The 20 Best Albums of 2011 (So Far) - Josh Jackson
This week, Paste staffers will be making their personal picks for the best albums of the first half of 2011. We reserve the right to rearrange these in our minds weekly, realize that some shouldn’t be on here at all and maybe even decide to add James Blake by year’s end. But right at this moment, here are my Top 20 albums of 2011 (so far).... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayWye Oak Announce North American Tour
The Baltimore duo of Andy Stack and Jenn Wasner, better known as indie-folksters Wye Oak, have announced plans for a North American tour. The pair, whose latest LP Civilian was recently released via Merge Records, is known for its ambient live performances, featuring Wasner’s sleepy vocals layered with hints of pedal steel and violin.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe 25 Best Songs of 2011
(So Far)
I’m the first to admit I get unreasonably excited about music. I approach my job like the prospectors of old, and each new nugget I come across feels like striking gold. To carry that metaphor way too far, 2011 feels a lot like 1849—there’s been so much good music already in this first quarter. Here are 25 songs that make me dance like Yosemite Sam. (I told you I was going to take that metaphor too far.)... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayTed Leo, St. Vincent, Wye Oak to Play Our Band Could Be Your Life Concert
Ted Leo, Wye Oak and St. Vincent are among the acts that have teamed up to perform in the Our Band Could Be Your Life Concert.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThis Week's New Album Releases (3/8/11)
Each week we highlight notable album releases we care about. Today’s list includes solo records from X’s Exene Cervenka, Orange Juice’s Edwyn Collins and the long-awaited follow-up from Lupe Fiasco.... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesWye Oak: Civilian
It’s easy to compare Wye Oak to Beach House—both groups originated in Baltimore, are comprised of boy/girl duos and usually get pegged as dream-pop acts. But Wye Oak’s dark, gorgeous and dynamic record stands on its own. On Civilian, Andy Stack and Jenn Wasner have crafted their best work to date.... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsListen to Wye Oak's New Album, Civilian
NPR.org is streaming the new Wye Oak album, Civilian. Until the album’s release on March 8, NPR will be streaming what they call the “stormy songs of alienation and misplaced affection.”... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Decemberists, Wye Oak Photos - Chicago, IL
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Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsDownload Wye Oak's "I Hope You Die"
Download Wye Oak's "I Hope You Die."Wye Oak's My Neighbor/My Creator EP is available via download from Merge.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Free MP3Titus Andronicus' Civil War Album, 7" Single Get Release Dates
What do Feb. 9 and March 9 have in common? Well, they’re both dates tied to the Civil War, for starters, and it’s no coincidence that Titus Andronicus has scheduled its new record release (in the forms of a vinyl single and the album proper) to those dates respectively. The New Jersey-based band’s new album, The Monitor, uses the war as an extended metaphor throughout. (Therefore it makes sense that the 7" vinyl single for the song “Four Score and Seven,” comes out on Abraham Lincoln’s 201st birthday Feb. 9, followed a month later by the CD and 2LP release... read more
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