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12twelve: Mr. Gesus [Video]

What is it about jazz that vexes people? Why is this quite creative and exploitative medium of music such a focal point for hatred by the faint of heart? Hate it or love it, that is the question. And while some may discard the genre altogether (and, subjectively, they would be in their right mind to do so), others embrace it so thoroughly it becomes more than a love: an obsession. Enter 12Twelve‘s “Mr. Gesus” and I’ve got myself a jazz crush on these sax-heavy Blue Note sounds!

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Wet Confetti: Laughing, Gasping [Album Review]

Wet Confetti

In the past year I’ve discovered a number of groups that fit the arty post-punk category, including Kickball and Javelins, but none have had the momentum nor the fervor of Portland, Oregon’s Wet Confetti. Yet this band, like many apparent newcomers out there, has been around for a while. Wet Confetti formed in 2001 and self released Another Fair, Another Show and followed it with another self-released album, 2004’s This Is So Illegal (Do It Fast), which was subsequently re-released on Pampelmoose. Now wade through compilations including PDX Pop Now! and that will bring you to 2006 and Laughing, Gasping. Read More »Wet Confetti: Laughing, Gasping [Album Review]

Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons: Born Again [Video Review]

Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons

Is it true? Is Americana really becoming a legitimate experimentation of artistic credibility in a world hell bent on obscurity? And can grassroots be downright cool? Some would say it always has been. Some would say there’s no chance in hell. But, Cory Chisel surely have to disagree. He and his Wandering Sons have produced one of the most fun loving and inspiring tracks in recent times: “Born Again”. It is a foot stomping and inspiring track with the same vibrancy of a Blitzen Trapper or Bravo Johnson, but has a more uplifting approach to the respected genre. Good on Cory and the boys for teaching us what it means to live again. Read More »Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons: Born Again [Video Review]

Solander [Feature Band]

Solander is Fredrik Karlsson

From Sweden comes Solander, a band made of one Fredrik Karlsson who is also an instrumental part of the band Fredrik (though whose namesake he shares only by coincidence). The relation is more than mere presence, as the two groups share a love for beautifully melodic pop. The latest news from Karlsson and Solander is that the band has signed to Swedish label Tenderversion for the release of debut LP Since We Are Pigeons. Read More »Solander [Feature Band]

Portugal. The Man: The Satanic Satanist [Album Review]

Portugal. The Man

As bold of a statement as it may be, Portugal. The Man is one of the greatest groups to emerge this decade. There is just too much character and rhythm in their tunes to not display their talent in a glass case for all to see. And their fourth album, The Satanic Satanist is definitely one of the best adventures these boys have ever taken us on. It’s Sgt. Pepper in command of the Grand Funk Railroad. And it is astounishing that a band that never stops touring the earth finds it possible to sit down and write the songs of estranged existences as they always seem to do. Read More »Portugal. The Man: The Satanic Satanist [Album Review]

Le Loup: The Throne Of The Third Heaven Of The Nations’ Millennium General Assembly [Album Review]

Le Loup

With such a long album name, one would think elements of an experimental nature would likely be found within; and about Le Loup‘s The Throne Of The Third Heaven Of The Nations’ Millennium General Assembly one would be correct in that assumption. Actually, The Throne is a concept album largely inspired by Dante’s Inferno. “Canto I” and “Canto XXXVI” take their names from the first and last chapters of the book. The album marks the second release for Hardly Art. Read More »Le Loup: The Throne Of The Third Heaven Of The Nations’ Millennium General Assembly [Album Review]

The Lovely Feathers: Fantasy Of The Lot [Album Review]

The Lovely Feathers

To be honest, despite a medium amount of hype surrounding the last album by The Lonely Feathers, I never really got into it. But their upcoming Fantasy Of The Lot is definitely not Hind Hind Legs, and so it’s not succumbing to a similar fate. Primarily, opening track “Lowiza” catches the listener in its grasp, and from there, you simply cannot stop listening. What does it is the immediate presence of multiple vocal parts; it’s not harmonic, rather the compounding of the same melody at the same pitch sung by several band members. It’s a trait not enough bands utilize in their signature sounds. Read More »The Lovely Feathers: Fantasy Of The Lot [Album Review]

Miwagemini – This Is How I Found You [Album Review]

Miwa Gemini

Picture the dark night club scene from any 30’s style art film. Now put that night club in the middle of the desert, and fill it with beatniks and bikers. This would in turn lead you into the same location that anti-folk singer Miwagemini would most likely send you to. Her sophomore album This is How I Found You is a spiritual and free flowing collection of absolutely lovely, yet hardened by life tracks. Read More »Miwagemini – This Is How I Found You [Album Review]

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