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"Fall Be Kind E.P." by Animal Collective

"Fall Be Kind E.P." by Animal Collective

The perfect 2009 bookend to go with their perfect early January 2009 release Merriweather Post Pavilion, Fall Be Kind is a five track continuation mini album for the New York trio that pieces together three unreleased tracks from the Merriweather Post Pavilion sessions and two brand new songs. Th... [More]

[Mon Jan 25th, 2010] Written By: Kyle England
"New Moon Soundtrack" by New Moon Soundtrack

"New Moon Soundtrack" by New Moon Soundtrack

What was once highly suspected is now official: New Moon taking in over 140 MILLION dollars (!) at the box office in its first weekend makes the Twilight Saga the biggest worldwide phenomenon since Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke filled that film's soundtrac... [More]

[Mon Jan 18th, 2010] Written By: Kyle England
"Kyle England's" by Best Albums of 2009

"Kyle England's" by Best Albums of 2009

It's not too often (or…ever) that the best album of a year is released in January, but 2009 graced us with the legendary masterpiece that was Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion just weeks in and nothing ever surpassed it. True, bands such as The Decemberists, Grizzly Bear and legendary m... [More]

[Mon Jan 18th, 2010] Written By: Kyle England
"The Fountain" by Echo & The Bunnymen

"The Fountain" by Echo & The Bunnymen

Inspired to create a new album after the highly successful Ocean Rain 25th Anniversary tour, which saw them play their 1984 masterpiece from start to finish at every show with a symphony no less, Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant are back with The Fountain, their first album of new material in four ye... [More]

[Mon Jan 18th, 2010] Written By: Kyle England
"Glitter and Doom Live" by Tom Waits

"Glitter and Doom Live" by Tom Waits

Just like Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and in particular his voice, are both an acquired taste, ESPECIALLY in a live setting. To call Waits' voice gruff would be like calling vanilla plain and Waits' voice live is like sandpaper on the ears. Some people (my wife comes to mind) can't stand him, but I find Wa... [More]

[Mon Jan 18th, 2010] Written By: Kyle England
"Phrazes for the Young" by Julian Casablancas

"Phrazes for the Young" by Julian Casablancas

Since going on hiatus in late 2006, all the members of The Strokes save for guitarist Nick Valensi and lead singer Julian Casablancas have already released side projects or solo albums. That isn't to say that Casablancas has just been sitting around getting wasted for the last three years (well, he... [More]

[Tue Jan 12th, 2010] Written By: Kyle England
"The Fall" by Norah Jones

"The Fall" by Norah Jones

Uber-popular female songstress Norah Jones has always been a misunderstood figure. The daughter of Ravi Shankar was unfairly pigeonholed to a life-sentence of Jazz piano crooning due to the mega success that was her 2002 debut Come Away With Me, even though that isn't who she is or even close to wha... [More]

[Tue Jan 12th, 2010] Written By: Kyle England
"One Fast Move or I’m Gone" by Jay Farrar & Benjamin ...

"One Fast Move or I’m Gone" by Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard

When you bring up the name Jack Kerouac, most minds go directly to the 1957 masterpiece On the Road that became the bible of the Beat Generation. Many forget however that Kerouac shunned his overnight superstar status famously stating "I'm not a beatnik, I'm a Catholic." By 1962, Kerouac was drinkin... [More]

[Tue Jan 12th, 2010] Written By: Kyle England
"Blakroc " by Blakroc

"Blakroc " by Blakroc

Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of the Indie-Blues Rock duo The Black Keys certainly had their hands full in 2009 even though they didn't have an official new album out. Auerbach and Carney each released solo side-projects earlier in the year and now comes Blakroc, a Rap-Rock super group that no one... [More]

[Tue Jan 12th, 2010] Written By: Kyle England
"Never Cry Another Tear" by Bad Lieutenant

"Never Cry Another Tear" by Bad Lieutenant

With yet another tumultuous turn in the relationship between New Order's lead singer Bernard Sumner and their integral bass player Peter Hook, New Order are once again no more leaving Bernard Sumner in a place where he is actually familiar. In the early 90's when New Order were showing the signs of... [More]

[Tue Jan 12th, 2010] Written By: Kyle England
"Tarot Sport" by Fuck Buttons

"Tarot Sport" by Fuck Buttons

Andrew Hung and Benjamin John Power, who consist of the British Electronic/Ambient Noise duo F**k Buttons, do not make music for the masses. Their first LP, 2008's Street Horrrsing (produced with the help of Mogwai's John Cummings) was an abrasive debut that lent more towards noise acts such as Wolf... [More]

[Tue Jan 12th, 2010] Written By: Kyle England
"Backspacer" by Pearl Jam

"Backspacer" by Pearl Jam

I've been fortunate enough to see Pearl Jam live three different times during this decade on three separate album tours and nothing has been more frustrating than to watch Eddie Vedder and company put on such absolutely stunning live shows, but, during it all, drop such terribly average albums onto... [More]

[Mon Oct 5th, 2009] Written By: Kyle England
"Monsters of Folk" by Monsters of Folk

"Monsters of Folk" by Monsters of Folk

Like The Highwaymen and The Traveling Willburys before them, Monsters of Folk is a supergroup of massive proportions. Unlike those groups which carried the torch for the worlds of Country and Classic Rock, Monsters of Folk are the torchbearers of the Indie-Rock scene. MOF is comprised of such lumina... [More]

[Mon Oct 5th, 2009] Written By: Kyle England
" Man on the Moon: The End of Day" by Kid Cudi

" Man on the Moon: The End of Day" by Kid Cudi

Say what you will about Kanye West the person, but Kanye West the rapper and producer has changed the Hip-Hop game for the better. His unique flow and ear for diverse beats, samples and live instrumentation have influenced a new generation of up and coming wunderkinds and his protégée Kid Cudi is ne... [More]

[Mon Oct 5th, 2009] Written By: Kyle England
"Where the Wild Things Are Soundtrack" by Karen O and T...

"Where the Wild Things Are Soundtrack" by Karen O and The Kids

With all the trailers for the new movie Where the Wild Things Are (based on the enormously popular children's book by Maurice Sendak) featuring Arcade Fire's "Wake Up," you would have thought the group would have had something to do with the soundtrack, but that isn't the case. The soundtrack for th... [More]

[Mon Oct 5th, 2009] Written By: Kyle England
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