The Only Apple Music Article You Need To Read
By Scott Creney So when you first join up there’s all these goddamned floating circles and you’re supposed to pick your favorite genre of music from a bunch of categories that are so broad & vague as to be meaningless: alternative, electronic, pop, rock, oldies, etc. But you can’t see all the bubbles at once […]
The Ballet School – The Dew Lasts An Hour (Bella Union)
Well, I won’t lie. When I plucked Ballet School out of the lineup, I thought for sure I’d singled out another case of all-men groups dubbing their bands with feminine names (see Woman’s Hour, Girl Band). I stand corrected. However. As we all know, having the prerequisite chick on vocals don’t getcha a free pass […]
The Friday Afternoon Playlist, 28.03.2014
The week’s big news, I mean other than Collapse Board somehow being overlooked in the list of the 100 most influential music blogs, was Friday’s surprise announcement that Kate Bush was playing her first live shows since 1979. AND BASICALLY NOTHING ELSE MATTERS BECAUSE I’M SEEING KATE BUSH IN AUGUST It’s the most indulgent and […]
Fuck Buttons – Slow Focus (ATP Recordings)
If 85% of an album is weak dishwater, then it’s a bad album. There’s better ways to spend your time and money.
Song of the day – 612: Ballet School
I like the place Ballet School has taken this music to. A new ground for exploration. More new treasure maps and cornicing. A new fecundity.
Two songs about doing the laundry and perhaps the greatest single ever made
Just because I’m in that sort of mood, you know.
Bat For Lashes – Haunted Man (Capitol)
This half-assed Paula Cole bullshit bores the crap out of me. Its Enya-esque sonic soundscapes make me wretch.
The Sonic Narrative – 15 great songs
This was the penultimate lecture in Sex Drugs Rock N Roll this semester at QUT
Song of the day – 451: Julia Holter
Sure. Julia Holter does sound softened, magical, intimate. Beauty is saddened.
The Weeknd – House Of Balloons / Thursday / Echoes Of Silence (XO)
Sex, drugs, more sex, more drugs, each song details another night of Bacchanalian excess with no redemption in sight. Are you ready to party?
