Mixtape 161 :: Sand Angel
As individuals, Jay Som and Palehound each have their musical quirks and unique style. Together as Bachelor they plot a strange new course through the realm of dream pop.
Tag: Morphine
Elisapie
Ballad of the Runaway Girl (Bonsound). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Moon Hooch
Live At the Cathedral ( Hornblow Recordings). Review by James Mann.
The Record Company
Feels So Good ( TRC Records). Review by James Mann.
Hymn for Her
Lucy & Wayne and The Amairican Stream (). Review by James Mann.
The National
High Violet (4AD). Review by Jeff Schweers.
The English Beat
The English Beat , a division of the Two Tone Army, invades Firestone Live in Orlando, but it’s opening band Fishbone that emerges victorious.
Obscured by Clouds
William Weikart , the mastermind behind the band Obscured by Clouds , is one literate and surprising person. Tim Wardyn unveils Weikart’s impressive cast of influences (including Chris Cornell and Baroque music), how ex-girlfriends contributed to one of the best songs on their album Psycheclectic, and how his bandmate Thee Slayer Hippy got his name.
Madvillain
Madvillainy 2 (Stones Throw). Review by S D Green.
Acoustic Philosophy
Acoustic Philosophy II (Dark Moon Records). Review by Kyrby Raine.
Elbow
Songs Sung Low from the British Highlands… John Hood explains why Elbow isn’t your average mope.
Things I Noticed In 2004
So maybe it doesn’t all fall on the same calendar. It all still merits a mention, or so James Mann thinks.
Bourbon Princess
Black Feather Wings (Accurate). Review by Stein Haukland.
Dalaba/Frith/Glick Rieman/Kihlstedt
Dalaba/Frith/Glick Rieman/Kihlstedt (Accretions). Review by Matt Cibula.
Torrez
The Evening Drag (Kimchee Records). Review by Terry Eagan.
Twinemen
Twinemen (Hi-N-Dry). Review by Kahlil Sadat.
Vincent Gallo
Recordings of Music For Film (Warp). Review by Kiran Aditham.
Morphine
When Morphine leader Mark Sandman collapsed and died in July of 1999, music l…
The Presidents of the United States of America
The Presidents of the United States of America are back (sort of) with a brand new album, Freaked Out and Small. Julio Diaz takes the opportunity to talk to Dave Dederer and Chris Ballew for a lot longer than you can possibly imagine about just about everything under the sun. We dare you to find a more extensive interview than this one!
Morphine
The Night (Rykodisc/Dreamworks). Review by Anton Wagner
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