I have never been completely sold on Atlas Sound, the solo project from Bradford Cox of Deerhunter, a band I admire more than most in indie rock. Cox’s use of bloopy synths with what sounded like Deerhunter at its core frustrated me; it sounded cheesy and sometimes insincere. Since 2009’s Logos I had trouble grasping that his ideas could be leashed and controlled without the band supporting him. Continue reading
Andrew Vs. “Parallax” by Atlas Sound
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Consumption, Clarity, and 2011.
So, this is the first article posted on this site with multiple pages. As such, there’s a need to put a table of contents and point you to using the page navigation thing down there. It’s a long’un. Continue reading
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Andrew Vs. “House of Balloons”/”Thursday” by The Weeknd
There are certain things a man dreads; big things such as wondering if the woman you love will accept your hand in marriage and little things like getting up from your computer to take a shit. I am confident in saying that getting myself to write this review is somewhere in the middle of that spectrum. Continue reading
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Good Talk.
Where in John wonders if he can pass off posting a facebook conversation (edited for better formatting) as a legitimate article. Today: efficient song writing, society, economy, and a theory on why people hate Hail to the Thief. Continue reading
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Andrew Vs. “Unknown Mortal Orchestra” by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
When I think about pop music there are a few mechanisms that I tend to not associate other genres with, such as the manipulation of old sounds and styles to make a point or reflect another time on our own. This ended up being the case with the fantastic 2010 albums from Ariel Pink and Twin Shadow, and most recently the self-titled debut from Cults. I started to pick up on this trend recently, wondering why it’s so popular in the independent pop scene to make your music sound “not of this time” and I came to a conclusion: reflection is what is defining our generation. Continue reading
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John Vs. “Leave Home” by The Men
If only this was the first album to be released this year to eat an instrument alive. I would have a strong claim to put behind this album, that like nothing else around this album loves and is one sound, one tool in it’s entirety. Continue reading
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Andrew’s THREE FOR FLINCHING
So John did his thing, now it’s my turn. If you don’t know what this is already, it’s simply our way of concisely reviewing a few albums that we believe you should hear. Let us begin: Continue reading
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John’s THREE FOR FLINCHING
Alright, alright, alright. So we took the spring off. Fine. FINE. THAT IS THE END OF THAT SHIT.
In honor of the three lazy butts that run this website, we bring you FOWR FOR FLINCHING: where each of us pick two to four albums that we should have done some kind of gushy content about, but we were too busy getting into trouble or something. So instead we’re giving short reviews, to get the narrative back in line and keep moving.
AND HERE ARE MINE! Continue reading
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Podcast? #11: It’s Stupid Because It’s Retarded
We’re just as surprised as you are: It’s Episode 11! After losing a different and probably more ableist Episode 11, we’re back with barely relevant talk about Bon Iver, Mesita, Tyler, Butts, Warriors of Virtue, and more. No idea what’s wrong with John’s audiotrack. Oh, and don’t try to sleep to this one. In case you do that.
mesitamusic.com, by the way.
Fermata over Whole Rest 