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Letting Up Despite Great Faults | Self Titled LP | Vinyl Unboxing & Album Review

Andy Fenstermaker
April 8, 2023April 7, 2023

Letting Up Despite Great Faults is an indie pop and shoegaze band from Austin, Texas. Their self-titled debut album, released in 2009, is an impressive showcase of the band’s ability to blend dreamy soundscapes with electronic beats. Today I’m taking a look back at the album and unboxing the recent reissue on vinyl and the first ever vinyl pressing at that!

My Year in Vinyl: Counting Down My Top 5 Records with Most Spins in 2022

Andy Fenstermaker
January 8, 2023May 10, 2023

Today I want to take a look back at 2022 and recap my year in vinyl. First I’ll share some… Read More »My Year in Vinyl: Counting Down My Top 5 Records with Most Spins in 2022

3 Noteworthy Reissues from 2019 Worthy of My Record Collection

Andy Fenstermaker
December 13, 2019November 15, 2021

In the process of compiling my Best of 2019 list, I came across a few vinyl reissues worthy of highlighting. I was going to add this as a bonus to that post, but it grew into something worthy of its own. Here are three noteworthy 2019 reissues on vinyl that I found worthy enough to add to my collection.

The Best LPs of 2012 Countdown: 20 to 11

Andy Fenstermaker
December 31, 2012May 15, 2023

Continuing the countdown to my favorite record of 2012, today I present numbers 11 through 20.

Letting Up Despite Great Faults: Teenage Tide (Video)

Andy Fenstermaker
September 9, 2011February 11, 2022

For me, Letting Up Despite Great Faults has always evoked a sense of youthful bliss, carefree and unburdened by the trials of life, and elevated by the prospect of new love. These feelings are, frankly, what could only be described as beautiful. The band has returned with a new video for the song “Teenage Tide” and, like that of “Our Younger Noise”, it has a young playfulness about it. It is very present; in the moment.

Andy Fenstermaker
August 2, 2011July 31, 2011

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Should has returned after 13 years with a new record, Life A fire Without Sound, courtesy Words On Music. Marc Ostermeier and Tanya Maus of Austin continue Should in the way they left off — beautifully pleasant and minimal shoegaze pop. “Turned Tables” fits this description nicely with a dream-like melody and soft, dual vocals. Read More »Should: Turned Tables (Video)

Letting Up Despite Great Faults: Teenage Tide (MP3)

Andy Fenstermaker
June 21, 2011February 11, 2022

I really dug Letting Up Despite Great Faults‘ debut self-titled LP. In fact, “Our Younger Noise” was one of my favorite videos of 2009. So getting wind of a new EP in the mix was pretty exciting. “Teenage Tide” is off that EP and it finds the band picking up where their debut left off. The song maintains that perfect dream-pop sound, with consistent guitar riffs draped softly in a fuzzy reverb and fronted by airy vocals.

Andy Fenstermaker
August 12, 2010August 11, 2010

So it’s 10:10pm and I’m a bit exhausted. Today was busy, tomorrow will be as well, and that will continue through the weekend and into next week. I wasn’t planning to write more tonight, but in perusing a few of the many emails I receive on a daily basis, I stumbled on Burnt Ones and felt oddly compelled. Backed by a few repeated, fuzzed out chords and fronted by punk-influenced vocals, the music just kind of washes over you – especially after a few good local brews. Read More »Burnt Ones [Feature]

Letting Up Despite Great Faults: Our Younger Noise [Video]

Andy Fenstermaker
April 5, 2010February 11, 2022

The debut self-titled LP by Letting Up Despite Great Faults reminded me a lot of the early stuff by The… Read More »Letting Up Despite Great Faults: Our Younger Noise [Video]

Label Spotlight: Beko Records

Andy Fenstermaker
January 20, 2010May 13, 2023

Modern forms of communication, if anything, have allowed the ability to spread awareness like wildfire. Case in point, this morning. Catching up on recent tweets, I noticed a link from Acid House Kings to a little something called Beko Records. I visited the site, downloaded all 25 current digital singles from the label, and began the task of checking them all out. Now I’m writing about it to let you know. And who knows where you’ll take it. So we begin.