Shara Worden is the type of singer that is makes me stop in my tracks. Her voice and amazing range alone are enough to make her one of those singers I would be happy to hear sing the phone book. Lucky for me, she decides to sing way …
5 June 2008
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Last year, when I got wind of the solo project from Albert Hammond Jr., best known for his role in The Strokes, I was skeptical. What would stop this from being just another attempt to capitalize on the success of his band with his now familiar name attached to …
3 June 2008
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I really enjoyed the debut album from Bound Stems a couple years ago, Appreciation Night was releaseed after a string of EPs from the Chicago band. And now they are just about ready for another full length album, The Family Afloat, which is due out later this year in …
20 May 2008
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Anyone remember The Golden Republic? They were a Kansas City band that put out a nice full length back in 2005 that I enjoyed. The band broke up not long after though unfortunately with no promise of anything new. And the band has stayed on hiatus, but …
19 May 2008
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Canadian rockers Sloan are back with another new release this year. The new album is titled Parallel Play and I am really digging the first single from the record to surface. The track is “I’m Not A Kid Anymore” and features the signature harmonies and bouncy guitars Sloan …
16 May 2008
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I’m a sucker for fast moving British (or Scottish) Pop music, always have been to a certain extent actually. And if you read this site you know I am partial to bands like The Maccabees, Maximo Park, The Cribs or even Arctic Monkeys. And The Lodger fall right …
12 May 2008
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There is something oddly addictive about the music of ((sounder)), something ever so familiar yet is nothing like you have ever heard before. It dips in and out of several genres and is the type of discovery I love to get my hands on. Especially since ((sounder)) was …
8 May 2008
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I think I have mentioned here in the past (maybe several times) that I usually am listening to music all day long. And also, that I prefer to get my morning started with something a little easier on the ears. Something soothing to my musical palette. Well, …
5 May 2008
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Another new band releasing some quality material this weekend here in Cincinnati. The 4-piece known as Wh!te Girls will be dropping the …. EP on Saturday night at the Gypsy Hut here in town. Whi!e Girls feature two members of another Cincy band we love, The Lions Rampant, …
25 April 2008
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Next up, a song from Vampire Weekend. This comes from another Record Store Day pick-up, and is the A-Punk 7″. The b-side is nothing fancy, but is probably something any die hard VW fan wants to hear. It is the “rehearsal version” of Oxford Comma, and you …
21 April 2008
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