Archive for January 8th, 2014

Vinyl

Something Else! sneak peek: Drive-By Truckers, “Pauline Hawkins” (2014)

So today, premier Southern rockers The Drive-By Truckers announced a new tour in support for their upcoming album English Oceans, due out March 4. You May Also Like: David Philips, “Home” from Winter (2017): Something Else! sneak peek Butcher Brown, “Truck Fump” from ‘Encore’ (2021): Something Else! sneak peek TheRead More

Peter Gabriel – Scratch My Back … And I’ll Scratch Yours (2014)

Peter Gabriel – Scratch My Back … And I’ll Scratch Yours (2014)

Peter Gabriel, always one for the theatrical, released a double-album of interpretive music this week in Scratch My Back … And I’ll Scratch Yours, with mixed results. You May Also Like: When Peter Gabriel Suddenly Decided to Open Up on ‘Us’ Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta, Pat Mastelotto, David Torn +Read More

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The Ocular Concern – Sister Cities (2014)

The West Coast ensemble The Ocular Concern meekly touts their product as “Music for the Curious Listener,” but that belies a whole lot of adventure contained within their songs. You May Also Like: Norah Jones – ‘Pick Me Up Off the Floor’; Puss N Boots – ‘Sister’ (2020) Rob MazurekRead More

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Mogwai – Rave Tapes (2014)

Already a post-rock institution, almost no one dares to criticize this Scottish band anymore. Mogwai could release a three-second throwaway and it would be praised as a masterpiece. You May Also Like: Tortoise’s ‘Beacons of Ancestorship’ Provided Intriguing New Insights Into Post Rock Badfinger’s Joey Molland – The Pilgrim (1992):Read More

WTF?! Wednesdays: Fred Frith, “No Birds” (1974)

WTF?! Wednesdays: Fred Frith, “No Birds” (1974)