Saturday, October 31, 2009
“hey | been trying to meet you
hey | must be a devil | between us
or whores in my head | whores at my door
whores in my bed”
Too soon? “Caribou” popped up a little while ago, but I’m inspired enough to write about “Hey” on this blustery afternoon in Cambridge. What would All Hallows’ Eve be without a song that [...]
Annnd I’m back.
Darren Seltmann and Robbie Chater, two of The Avalanches, spent countless hours putting together over 3,500 individual vinyl samples to produce Since I Left You: a beast of a record, best served in its entirety. I’d ideally draw attention to the entire album — in fact, the only album the Australian group ever released — but [...]
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Crossing my fingers that the header of this post fits the width of TBTV — who decided that having an awkwardly long band name was in!
The self-titled, self-released first record from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah has earned its position as one of the better indie records of the decade. At the very least, it [...]
Curious how many covers have made it onto TBTV…
You’ll remember “Too Little Too Late” as that Platinum-reaching single JoJo did a few years back— something my sisters undoubtedly loved when it hit the radio. The story goes that Daniel Rossen, of Grizzly Bear, reinterpreted the song as a birthday gift for singer Ed Droste, who [...]
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Ah, The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles and Fripp — the first album I ever reviewed. Mr. Webb’s grade 11 English class.
I picked up this LP at an underground record store in the old Stockholm at the owner’s recommendation. The background he gave to me: GGF turned into King Crimson — a more playful band [...]
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Writing about this song is a testament to my over-exhaustion. If you’re like me, struggling to keep your eyes open on a dreary afternoon, slap on some oversized headphones and put your head down while you listen to this one — it’s closer to lullaby than alternative.
I usually include a chunk of lyrics before divulging [...]
