Pages tagged “jagjaguwar”

Volcano Choir: Unmap

By Corey DuBrowa on 8:59 AM on October 8, 2009

At least a year prior to retiring to the remote Wisconsin cabin... read more

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Sunset Rubdown: Dragonslayer

By Henry Freedland on 9:00 AM on June 24, 2009

Spencer Krug’s inimitable voice can undulate even within a... read more

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Dinosaur Jr.: Farm

By Austin L. Ray on 9:00 AM on June 22, 2009

When Dinosaur Jr. ended a long hiatus with... read more

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Pink Mountaintops: Outside Love

By Matt Fink on 11:30 AM on June 18, 2009

Since the topic of love is the most widely... read more

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Swan Lake: Enemy Mine

By Michael Saba on 9:00 AM on March 24, 2009

Swan Lake claims that Enemy Mine’s title was originally a Kafka... read more

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Dinosaur Jr to test new material in small U.S. venues

By Joe Shearer on 2:53 PM on March 2, 2009

Dinosaur Jr is seemingly one of the few bastions of the '80s/'90s underground rock guard playing it straight and not teasing their fans at the moment. We have the Jesus and Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine saying they're back together, playing a few token shows, disappearing for a while then coming out of their shell again. Who knows when to expect anything?... read more

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Bon Iver: Blood Bank EP

By Julia Reidy on 5:20 PM on January 29, 2009

Winter songwriter leaves seasonal trappings behind "Blood Bank" is, well, electric. Meaning that the opening track of Bon Iver's EP of the same name isn't, you know, acoustic. While usually an unremarkable descriptor for rock music, here it marks a notable departure for a songwriter whose sophomore release just can't be listened to without comparison to its predecessor, For Emma, Forever Ago. The song is a narrative: it speaks in Justin Vernon's usual nostalgic language, this time of first meetings and of identity reduced to the contents of plastic bags. The same layered, telescopic vocal stacks we’ve all come to expect... read more

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