Album: Die Young Artist: Blair Year: 2010 The artist and human being known as Blair has had a busy couple of years. She spent most of 2011 touring as a supporting act for Eric Elbogen and Say Hi, finding herself her own following from cities around the country. This all came after the release… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Best New Music 2010
Album Review: Black Dub, “Black Dub”
Album: Black Dub Artist: Black Dub Year Released: 2010 There are voices and then there are voices. Trixie Whitley is a young girl with some powerfully soulful pipes and she is the voice of the new group Black Dub, headed up by all-star record producer, guitarist and composer Daniel Lanois. Lanois produced albums for such… Continue Reading
Album Review: Miniature Tigers, “Fortress”
Album: Fortress Artist: Miniature Tigers Year Released: 2010 Every band had influences and very rarely is there any sound that is truly original. That said, sometimes, a band can sound very much like what has come before them, but in a way that is not derivative and old. There is a skill is taking… Continue Reading
Album Review: Avi Buffalo, “Avi Buffalo”
Album: Avi Buffalo Artist: Avi Buffalo Year Released: 2010 I listened to the new album from band Avi Buffalo a few times in a row, just because I liked it that much. It wasn’t until later that I looked into the band’s story a little and found out that these are some seriously young kids… Continue Reading
Album Review: Siskiyou, “Siskiyou”
Album: Siskiyou Artist: Siskiyou Year Released: 2010 I love it when musicians, especially indie rock musicians, have a solid grasp of dynamics. No, not interpersonal dynamics, though that’s nice too, but the dynamics of an album. While its great when one song has some variance of loud to soft, slow to fast, its even… Continue Reading
Album Review: The Walkmen, “Lisbon”
Album: Lisbon Artist: The Walkmen Year Released: 2010 I’ve liked the Walkmen for a while. A great live band, they’ve opened for Spoon and other indie rock names, but hadn’t, until now, really come out on their own. That all changes with Lisbon, their newest album. Lisbon is a fully realized piece of art. … Continue Reading
Album Review: One Eyed Jacks, “In Memory… EP”
Album: In Memory… EP Artist: One Eyed Jacks Year Released: 2010 Score one for the little guy. One Eyed Jacks, formed in the summer of 2009, is a new band out of London with a name taken from the little-known cult television show Twin Peaks. One Eyed Jacks are even less well known than that… Continue Reading
Album Review: The Roots, "How I Got Over"
Album: How I Got Over Artist: The Roots Year Released: 2010 As you can tell from the albums I choose to review, I don’t listen to that much hip hop. When I do venture out into the world of rap, and hip hop, my expectations are sometimes a little too low. That said, How I… Continue Reading
Album Review: S. Carey, "All We Grow"
Album: All We Grow Artists: S. Carey Year Released: 2010 S. Carey, the musical moniker for Sean Carey, is not a household name. Those who have heard of him know him best from his work as the drummer for Bon Iver, headed up by Justin Vernon. All We Grow is Carey’s first attempt at going… Continue Reading
Album Review: The Capitalist Youth, "At the Campfire"
Album: At the Campfire Artist: The Capitalist Youth Year Released: 2010 The Capitalist Youth have a band name that sounds like it should be an ironic punk band. Instead, what you get on At the Campfire is the sound of earnest, silly, folksy young singers, who sound like they are having a great time together.… Continue Reading