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Category Archives: record review
Purity Ring – Shrines
From the center of every human female emanates a white blue energy, in waves of quiet fire it orbits her throughout her lifetime. It seeps in and out of hips and legs, it appears gossamer and fine at the fringes … Continue reading
Mumford and Sons – Babel
The opinions expressed below are expressly stated to be the personal opinion of Caitlin Cristin White. In no way do I claim them to be facts. However, I think they’re pretty good. Music Critic Game: Hubris Fail Guess what? Music … Continue reading
Posted in record review, up close & personal
Tagged Animal Collective, Ariel Pink, Babel Mumford And Sons, Bleecker Street Beat Mumford And Sons, Dylan, Fleet Foxes, Ghosts That We Knew, Hank WIlliams, I Will Wait, Johnny Cash, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Lover Of The Light, Mandolin, Marcus Mumford, Marcus Mumford Christian, Mumford And Sons, Mumford And Sons Babel, Mumford And Sons New Album, Not With Haste, Of Monsters And Men, The Avett Brothers, Whispers In The Dark
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Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan
It’s nice, amidst the playground of bullshit that the music industry has in many ways become, to see genius projected out into the great unknown. Listening to Swing Lo Magellan I smile and nod, I gape in awe, I listen … Continue reading
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Tagged About To Die, Dance For You, Dave Longstreth, Dirty Projectors, Dirty Projectors Dave Longstreth, Dirty Projectors Stream Album, Dirty Projectors Swing Lo Magellan, Irresponsible Tune, Maybe That Was It, Swing Lo Magellan, The Dirty Projectors, The Guardian, Unto Caesar
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The Walkmen – Heaven
The Walkmen occupy a special place in my heart because the first time I ever heard them I was visiting New York for only the second time, and I still lived in LA. I was toying with the idea of … Continue reading
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Tagged Brooklyn, Cafe Pedlar, dirt trail, freeway, gas stations, God, gossamer strands, Heartbreaker, Heaven, Lisbon, magisterial business, mirroring circuitous rock, palatial ballroom, peasant, pony express, Queen, Southern Heart, The Love You Love, The Walkmen, The Witch, Victorian aristocrats, We Can't Be Beat, wild wild west
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Beach House – Bloom
Can I wait the hours / Till you find me? Why do I love the music that I love so much? What drives the whirlwind of emotions that tunnel up like a cyclone when I hear specific songs … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 Mile Stereo, Beach House, Bloom, deserted highway, dream pop, dreams, ethereal, fantasies, Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones, Lazuli, magic, Myth, New Year, ocean, Other People, sci-fi, sea shells, spiritual, Star Wars, starry sky, subjective, Teen Dream, The Hours, The Never Ending Story, Wild
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Races – The Year Of The Witch
Races, why did I wait so long to uncover your epic, sad beauty? I kept hearing my friend Caleb over at Epic Concoction talking about the band Races, and like the stubborn fool that I am I wrote him off. … Continue reading
Father John Misty – Fear Fun
“Smoke everything in sight / With every girl I’ve ever loved” In his latest album, “Fear Fun” J. Tillman disappears behind the cloak of a freshly minted moniker: Father John Misty. Emerging from a stint as the drummer for Fleet … Continue reading
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Tagged Bella Union, Every Man Needs A Companion, Father John Misty, Fear Fun, Fleet Foxes, Funtimes In Babylon, Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sing, J. Tillman, Los Angeles, Nancy From Now On, Now I'm Learning To Love The War, O I Long To Feel Your Arms Around Me, Only Son Of The Ladies Man, Sub Pop, This Is Sally Hatchet, Writing A Novel
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Rosie Thomas – With Love
This review was originally published at Listen Before You Buy. Well, Rosie Thomas has done it again, stolen my heart with her simple tales told in hums and harmonies. Her latest album “With Love” was fittingly released on Valentine’s Day … Continue reading
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