Author Archives: olneyce

Anime Eyes – The Awkward Stage There is something unsettling, yet strangely appealing about anime eyes, isn’t there? The Awkward Stage sure agree, and provide all the trumpets, bells, whistles, and verse-chorus-verse magic to prove it. Their sophomore record is … Continue reading →

Photographs Are Not Memories – Victor Bermon It beckons you back to sleep, lifting you gently with a light tendrils of jazz-tinged electronic folk. And then thing that you can sense more than anything is the perfection in Bermon’s sense … Continue reading →

Asking for Flowers – Kathleen Edwards I find myself incapable of writing about Kathleen Edwards without falling back into easy cliches. But sometimes lazy writing is still sufficient to fully convey what’s here, and I think this is one of … Continue reading →

I keep a running playlist that (roughly) consists of all the songs I’ve heard in the past 4 or 5 months interesting enough to make me want to give them a few more listens but which fail to immediately grab … Continue reading →

You Can Have It All – Ginger Ninja Their myspace cryptically is headed by three words: “Idol / Chinese pop / Freestyle.” As far as I can tell, they are none of these, but neither is any so far off … Continue reading →

Okay, it’s been all long posts for a while here. Time to switch things up with a few days of quick hits. Umbrella Folds – The Ruling Class I picked up this one from a post at Hits In The … Continue reading →

So I’ve been going through some good but slightly underwhelming releases from bands who have released some of my favorite records of the decade. I’ve covered the #1’s from 07 and 06, but since we’re still waiting on Sufjan to … Continue reading →

The theme this week is my favorite records of the year. My last review was of the follow-up to my favorite record of 2007, so I figured today was a good time to tackle the sophomore release from The Submarines, … Continue reading →

Well, I just declared the new Frightened Rabbit album my favorite of the year so far. So now it’s time to talk about some records that I was highly anticipating but which (for one reason or another) didn’t quite make … Continue reading →

I don’t casually toss around the “album of the year” phrase, so when I say something is in the running for that title, even in May, there’s a good chance it’ll stand the test of time. With that in mind, … Continue reading →