (Reviewed on our #23 podcast, the Race to Sell Out.)
A band of super-skilled musicians who have been around the block so many times that they are no longer intimidated by the block. This is what it sounds like when a band is having a good time. Five stars. (Reviewed on our #22 podcast, a Bag of Dix.)
Sorry I Threw Up by Sleepy PoetryMazzy Starr is back, only much funnier this time. Sleepy Poetry proves that you can put people in a trance and still stay earthy and amusing. Our favorite song: Sorry I Threw Up. (Reviewed on our #22 podcast, a Bag of Dix.)
THEY REALLY LIKE WRITING IN ALL CAPS AND TAKING GIANT BONG RIPS!!!!!! We love this band. They inspire us to stick close to our truth. Our favorite song: BURRITO. (Reviewed on our #22 podcast, a Bag of Dix.)
Chime by Sandy'sBeautiful, only-somewhat-strange California music that takes some Beach Boys kinds of ideas and moves them in very interesting directions. Our favorite song: I and I. (Reviewed on our #22 podcast, a Bag of Dix.)