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Best Night – The War on Drugs Electro-folk, roots rock with Dylan or Petty-esque nasal twinge, a series of songs that turn putting-one-foot-down-after-the-other into a sort of apocalyptic elegy. Psychedelia mixed with synths mixed with saxophones mixed with whiskey. The … Continue reading →

Awesome albums that I haven’t had time or the creative spirit to talk about yet: Beirut The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! What unites these three? They’re indie bands that have received some rave … Continue reading →

We’re already starting to see ‘what happened to Rick Perry?’ articles, usually very clear that he’s in no way out of it yet.  But there is a lot of surprise about just how quickly things have gotten rocky for him. … Continue reading →

Rider – Okkervil River I’ve been writing this blog for about five years now. And for basically that entire time, I’ve insisted that Okkervil River is the best band in the world. Unbelievable live shows, a string of great records, … Continue reading →

Spectre – Miracle Fortress The first Miracle Fortress record was a revelation, a masterpiece of swirling organic energy and achingly beautiful melodies. It’s one of very few records that I enjoy more every single time I hear it. The second … Continue reading →

Don’t Know How To Party – The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Serious question: can anyone point me to an economist saying that the Obama jobs bill wouldn’t help the economy?  That it wouldn’t reduce unemployment? I occasionally try to read the … Continue reading →

Ignite – The Raveonettes Sometimes it’s refreshing to hear a record that sounds exactly like you’ll expect it to sound.  Today’s example is Raven in the Grave, the newest output from The Raveonettes. For their last record I lamented that … Continue reading →

Home – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros I may be literally the last person on earth to have realized it, but this song is really damn catchy. I’m sure I must have heard it a dozen or more times … Continue reading →

Modern Inventions – The Submarines I read the Freakonomics blog, but occasionally I wonder why.  About one in five posts seems to offer some interesting little tidbit that merits some attention.  Unfortunately, many of the rest offer pseudo-economic pablum and … Continue reading →

Rockets – Moby I had a brief interlude with Moby in the late 90s.  I enjoyed Play and re-discovered Everything is Wrong (and had my mind blown by “Everytime You Touch Me”).  But it faded fairly quickly and I never … Continue reading →