January 2012
2 posts
Nada Surf - The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy
In the post-modern landscape of popular music, you’ve got a weird mingling of new, ankle-biting bands trying to sound like they’re from the ’90s (Yuck and Silversun Pickups come to mind).
And, you’ve got the venerable dinosaurs who’ve been playing jangly pop for years and are now, largely unsuccessfully, trying to reinvent themselves for a modern audience (R.E.M....
The Little Willies - For The Good Times
It’s been six years since The Little Willies released their debut, self-titled album, and in that time it sounds as if Norah Jones and her rowdy friends have loosened up considerably. For The Good Times finds The Little Willies - named after their unabashed admiration for Willie Nelson - tearing through another set of long-lost country covers with twang to spare and virtuoso musicianship in...
