Too often is the case that we are introduced to new and exciting bands that are on the path to musical success to have them taken away from us without any warning or explanation. This week we have another Austin-based band that was doing well and just dropped off the face of the Earth. What …
Death Cab’s latest is pretty great, you should get it…
Okay, so let’s start off by saying that Mailo and I agreed to disagree on Mary J. Blige’s cover of Aretha Franklin’s “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman,” which was featured on the Covers Revue last week. He said, and I quote, “I disagree, MJB’s version is just as good as Aretha’s!” A …
Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward return this year with the follow-up to Volume 1, the album that put Deschanel on the map as a musician. Volume 2 is a good continuation of the debut, but more heavily laced with country influences. The album’s first single, “In The Sun,” is very poppy and pretty mainstream-esque with …
The band stays true to their roots in their debut while at the same time adding much more layers, which makes for an incredible listening experience.
I listened to the extremely high-pitched falsettos in Passion Pit’s “Sleepyhead”