I was a sophomore in high school when I first heard this line from Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Getting Back Together:” “And you would hide away and find your peace of mind with some indie record that’s much cooler than mine.” To me, I was that guy: too cool for school, relishing music conversations … More Entering the world of The National after listening to ‘folklore’
On “i,i,” the newest Bon Iver record, Justin Vernon is not the first voice listeners hear. After an intro that evokes many of the similar sounds and samples of the band’s 2016 release “22, A Million,” Mike Noyce, in a very similar way to British producer and singer James Blake, who also appears on the … More Bon Iver makes bolder, bigger,”wow” sound on “i,i”
At the end of Frightened Rabbit’s set at Newport Music Hall in Columbus on May 2, 2016, lead singer Scott Hutchison took a drink. The organ-sounding piano had already begun playing the familiar chords of “Keep Yourself Warm,” one of the most beloved tracks on the band’s 2008 release “The Midnight Organ Fight.” The crowd … More “Tiny Changes” leaves large and important impact
Thom Yorke needs Nigel Godrich. From the moment the two worked together, it was magic — when Godrich, an English record producer, worked on Radiohead’s 1997 masterpiece “OK Computer.” Since then, Godrich and Yorke have been inseparable, producing each of Radiohead’s releases since then and even collaborating with Yorke on his solo work and the … More “ANIMA” is a career-best solo effort from Thom Yorke
Jack White has remained busy over the past 11 years. He has released three solo records, all with their own unique sounds and genres while continuing to sound like the former lead singer and guitarist of The White Stripes. He has released three albums with The Dead Weather, a side project formed with Alison Mosshart … More “Help Us Stranger” has The Raconteurs in familiar, but still impressive territory
This review was written by Colin Gay. You can follow him on Twitter @ColinGay17. The National seemed to have its genre set. Lead singer Matt Berninger sings about private, internal emotions or extensive, wide-ranging ideas about the world as a whole to indie rock tropes the surrounding band members have come to embrace over the … More The National shows increased level of ambition on “I Am Easy to Find”
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