Albums continue to be my format of choice. I think they always will be. Lucky for me, the artists I follow seem to prefer albums as well. That’s not to say there isn’t a place in my life for singles though. Most years are packed with individual tracks that catch my attention — whether because they are really good, extremely awful,… Read more →
Albums continue to be my format of choice. Even in 2014. Lucky for me, the artists I follow seem to prefer albums as well. That’s not to say there isn’t a place in my life for singles though. Most years are packed with individual tracks that catch my attention — whether because they are really good, extremely awful, or just inescapable.… Read more →
Albums are my format of choice. Lucky for me, the artists I follow seem to prefer albums as well. Although that’s not to say there isn’t a place in my life for singles. Every year is packed with individual tracks that catch my attention — whether because they are really good, extremely awful, or just inescapable. These songs usually come… Read more →
Nas is one of the best rappers alive. I am happy to say I never gave up on him. In fact, I just saw him perform a couple years ago and he killed it like it was 1994. Sure, not everything he’s released since Illmatic has been newsworthy, but if I’m not mistaken, Nas has never done anything to embarrass… Read more →
My first exposure to the sisters Söderberg was the tail end of their opening set for Lykke Li at the Ogden Theatre back in November. Regrettably missing the majority of their set, I couldn’t help but think of Neko Case while a girl next to me suggested a female Fleet Foxes. I don’t think either comparison was too far off… Read more →
ILSUDH2 still prefers to listen to albums in their entirety, which makes it very hard to put together a list of ‘best tracks’ at the end of each year. This year was no exception. Therefore, what follows is a massive soundtrack to the reality show known as 2011. To say these songs represent the ‘best of the year’ would be… Read more →
It’s hard to believe it has been less than a year since we started talking about the black-veiled songstress Chelsea Wolfe. Since then she has released two albums, performed at SXSW, toured Europe, shared a stage with acts as diverse as Liturgy, How To Dress Well and Julianna Barwick, and now her Zev Dean directed document Mer has been exposed… Read more →
If you don’t know Chelsea Wolfe by now, you haven’t been following along. By far our favorite female artist of ’11, this dark(er) interpretation of Nick Cave‘s song might promise an open door, but it is anything but inviting. Chelsea Wolfe – I Let Love In (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) @ BOTH, San Francisco @ Cafe du Nord,… Read more →
The second leak from Tom Waits‘ upcoming Bad As Me is a ballad called Back in the Crowd and it features the Spanish guitar stylings of Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo. Read more →
If you weren’t convinced after my last post, watch the video below. I cannot stress how much you need to hear this band. If this clip for You Ain’t Alone doesn’t convince you, should stop listening to music altogether. Read more →
Is it the music? Is it these amazing videos she puts together? Is it the 50’s style photoshoots and pouty cigarette smoking lips? Does it really matter? Lizzy Grant aka Lana Del Rey came out of nowhere (because the web has been wiped clean of her previous efforts as Lizzy Grant) and if you can believe the girl herself, you… Read more →
