When Yo La Tengo puts out a new album, it’s almost a call to action for publications and select media outlets to take heed and put in their two cents. Some bands are just meant to be reviewed. Just type “Yo La Tengo Review” into your search engine and marvel at the breadth of publications […]
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 […]
Here is the second installment of “Alphabetized Into Obscurity – A Journey Into the Unknown.” It’s no challenge for us to find some awesome unknowns, tucked throughout the store. So once more, we’ve picked five records in the hopes of finding a hidden treasure and perhaps inspire you to journey into the unknown corners of your local record […]
We try to mix up what we listen to in the store, but some albums just can’t seem to find their way out of our CD player. Here are some of our current favorites. EZTV – Calling Out [Captured Tracks] If this was a concept album, the concept might be “Songs that sound great in […]
Psychedelic pop / rock giants Tame Impala just released their newest album Currents on Interscope Records. Before our copies of the album flew off the shelves on Friday, I sat down to study the long-awaited record I’ve been anticipating after seemingly countless listens through their previous releases. Early fans came for the riffs that feel timeless, but are refreshing at the same time, and stuck around for lush, constantly […]
A common misconception about record store clerks is that we know everything about everything. When, in fact, we know a lot about what we love and a little bit about a bunch of other stuff. Considering how much music has been recorded and released, you would be hard pressed to find someone who does know about everything, […]
Sufjan Stevens’ Illinoise just celebrated it’s 10th anniversary and there has been a lot of buzz around this timeless, groundbreaking album. This got us thinking; What else were we excited about, ten years ago. So, we went to the best source we could think of; the Stinkweeds 2005 Top Ten Book! Holy Crap! What a […]
Houndstooth’s 2013 release, Ride Out the Dark, was a humble introduction to the Portland, Oregon band. While they weren’t fighting for your attention, they were at least interesting enough to warrant more than a few listens. And, like anything so elegantly simple, you continue to find new things to appreciate after spending some real time with […]
We try to mix up what we listen to in the store, but some albums just can’t seem to find their way out of our CD player. Here are some of our current favorites.