Month: January 2007

Last Friday night —  to and from the Of Montreal show —   Zapp Brannigan’s automobile was filled with the acoustic sounds of Gruff Rhys latest, and second solo album, Candylion

This track is brought to us courtesy of So Much Silence for taking the time to rip the audio from vinyl to mp3 format. Thank you, sir. The vinyl I received is a […]

A few years ago a friend of mine returned from a business trip to Seattle with tales of former Whiskeytown guitarist Phil Wandscher’s latest project. This turned out to be working with Jesse Sykes in […]

It’s raining like a sum bitch out there tonight, and I’m about out the door with a big umbrella , but before I head out for the night I want […]

Are you down with the Numero Group ? If not, get hip, as they are just one of the many, many great labels that have sprung up the past few years specializing […]

My exposure to Nova Scotia’s power-pop outfit Sloan was a reverse and catch-up affair as they have steadily flown below the radar in the U.S. — even in “indie” terms. Perhaps […]

Without a doubt The Shins Wincing the Night Away was the leak of 2006 — and for good reason.               Mercer and company have done it again, and I must agree with the early reviewers who noted that […]

This is not your older brother’s Of Montreal . After one listen to the group’s latest, Hissing Fauna Are You The Destroyer , fans of Of Montreal prior to 2004’s Satanic Panic In The Attic