A Legacy Almost Lost: The Moped Band
Aaron, Jacob, and Dan are/were friends of mine and played in a band called The Carraways but when that band called it quits in 2001, the three of them formed The Moped Band. They were from Chicago’s Western suburbs and played stripped down indie rock that was as good as anything and even less flashy. (Read more…)
12 Days of Christmas MP3′s for 2010: Day 15
This is it folks. Not only did I give you 12 days of Christmas MP3′s this year, but I also managed an additional 3 days of holiday music. Hope you’ve enjoyed all these songs. As always, you can find all of it here: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, (Read more…)
Helen Earth Band – Our Own Ghost City
Helen Earth Band is from San Diego and (although they aren’t quite as abrasive as some of their peers and predecessors) they do have more than a little of that city’s angular and mathy post-hardcore sound. The 13 songs on Our Own Ghost City are full of complex rhythms, interlocking guitar lines, and pleasantly melodic (Read more…)
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – The Brutalist Bricks
I’ve long considered myself a fan of Ted Leo and whatever band he happens to bring around, but it’s really only with his latest album The Brutalist Bricks that I’ve actually realized just how much I like Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. I loved Shake The Sheets from 2004 and liked 2007’s Living With The (Read more…)
Superchunk – Majesty Shredding
As embarrassing and unbelievable as this may sound, the first Superchunk songs I ever listened to intentionally were from last year’s Leaves In The Gutter EP. WTF? I know, right? Somehow my similarly musically inclined wife also missed the boat. What’s wrong with us? From what I’ve heard, it wasn’t any sort of surprise to (Read more…)
12 Days of Christmas MP3′s for 2010: Day 8
There’s snow on the ground, a chill in the air, a tree in my living room, and good tidings all around. What better than some for more Christmas songs for your listening pleasure? Well, how about all the other Christmas songs I’ve posted over the last few weeks? Here are the links to Day 1, (Read more…)
Titus Andronicus – The Monitor
So I’ve been listening to the newest Titus Andronicus album, The Monitor, for the past few weeks and even after multiple listens, I can’t tell if it is great and pure genius or completely terrible. OK, that opening line was a little untrue, but you get the point, right? I’m leaning more towards great, but (Read more…)
Matt Pond PA – The Dark Leaves
I’m a huge fan of Matt Pond PA’s 2004 album Emblems but was a little less impressed by two full-length albums and most of the numerous EP’s that followed… that is, until the band released this year’s brilliant The Dark Leaves. It’s the band’s eighth full-length and certainly one of the high points in their (Read more…)
12 Days of Christmas MP3′s for 2010: Day 4
More Christmas songs, yippee! Local meteorologists are predicting at least a few inches of snow to fall overnight so I’ve (tentatively) made plans to take my girls sledding if the weather cooperates. Until then, we’ll just listen to some Christmas music. There’s more, so here are the links to Day 1, Day 2, and Day (Read more…)
