Category: indie

  • #88 – Tame Impala

    #88 – Tame Impala

    Alright, so as I was on the matter already, let’s take another look at that contemplation from my last post: early, raw, unrefined emotional talent or later, unkinked, smoothed-out production? Unfettered creativity vs. honed skill? And for a more exaggerated take: Stick to your guns and die in honest obscurity, or sell out and play…

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  • #87 – Car Seat Headrest

    #87 – Car Seat Headrest

    I read somewhere that Car Seat Headrest fans are the kind of people that get pushed into lockers by Weezer fans. That’s kinda funny, because while Weezer is not known to win on jock-factor, Car Seat Headrest might have taken semi-depressed juvenile wit to a whole other level. Will Toledo started the band as a…

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  • #86 – Sufjan Stevens

    #86 – Sufjan Stevens

    Why are year-ends so hectic? Isn’t it supposed to be this like this marvelous, serene refuge from the onslaught of the usual day-to-day? Either way, I have been a bit tardy with getting on here on a weekly basis, like I try to do. I blame work, trying to see everyone before the changing of…

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  • #80 – boygenius

    #80 – boygenius

    There are bad bands, ok bands, good bands – definitely some super bands out there. Which, however, are not to be confused with supergroups. Those, in turn, can also be anywhere on the spectrum from bad to super (and beyond – I mean, feel free to make your own scale).  While a super band will…

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