Why Everett True Is Wrong – Animal Collective
By Scott Creney Animal Collective has ruined music for a generation with their semi-ironic stances, lack of bass, and disengagement with their audience. Separated at birth: Built To Spill, Modest...
View Article10 Most Read Entries on Collapse Board, 11.08.11 – 17.08.11
Want to generate traffic? Create your own news stories, or react to others … Shut up about Kreayshawn being racist I mean, isn’t hanging out with, and working with other races pretty much the...
View ArticleSong of the day – 396: Paul McCartney
Yeah, I know. My preference was always for Lennon over McCartney. And maybe Harrison too. Never could stand the sideways nodding dog, grinning inanely. I loved The Beatles’ songs, especially when...
View ArticleThe Field – Looping State Of Mind (Kompakt)
By Scott Creney If you like albums that sound like this album, then I bet you’re going to really like this album. The Field have got this shit down cold. It pushes all the right ambient looping...
View ArticleREVIEWED IN PICTURES Animal Collective – Centipede Hz (Domino)
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View ArticleREVIEWED IN WORDS Animal Collective – Centipede Hz (Domino)
By Scott Creney I’ve been putting off this review because I hoped I’d eventually hear something that changed my mind. It doesn’t look like that’s going to happen. I write this as someone who has had...
View ArticleRusted Root – The Movement (Shanachie)
By Scott Creney Back in 1995 we all laughed at Rusted Root. Who would have thought their brand of world-influenced positivity would become a dominant strain of indie music a generation later?...
View Article2012 & the Abysmal Company You Kept
By Mike Turner Well, it’s once again that time of year where we all give up and phone it in. The month of the end of the year list is now upon us. I’m sure I’m not the only one to point this out but...
View ArticleA 10-point guide to reviewing music festivals
By Harvey Manfrenjensenden About a year and a half ago I played Primavera Festival in Barcelona, Spain with the other people I play in a band with who played the festival. Primavera is a very large,...
View ArticleEleven records I wish I liked more
Liking most of these more wouldn’t half of made my life easier, at various stages. Would it have been too much of a compromise to make? Apparently so. 1. Radiohead – The Bends Or, indeed, any...
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