I talked about My Morning Jacket’s new album last week, but I failed to mention Railroad Earth’s new album, Amen Corner, which was released last week as well. I’ve really been enjoying it; it’s one of those I can put on repeat for hours.
Go to Jambase review of Amen Corner >
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After giving the new album a couple listens today, I think my favorite track happens to be the first release, “I’m Amazed.” I’m liking the album a lot. The only track that has me racing to the <next track> button is track 3, “Highly Suspicious.”
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My only excuse is that I don’t do this for a living. A Best of 2007 list released in mid-April of 2008 is the definition of procrastination, but I have a great excuse for my procrastination as most do. It’s been a busy year with my real job, and that’s the damned truth. Not only [...]
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Band of Horses was on NPR this morning.
Go to the stream >
Go to the story and links other BOH things at NPR >
Radio Cure did a great review of the album today. It’ hard to beat my “haunting” description, but somehow he topped that. Go to the review >
[Note: I think my awesome use of "haunting" [...]
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Because I couldn’t narrow it to 10. These are my top albums of 2007 thus far. I’m interested to see if/how the list will change in the next two months. The great thing about lists is that they always spawn, “no, you missed ___!” from someone, which is a good thing.
The Avett Brothers Emotionalism - [...]
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In the Jam Band/Southern Rock scene, bands that can put on a great live show are plentiful. Bands that can actually write great songs are a little harder to find. Bands that can record a great album are even more uncommon.
With Shine Like Rust, Daybreakdown has proven that they can accomplish all three of those musical milestones. From [...]
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I asked some of Oxford’s musicians what albums they are listening to these days.
John Barrett of The PF Flyers
1. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
- Good to see that they’re bringing back the rock. “Rag and Bone” and “Conquest” are my personal favorites on the record.
2. Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
- Top-notch mashup [...]
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Quick Reviews of the Last 5 Albums I Purchased
Railroad Earth - Elko
Goshen - Circus Wife
Feist - The Reminder
The Avett Brothers - Emotionalism
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
These reviews don’t go into a lot of detail, but they give a good idea of what I think about my latest music purchases.
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The energy of this album is uplifting. The next time I’m trying to work but feeling a little lazy, rather than reach for the coffee cup, I’m going to crank this album up. If I’m still not energized, I’m taking a nap, because it’s a lost cause. To make up for the lack of a drummer [...]
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I’ll cut to the chase. I think this album is a masterpiece. Conor Oberst is one of the most brilliant song writers of this era, but sometimes the music and sound gets a little too weird for me. He finally made an album just for me it seems, with only one track that’s slightly annoying. I do [...]
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Julie Lee rolled into Oxford on April 12 and played Thacker Mountain Radio. I was instantly captivated, and it’s been a while since that happened for me with a new artist at Thacker. I bought both CD’s and dove in to them at work the next day. Her debut album, Stillhouse Road, was nice, but [...]
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Because of the Times is exactly what I was hoping for in a follow-up the 2005 Kings of Leon effort, Aha Shake Heartbreak. There’s a lot of variety here. There are really two albums. The first half of album is perfect when it’s time to bump up the tempo on the day. Track one (Knocked Up) gets things [...]
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