January 2011
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Damien Jurado- Rachel & Cali
I used to hang...
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Two Records: Sam and Sufjan
I’ve got a couple records I’ve been cycling through on the turntable tonight. The first is a record that I’ve already talked a little bit about—Iron & Wine’s new disc, Kiss Each Other Clean. What strikes me tonight is what a fantastic vinyl sound this has. There are textural contrasts which don’t come across anywhere near as well in the digital...
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Iron & Wine- My Lady’s House...
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“I never write to remain silent…”
– I wanna write away I wanna write here I wanna write brave words that fight fear I write dreams and nightmares It might scare the folks stuck in the day With nothing to say, While I’m way ahead by light years, yeah So beware and keep the lights on I wanna write the songs that right the...
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“I got a gold record from Garden State, but my wife hung it up in my little music...”
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~Sam Beam, on making albums and living the humble life of a professional musician/father of five girls. From The Onion’s AV Club- click here for more.
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WatchI’ll just post this here too, why not?
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Iron & Wine Tiny Desk on NPR.... →
When it first made a name for itself nine years ago, Iron and Wine was just another way of saying “Sam Beam” — as in, the majestically bearded bedroom folksinger whose stark, fatalistic musings were offset by soft-voiced, solo-acoustic arrangements. These days, Iron and Wine is a full band whose sound is elastic enough to feature guitar solos, backup singers and even a saxophone....
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Super XX Man- Coulee City
It would be really...
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Low- Taking Down the Tree
Today I finally took...
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Tom Waits & Southside Johnny and La...
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Red House Painters- Silly Love Songs
Mark...
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“A more pertinent question to ask would be whether the charts these days actually...”
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This is from a brief opinion piece in The Quietus, and for the most part, I think it’s spot on. They examine the recent proclamations of the “death of guitar music” and ask if those sort of dominant genres even exist anymore, outside of an ever-shrinking...
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J. Tillman- Though I Have Wronged You/Barter...
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Iron and Wine Daytrotter session is up. →
Hot damn.
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WatchOkkervil River- Wake and Be Fine
New album May 10! The title is I Am Very Far. Excellent news.
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“If you want to be famous, you have to do whatever you’re doing worse than...”
– -Miroslav Tichý, Czech photographer who uses homemade cameras crafted from recycled and repurposed miscellany. Read more here.
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WatchIron & Wine- Half Moon
From the new record, out at the end of the month. It’s kind of cool to see Ted Williams, the homeless radio announcer guy introduce them.
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A list, of sorts.
I’m completely terrible at making lists, probably because I’m obstinate and I despise objectivity in all its forms, most especially forced and false objectivity. But here goes, if anyone cares. For the last ten years, I’ve battled my share of demons, both inside and outside, and I learned a few things, one or two of which I can share. One is that impatience and rashness are...
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WatchThe Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger- Jardin Du Luxembourg
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South San Gabriel- All Night Long
In case...
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Halina Larsson- Fires and Frenchhorns
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