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 laundry list of influences only […]
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 to rein in a new […]
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 flags planted in each new […]
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 in a room and asked […]
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 the parking lot of The […]
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 Bernard – Generique Stephane ++ […]
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. Folk harmonizers have been an […]
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 actually resembles very little compared […]
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. Welcome back. MP3: Richard […]
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 obvious interest in the new […]
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: Black Lips :: Modern Art ——————— _____________________________________________________________________________________
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 work as catchy as it […]