Author Archives: Brendan

[review] Fennesz // Endless Summer

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Brendan • 0 Comments

Is it possible to write for a music blog and not cover new music? I don’t know, but I haven’t been fired yet, so I am going to keep rolling. It’s hot. It’s humid. It’s summer. That means it’s time for Endless Summer. Fennesz’ Endless Summer has meant more than me than almost any seasonal… Continue Reading

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[review] Passion Pit // Gossamer

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Brendan • 0 Comments

I am not sure if I am actually a fan of Passion Pit. There’s a petty bone in my soul that resents the infectious popularity of their act (part band, part one-man show). I mean, how many great electropop bands flop without breaking the mainstream, while Passion Pit is universally considered “the tits?” That said,… Continue Reading

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[retrospective] The Band // Music From Big Pink

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Brendan • 0 Comments

For this post, I would like to go way back to the Band’s Music from Big Pink. Released on July 1, 1969, Music from Big Pink was an extension of the almost equally amazing Basement Tapes from Bob Dylan. For all the hubbub over the British Invasion, Big Pink threw an hearty slice of Americana… Continue Reading

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[television] The Newsroom

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Brendan • 0 Comments

I’ve decided to shake things up a bit for this week’s post by writing about a television show. Normally and predictably, I take the time to share my thoughts on sort of musical artifact, which is not surprising considering this is a blog dedicated to music. That said, I’d like to try my hand at… Continue Reading

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[retrospective] My Bloody Valentine // Loveless

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Brendan • 0 Comments

Once again choosing to embrace the path of midsummer nostalgia, I would like to look back to My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless, since we are hot on the heels of the re-release of the MBV back catalogue. The catch with this assessment is that I will try to keep myself from being concrete, ignoring the actual… Continue Reading

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