Say Hi: Um, Uh Oh

Eric Elbogen used to make emo that sounded embarrassed to be emo. His songs, recorded by his lonesome on his laptop, charmed with a bleary-eyed youthfulness, cross-breeding lyrics about spaceships and not getting laid with piecemeal production sensibilities—he played his instruments just well enough to get by, offering his one-man-band odes in half-whispered, closely miked breaths.  read more

Exclusive Album Stream: Say Hi - Um, Uh Oh

Click the image to hear the new album from the band of one, Say Hi. Um, Uh Oh is out January 25 on Barsuk Records. ...  read more

Paste's Post-SXSW Songs About Sleep Playlist

Around the office, we're feeling the SXSW hangover. Our jam-packed week in Austin was nothing short of wonderful, but as sunburns fade and our iTunes continues to process all our new music finds, exhaustion is setting in. Last week, sleep was the major casualty. Morning shows, late-night parties and an overall excitement for the next day left little, if any, time (or more accurately, desire) for sleep. Without further ado, then, here's our Songs About Sleep playlist. Comment below with your favorite sleep-themed tunes....  read more

Live Photos: Say Hi, Jukebox the Ghost, Sleep Therapy @ Drunken Unicorn 10/8/08

[Above: Sleep Therapy]Atlanta's own Sleep Therapy opened for Washington, D.C.'s Jukebox the Ghost and Seattle's Say Hi (formerly Say Hi To Your Mom) when they passed through town last week, and our photographer was on the scene....  read more