I put in my pre-order for the new Mister Heavenly album, Boxing The Moonlight, about 5 seconds after I saw the announcement. So, if you’re looking for objectivity you’ll have to search elsewhere. My unabashed love for this supergroup (Nick Thorburn of Islands, Ryan Kattner of Man Man, and Joe Plummer of Modest Mouse) has no end. Ever since the first time I heard them … Continue reading Mister Heavenly-“Makin’ Excuses”
Sometimes people ask me why I didn’t review this or that. Generally it’s because I don’t have time to really dig in to everything I’d like to, so I have to be a little choosy with which albums do get reviewed. I also don’t like to pile on too much, so albums I like that are already receiving a lot of praise tend to not … Continue reading One Sentence Reviews
I picked up Wild Mountain Nation in 2007 on a whim, and ended up enjoying it quite a bit. I thought Blitzen Trapper was a great mid-level underling band in the tropes of amazing acts hailing from the northwest. The most immediate reaction I had was that they sounded a bit like a more melodic-based Modest Mouse. With their Destroyer of the Void, Blitzen Trapper … Continue reading Blitzen Trapper-American Goldwing
