It must have been at least a couple months ago that I got an envelope in the mail that contained the three song Even A Little EP from Venna. The CD came in an envelope that was sealed with hand-stamped wax and a personal letter that was typed with (gasp!) a typewriter. It [...]
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Tag Archive: indie pop
Modern Skirts – All Of Us In Our Night
Modern Skirts arrived on my radar with their second full-length All Of Us In Our Night as Mike Mills’ (from R.E.M.) favorite band from Athens, Georgia, so that’s kinda what I expected and that’s kinda what I got. I’m not normally a huge fan of this sort of indie pop and this album isn’t about [...]
Matt & Kim – Grand
One of the funnest (is funnest even a legit word?) albums I’ve heard all year is Grand from the New York keys-n-drum duo Matt & Kim. It’s darn near perfect Summertime music if you ask me. The songs on Grand feature dancy urban indie-pop beats that aren’t techno and aren’t electronic but damn do the [...]
Bombadil – Tarpits And Canyonlands
The new Bombadil album, Tarpits And Canyonlands is a brilliant follow up to A Buzz, A Buzz (which is also very good). Really, the music speaks for itself here, so I’ll be brief. You should read Tart’s excellent review of it at Love Shack, Baby or just take my word that it is great. If [...]
