Best Voices In Indie Rock
Photo by Jeremy Cowart.Brandi Carlile inspired this list. I’ve been listening to her fantastic new record nonstop lately—mainly because I’m addicted to her voice. But some folks prefer a calmer and steadier voice like Mark Kozelek’s, and others are partial to Neko Case’s clear-as-a-bell-ness or Chan Marshall’s sultriness. Here are my picks for the best voices in indie rock. Who did I miss? Enjoy the playlist below, and stay tuned for next week’s list of the Best Worst Voices.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayOne on One: 20 Single-Artist Cover Albums Worth A Listen
A well-done cover song is a beautiful thing—and, by extension, so is a compilation of tracks by a slew of musicians paying tribute to one of their heroes. But it takes a special combination of love and guts and a hearty dash of hubris for a single artist to tackle the oeuvre of another—whether a friend or a legend—all by their lonesome. Sometimes the result is a mess (like Dirty Dancing songstress Jennifer Warnes' maudlin, schlocky Leonard Cohen tribute, Famous Blue Raincoat), but when the stars align, it can be really wonderful. Here are a few of our favorites. (Scroll... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DaySun Kil Moon to Tour West Coast Later This Month
Ahead of his May 12 Lost Versus Live release (Caldo Verde Records), Mark Kozelek has announced a geographically-limited series of Sun Kil Moon shows at three modest West Coast venues and one opposite-sized Washington state music festival. A full band will back Kozelek's woebegone vocals.... read more
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Damien Echols. Jason Baldwin. Jessie Misskelley, Jr. Together they're known as the West Memphis Three, a trio of Arkansas men convicted in 1994 for murdering and sexually mutilating three elementary school boys. Echols, the eldest, was sentenced to death by lethal injection. Baldwin and Misskelley were sentenced to life in prison.... read more
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I just read Austin’s favorites and noticed that our lists don’t even have one record in common. Which means that he has bad taste, and also that he hasn’t heard Fearless. In no meaningful order:... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VStaff Picks - Steve LaBate (associate editor)
Best Albums 20081. She & Him - Vol. 1 (Merge)2. Gentleman Jesse and His Men - Introducing Gentleman Jesse and His Men (Douchemaster)3. Okkervil River - The Stand-Ins (JagJaguwar)4. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges (ATO)5. The Raveonettes - Lust Lust Lust (Vice) 6. Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea (Drag City)7. Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping (Polyvinyl)8. Sun Kil Moon - April (Caldo Verde)9. Jack Johnson - Sleep Through the Static (Brushfire)10. The Tallest Man on Earth - Shallow Grave (Gravitation)Best Singles 20081. "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds2. "I Work Hard" - Yung Ralph3. "Candy Jail" -... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VSigns of Life 2008: Best Music
Check out Paste's top 50 albums of 2008... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesMark Kozelek prepping limited rarities album for December
This year is shaping out to be especially fruitful for Mark Kozelek. As frontman for Sun Kil Moon, he's already crafted one of 2008's finest, most-favorably-reviewed albums in April. Now, Kozelek has revealed he will release a 10-track solo rarities collection composed of both original tunes and covers on Dec. 9.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSun Kil Moon's Mark Kozelek does charity, album, tour
In this edition of the "All Mark Kozelek, All The Time" newscast, we have almost more Kozelek/Sun Kil Moon news than you can handle... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPresidential box set to make history fun, rock
Whichever presidential candidate finds himself the winner this November will be honored with an additional prize... read more
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