So I’ve purposely held off posting about this one because, to be honest, with all the conflicting reviews that were coming out of this record before it was even officially released it was hard to go into it with an open mind. Here’s the thing: “The King Is Dead” definitely plays like one of the […]
Damn, but this song has been on constant rotate for the last week. The opening track to the Mountain Goats’ upcoming album, “All Eternals Deck”, finds John Darnielle doing what he does best… spinning a yarn that absolutely sucks me in from the opening line. Listen: The Mountain Goats – Damn These Vampires All Eternals […]
[Edit: So, today I was trying to find this post on my blog, in anticipation for Iron & Wine’s new release out next week. After trying in vain, I found it… still languishing as a draft. Turned out I never actually hit the publish button. As such, most of you will have already heard this […]
So, I know it’s been quite some time since I written about the Damnwells on this blog. But – despite the fact that I still haven’t got my copy of the “Golden Days” dvd Alex, ahem ahem – I still can’t shake my love for the guys. Especially when they post things like this; Werewolves, […]
Bloody hell, this is beautiful. Elbow’s “build a rocket boys!” is out March 7th.