Monthly Archives: September, 2012
Shields – Grizzly Bear – album review
Plain and simple, critics adore Grizzly Bear. The Brooklyn foursome draw from a bevy of treasured older influences (Beach Boys, Nick Drake, the Band, and Crosby, Stills, and Nash) and … Continue reading
September 24, 2012 · 3 Comments
Coexist – The xx – album review
Appreciating the xx can be as much an exercise in restraint as is their songwriting. Their 2009 self-titled debut won the U.K.’s Mercury Prize and topped several critics’ best of … Continue reading
September 18, 2012 · 3 Comments
Centipede Hz – Animal Collective – album review
Music has always been closely tied to the notion of transcendence. From Gregorian chanting to South African shamanistic trance dance to ecstasy-fueled Western rave culture, music from all over the … Continue reading
September 11, 2012 · 2 Comments
