First of all, I’d like to say that I used to sneak out of my first-hour Calculus class in high school to go read Pitchforkmedia.com in the library, a practice that later resulted in my banishment from the library’s computer lab. That’s how excited Pitchfork’s content used to make me; poring over its content just [...]
Entries from January 2008
January 29, 2008
The Problem with Pitchfork.
January 28, 2008
Nostalgia Tour: Iron & Wine, The Creek Drank the Cradle
Iron & Wine’s 2002 release The Creek Drank the Cradle is a damn pretty record. It really crystallizes the whole “back-porch” quietness of most of Sam Beam’s recordings, and the melodies and songwriting are pretty much spot-on. Tracks you can’t miss: “Lion’s Mane,” “Bird Stealing Bread,” honestly they’re all good.
I was a late comer to [...]
January 22, 2008
The Cool Kids.
Over Winter Break, where there was little to do besides acquire new music and drink with high school friends, I came across The Cool Kids’ Totally Flossed Out EP. Because you, the reader, may have realized that I don’t update the site enough to write somebody up if I don’t like ‘em, you’ve probably already [...]
January 8, 2008
2008 Preview.
As you may know, I’ve deemed 2007 an average year for music. Sure, there was a large quantity of good releases due to the fact that some excellent bands released albums this year, but something was missing. Will 2008 be better? Maybe. I’m gonna run through some prominent/exciting releases slated for the upcoming year. (A [...]
