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Saturday, 10 May 2008 |
The Duke Spirit
The Crystal Ballroom
05/08/08
I've always
felt some deep vein of soul with The Duke Spirit's music. Their sound
is like that of Jefferson Airplane crossed with a very bluesy Sonic
Youth, yet the painful lament of catty vocalist Liela Moss and the dark
and brooding instrumental variety they hold quite high has created an
insatiable taste in my mouth, it truly sets them apart from their
influences. I was quite pleased indeed when informed they were playing
Portland within weeks of discovering them, what better way to solidify
my love for their music.
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
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Lee Miles
1,000 Lions
Music can be
like a temperamental flower waiting to blossom. It takes patience for
the beautiful payoff. Most cannot appreciate this necessity and dismiss
it. This is where Lee Miles comes. His gentle harmonies can be
dismissed quite readily but if one could simply take a moment out of
their busy life to listen and soak up the soulful rays that shine so
brightly in an album like 1,000 Lions it can enrich the seemingly
meaningless fleeting moments of our lives.
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Thank God For Mental Illness
Many
are sick of this 60's revivalist movement that's infiltrated the
American music scene and with good reason. Most of it can only claim to
be a half-hearted regurgitation of a very influential sound that has
since evolved. Shouldn't this be considered a huge step backwards? In
some regards, yes, because few have convinced us that they're worth
their salt and done anything new with it. We wouldn't be so accepting
of a new man in black rewriting Johnny Cash songs and claiming to be
the 21st century jesus, would we? That said, we really can't neglect
some exceptions..
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Monday, 25 February 2008 |
I must say I'm pleasantly surprised. Radiohead have developed a stigma in the world of indie rock. Many believe that their reputation has long ago outgrown their music but having listened to In Rainbows, I can absolutely say that they are still a band in the top of their form. Having constantly evolved, it's hard to place a finger on any one album in comparison to another. Hordes of their fan base will pledge their allegiance to OK Computer while the other spectrum can't listen to anything but Kid A. I find it fascinating that they've covered so much musical territory and continue to broaden their horizon, not sticking to one successful formula and wringing it bone dry like, say, AC/DC have done.
Pick it up, don't just download this piece of music. MP3 compression just can't do the richly textured tracks justice. It's a tough nut to crack because it's so incredibly mellow and some might find themselves longing for something a little louder and earlier in their catalogue at first but to my delight, I've found myself separate from any speakers and craving songs like "Reckoner" and the hauntingly beautiful "Nude" to the point of wanting to grab my headphones and run for a bathroom break to get my musical fix. When songs can plant a seed that potent in your memory, it's hard to deny the joy of escaping to them.
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