This week Drake puts Brooklyn funsters Matt and Kim under the microscope. ed. Drake’s Take: New Releases 11.02.10 The long march towards the holidays continues with reissues, compilations and other releases geared to be fitted with gift-wrap paper. Breaking free of the holiday drudgery are new releases from Matt & Kim, Elvis Costello, The High…
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Drake’s Take: New Releases 10.26.10
Just like Drake couldn’t pass up reviewing Avey Tare‘s new record, I couldn’t pass up posting last week’s new releases (even though it’s over a week late). -ed. Reissues, reissues, reissues galore! Oh, yeah, Bryan Ferry got most of Roxy Music back together for his latest solo release, and Animal Collective’s Avey Tare give us…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 09.28.10
To keep the football metaphor alive, birthday boy Drake “Goes Big” with this week’s crop of new releases. -ed. Drake’s Take: New Releases 09.28.10 If two weeks ago was Super Tuesday, this must be Ultimate Tuesday, as there are at least four albums likely to make more than a few year end top 10 lists…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 08.24.10
It’s still only August, but apparently the fall new release season has already begun. In a rich week for new music, Drake “takes on” the super-sized EP from Sufjan Stevens and the latest full length from perennial Drake faves Les Savy Fav. -ed. Drake’s Take: New Releases 08.24.10 Last week in August should be wasteland,…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 08.03.10
Drake‘s come out of hibernation for a big week of new releases including the latest from the venerable Arcade Fire and Drake fave Wavves. (FYI, “The Suburbs” is still priced at an attractive $3.99 on Amazon.com.) -ed. Drake’s Take: New Releases 08.03.10 Summers in Seattle are a busy time, as we only get a compressed…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 06.29.10
It’s summertime, so Drake‘s running on half speed, which means I’m running on about one quarter speed. Here are the new releases from when Canada Day was still around the corner. -ed. Drake’s Take: New Releases 06.29.10 Summer’s in full swing somewhere, just not in Seattle. Overcast with a high of 61? That sounds like…