Lambchop It’s been nearly two decades since Lambchop released its first album, at the time pronouncing itself “Nashville’s most fucked-up country band.” Provocative it may have been, but the description made sense: at the heart of all that ruckus was a band at once defying and embracing the musical legacy of its hometown. Since then,…
Category: New Releases
Drake’s Take: New Releases 02.21.12
Damien Jurado Words: Drake LeLane Seattle Folk pioneer Damien Jurado releases Maraqopa this week. Another week in the shortest month sees plenty of fine releases fall into our laps. From Damien Jurado’s magnum opus to the sophomore release from the sugared razor blades of Sleigh Bells, it’s not a bad week at all. There’s also…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 02.07.12
Sharon Van Etten at SXSW (03/18/11) Words: Drake Lelane Photos: D. Caplan (More after the jump) Since February is the shortest month of the year, I’m thinking it’s going to have to be the most condensed with interesting releases, and this first week goes some ways to proving the theory true. New releases from Sharon…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 01.31.12
Caught up with the Drake. -ed. Leonard Cohen Words: Drake Lelane This week’s collection of releases finds two at the opposite ends of life (and, well, art) in Leonard Cohen and Lana Del Rey. Elsewhere, look out for new releases from Imperial Teen, The Ex-Girlfriends Club, Hospitality, The Pines, Ringo Starr, K’Nan, Mike Doughty, and…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 01.24.12
Catching up with Drake, always catching up with Drake. -ed. Dylan Baldi’s Cloud Nothings get it together on Attack on Memory Words: Drake LeLane As the first month of 2012 nears its close, we have our very first year-end contender with the sophomore release from Cloud Nothings. Steve Albini’s production combined with Dylan Baldi surrounding…
Bruce Springsteen Playing The Apollo (and Lots of Other Sold Out Venues)
Bruce Springsteen at The Apollo (03/09/12) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND ANNOUNCE FIRST US LEG OF 2012 ‘WRECKING BALL’ WORLD TOUR Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band launch the first US leg of the 2012 ‘Wrecking Ball’ World Tour on March 18 in Atlanta. Bruce Springsteen’s 17th studio album ‘Wrecking Ball’ will…