Pavement - “Slanted and Enchanted” Reviewed and Revisited
December 12, 2024
Pavement was one of the most influential indie-rock bands of the 1990s, and they never looked like they broke a sweat trying. The slacker look and attitude may have been part of the appeal. But buried beneath lumps of noise, “Slanted and Enchanted” also contained…
My Bloody Valentine - "Loveless" Reviewed and Revisited
December 11, 2024
My Bloody Valentine understood one simple thing – music sounds different when you’re stoned, and, in those moments, noise can ring like the most harmonious sound in existence. Lead by the perfectionism of Kevin Shields, the band finally seemed to achieve most of…
The Beatles - "Abbey Road" Reviewed and Revisisted
December 10, 2024
The Beatles’ “Abbey Road” could’ve easily merely been an odds-and-ends collection from a band on its last legs. Instead, history has greeted it as one of the most successful albums by one of the greatest bands of all-time. Highly inventive, at times…
Neutral Milk Hotel’s “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” stood out in the music world, suddenly obsessed with standardizing genres and making all artists adhere to a formula. Such eccentricities seemed to guarantee that these freak-folk ramblings would only…
Pink Floyd - “Wish You Were Here” Reviewed and Revisited
December 7, 2024
Pink Floyd, like the very best bands of the classic rock era, relied on self-mythology just as much as on songs. With “Wish You Were Here,” they made progressive-rock that was often minimalistic and used their former leader, Syd Barrett, as the symbol for the…
Brian Halloran - "Four Orphans" Reviewed
December 5, 2024
Writers don’t get a lot of respect these days, at least not from the people bankrolling creative projects. But while this is a sad thing to witness, in some ways, it makes sense. How do you invest money in a person who only needs a pen and a dose of caffeine to do the…
Påls butikk - "Utakkens sønn" Reviewed
December 2, 2024
If you’re optimistic, you will regard life as a kind of make-your-own-adventure experience. That, in turn, will mean that you’ll trust that possibilities are endless, roads are always open, adventures are plentiful, and always feature a happy ending.
If you’re…
Titus Drott - "Writing In The Dark" Reviewed
December 2, 2024
I hear lies whenever I remove my headphones from people who are trying to sell me cheese, insurance, and the brand new political movements. I am suspicious of everyone who tries to stop me on the street to hand me a pamphlet. And if the doorbell rings in the middle of the…
The Animal Objective - "Creature Law" Reviewed
December 2, 2024
There’ll come a day, and that day is practically here, when to make art, you’ll need to drive over to the Head Office and ask for a permit. You’ll be told what kind of art you can make or if you’re prohibited from making it all. And you won’t have to travel all the…