Today saw the first taste of new Fleet Foxes since 2008. The track “Helplessness Blues” was released this morning as an mp3 via the group’s label, Sub Pop. Look for an LP of the same out May […]
Month: January 2011
The United States of America :: S/T
The United States of America album is the product of Joseph Byrd , former FLUXUS member, artist and UCLA instructor who managed to combine experimental art and early synthesizer technology with psychedelic rock. Employing percussion instruments, electric violin […]
Scratch The Surface :: Slint – Spiderland
Album artwork: Does it indeed affect our listening experience, and if so, how? Scratch the Surface , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, takes a look at particularly interesting and/or exceptional cover art choices. ____________________________________________________________________________________ “To get to […]
Dirty Beaches :: Lord Knows Best
My first impression of Vancouver’s Alex Zhung Hai, who records under the name Dirty Beaches , was that of a cross between Richard Hawley and Leonard Cohen if, say, collaborating with Angelo Badalamenti. An impression that still […]
Sevens :: Sleater-Kinney – Modern Girl
( Sevens , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) There’s a moment in Sleater-Kinney’s “Modern Girl” where the music and lyrics begin to meld in ways rarely […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 178: Jean Michel […]
Willie Wright :: Telling The Truth
As noted in our year-end wrap up, Numero Group consistently earns points for hipping a wider audience to artists and sounds they didn’t yet know they were missing. And when it comes to reissue labels you really […]
Charles Bradley :: No Time For Dreaming
Lee Fields, Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley. All three of these names are grouped into what is collectively known in 2011 as the retro-soul movement. Not that this style of music ever really went away, […]
Dr. John & Etta James :: I’d Rather Go Blind
In terms of sheer personality the above performance has it in spades (and then some). I happened upon this vintage clip a couple of days ago and have since shared it with just about every […]
RIP Charlie Louvin
Charlie Louvin died today at the age of 83 from complications of pancreatic cancer. One of the true legends of the golden age of country music, along with his late brother Ira, Charlie Louvin continued to record […]
La Sera :: Devils Hearts Grow Gold
A-side from the new La Sera 7-inch taken from the forthcoming full length due out next month via Hardly Art. I’m loving the dusky/dreamy early Pixies vibe here. While Goodman may be 1/3 of Vivian Girls, don’t make the […]
Disappears :: Guider
Disappears want to be chased. That’s the immediate feeling I got after watching the Kyle Obriot-directed video for “Superstition” late last year. The track is like the theme song to an ultimate car chase where the […]
Apex Manor :: The Year of Magical Drinking
You’d be hard pressed to name two finer power pop records from the past decade than the two released by the Broken West. Not only were the albums full of the shimmering hooks, harmonies and […]
Earth Girl Helen Brown :: Hit After Hit
Without warning the following track came fuzzing out of my radio last month; a sound more akin to something being pushed out of a beat up transistor radio circa 1964 than anything beamed down from […]
Aquarium Drunkard Presents :: Les Savy Fav @ The Echoplex
The rodeo is back in town January 28th as AD welcomes Les Savy Fav to the Echoplex. Our friends Dirt Dress support so be sure to get there early. This is the first must-see show of the year and we […]