Saturday, May 11, 2013

Blog has moved!

In the off-chance that anyone sees this blog, I have moved it over to http://gettingpastthestatic.com/ so join me there :)

Monday, December 10, 2012

My Best of 2012 Album List

I've been posting my Best of 2012 list on Facebook one album at a time. I'm going to compile the entire list here and reveal my top 3 album (omg!!)... as if anyone but me really cares LOL

Here are the albums revealed so far:

First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar


Lightships - Electric Cables


Dead When I Found Her - Rag Doll Blues


School of Seven Bells - Ghostory


Yeasayer - Fragrant World


Memoryhouse - The Slideshow Effect


Anais Mitchell - Young Man in America


Kathleen Edwards - Voyageur


Sarah Jaffe - The Body Wins


Logistics - Fear Not


Calexico - Algiers


David Byrne & St Vincent - Love This Giant


Reptar - Body Faucet


Horse Feathers - Cynic's New Year


Sun Kil Moon - Among the Leaves


Missy Higgins - The Ol' Razzle Dazzle


Amy Ray - Lung of Love


Stars - The North


Provision - A New Revolution


Star Anna/Mike McCready - Keep On/Call Your Girlfriend 7"


Chromatics - Kill for Love


Allo Darlin' - Europe


Father John Misty - Fear Fun


Gossip - A Joyful Noise


Now for my Top 3 Albums of 2012:

Sera Cahoone - Deer Creek Canyon


Shrag - Canines


... and at #1

you will never truly know me until you fully understand why this is my #1 album of the year

Kaia - Two Adult Women in Love


Record Label of the Year:

Sub Pop - http://www.subpop.com/ Responsible for 3 of my top albums of the year, this label is still going strong and can't wait to hear what they have for us in 2013!

Most Anticipated Releases of 2013:

Emma Louise - Debut Album


Echo Over Voices - Debut Album


Exit - The Blind Alley

Iris - Live @ Elysium

Iris is Reagan Jones and Andrew Sega.

Iris - Guide on Raging Stars


Iris - Nobody Wins


Iris - Appetite


Iris - Unknown


Iris - When I'm Not Around / Annie, Would I Lie To You


Iris - Panic Rev

Sunday, December 9, 2012

The Nimbus - Live @ Elysium

The Nimbus is ritchN & mm444. Both of these guys have other musical projects such as subNatural and Carbon Theory. You can view both their website and soundcloud pages to hear more:
http://www.manywaysofrainydays.com
http://soundcloud.com/manywaysofrainydays

The Nimbus


Echo Over Voices' debut show - Live @ Elysium

Echo Over Voices is Brad MacAllister (CTRL, Low Technicians) and Amanda Hatfield. All of these tracks are from their debut full length which should be out in 2013.

Echo Over Voices - Deserve


Echo Over Voices - Partial


Echo Over Voices - Gone

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Kilowatts

I haven't posted any electronic music on my blog so far but I'm into it... and Kilowatts is fantastic.

Check out this track that Artificial Music Machine put up. Then check out his Facebook page.
Jamie also put up this mix on the web which is quite excellent!

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Rose Melberg Interview

Read it here: Interview

She mentions there possibly being a new Softies album... good news!