I was hipped to Michael Kiwanuka in Paris a couple of weeks back with only the caveat of “you’re going to fucking love this.” It’s true, I do. I’ll spare you the […]
Month: May 2011
Muddy Waters :: Electric Mud
Sometimes you need an album that kicks down the fucking door. This is one such album. A little history: Electric Mud was produced by Marshall Chess and released in 1968 in part […]
Okkervil River :: I Am Very Far
We need a myth. So insists Will Sheff on the track of the same name, and he’s right. We need a myth, a narrative, something upon which to plot the […]
Phil Cook and His Feat :: Hungry Mother Blues
Megafaun’s Phil Cook has had another run in with nature. During the recording of his 2009 eponymous debut he battled a violent thunderstorm. This time around, “Mother Nature” has locked him […]
Richard Buckner :: The AD Interview
Aquarium Drunkard favorite Richard Buckner is one of America’s greatest living singer-songwriters, but he’s been awfully quiet for a while now. We recently caught up with Buckner, prior to his show, in […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 35, can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 192: Jean Michel […]
Fleet Foxes :: Helplessness Blues
When Fleet Foxes EP and, quickly thereafter, self-titled long-player were released in 2008, it was easy to presume that maybe that was it–that their debut would be the highest note they’d hit. […]
The Sea and Cake :: The Moonlight Butterfly
The Sea and Cake has been at it for 20 years. In that time they’ve managed to create an arsenal of fantastic and progressive jazz-pop records. What’s interesting is that their body of work […]
Richard Buckner :: Traitor
It’s been awhile. Following a prolonged absence from the studio, singer-songwriter Richard Buckner returns August 2nd with Our Blood, his first LP since 2006’s Meadow . First taste off the album, “Traitor,” below. […]
It’s Gonna Take An Airplane
In case you missed it, we’re fully committed to Destroyer’ s latest long-player, Kaputt . More often than not, fresh material from artists I closely follow ends up playing a dual role. Besides the […]
Black Lips :: Modern Art
Atlanta’s Black Lips just dropped the first mp3 from their upcoming Mark Ronson produced LP, Arabia Mountain, out June 7th on Vice. The band’s take on the Louvre, on drugs, below. MP3: […]
Norman Blake (Jonny) :: The AD Interview
Norman Blake is a well-known name to people who love their power pop. As a founding member of Teenage Fanclub , he’s spent more than the 20 years creating a body of […]