Concert Review + Photography: Noah and the Whale and Lindi Ortega at the Empty Bottle (Chicago)
byThe Empty Bottle recently hosted Lindi Ortega (Toronto) and Noah and the Whale (London) for an evening of intimate and pop-infused folk; a second…
Review: These Arms Are Snakes – Tail Swallower and Dove (2008)
byLead Beater, the eighth track on Tail Swallower and Dove (Suicide Squeeze Records, 2008) lands with such a foreboding bass it’s difficult to distinguish…
Review: Zaho – Dima (2008)
byAs an American, French music tended towards the side of the listenability spectrum that was frankly bland. The chanson genre is a French specialty…
Review: Mumford & Sons – EP (2008)
byAs this debut EP progresses, songs shrink in length yet the case for folk/bluegrass becoming more accessible exponentially grows. The London-based Mumford & Sons…
Concert Review: Johnny Flynn, Laura Marling, and Mumford & Sons at the Bottom Lounge (Chicago)
byLast Friday I had a chance to meet a friend I haven’t seen in years. Last Saturday, I had same opportunity, but with one…
Review: TV On The Radio – Return To Cookie Mountain (2006)
byNote: With Dear Science being released today, I thought I’d share my review of Return to Cookie Mountain that I wrote for Marquette Radio…
Review: Laura Marling – My Manic And I EP
byThis year’s Mercury Prize in the UK was given to Elbow‘s The Seldom Seen Kid (Geffen Records, 2008). While it is a fine album…
Review: Noah and the Whale – Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down (2008)
byShould you have only been exposed to Noah and the Whale‘s single, 5 Years Time, through the Saturn Outlook commercial or a few cursory…
Review: Murder By Death – Red Of Tooth And Claw (2008)
byMurder By Death takes a more narrative route towards their music. The spaghetti western influence has always been evident (a tribute to Ennio Morricone)…