STAFF PICKS kimber – beirut lindsay – low, petite noir dario – beirut jeff – petite noir, empress of THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Beirut – No No No CD (4AD) “Finding a new love sparked the creativity and songwriting that went into the making of No No No. Condon and his bandmates, bassist Paul […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – lou barlow lindsay – unwound, uncle acid & the deadbeats, widowspeak dario – widowspeak jeff – widowspeak THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES The Arcs – Yours, Dreamily CD/LP (Nonesuch) The Arcs is a new band led by The Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach. The band’s aesthetic isn’t too far removed from the Black Keys’ […]
Destroyer – Poison Season I always tread lightly when suggesting Destroyer. The music of Dan Bejar is one of those rare cases of “you’ll love ’em or hate ’em.” This makes it tricky to gauge whether or not my integrity as a “record store guy” will be damaged to suggest something so quirky, but it’s completely worth it. When […]