Beach House release another stunner with their new album Bloom Words: Drake Lelane Maybe it’s the effects of a full week of sunny weather, but it’s been hard not to feel optimistic about new music, even when there’s only a couple albums with May release dates that I’m wearing out in the headphones. One of…
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Drake’s Take: New Releases 05.01.12
Ex-Fleet Fox Josh Tillman, aka Father John Misty Words: Drake Lelane Welcome to the merry month of May, where promises of summer melt under clouds of impending rain. That’s Seattle, though… it’s enough to drive a Pacific Northwesterner south, like it did with J. Tillman, formerly the drummer for Fleet Foxes. Holed up in the…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 04.24.12
Ty Segall and Timothy “White Fence” Presley Words: Drake LeLane We’re [Drake et al. -ed.] back after taking a week off for a little R&R in Mexico last week (sorry Spiritualized and Moonface… we’ll get you next time). This week is marked by a lot of classic guitar-based rock influences. Ty Segall and White Fence…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 04.10.12
Alabama Shakes Words: Drake Lelane Alabama Shakes dish some soulful rock on their debut release.There’s plenty of post-Easter, post-Passover new releases to sneeze at as you reach for the Clariton amidst all the bloomage (YOU SWORE, NO MORE FLOWER METAPHORS!). It’s Spring Break somewhere, so pop in a few of these tasty offerings in your…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 03.27.12
Justin Townes Earle Words: Drake Lelane I’m mostly back after an Amazon-related debacle. You’ll notice there’s no more links to Amazon here going forward, which has been a hassle, but the switch to in links to emusic, Insound and others should be better in the long run for users. I’ll grant that Amazon was convenient,…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 03.13.12
Delta Spirit Words: Drake Lelane Daylight savings is a bitch, man [I call it the worst day of the year. -ed.]. I still miss that hour I lost, and have been trying to get it back all week. New releases this week seemed to ‘spring forward’ as well, leaving us with scant to digest. Of…