Getting a much-deserved re-release is Geographer's Animal Shapes EP, and this time, no one should pass over it. These three San Fran-area guys have put together a charming & disarming little collection synth-rock that seems poised for an eco-friendly ad campaign.
Uncommonly smooth melodies and inventive rhythms drive Animal Shapes, and packs a ton of sensitive dude heart in there too.
5. Gogol Bordello : Trans-Continental Hustle (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Ted Chase Criticizing a band as singular as Gogol Bordello for not
evolving is a little harsh, because they're already far out there, and
any
further movement might be hard to see from where you're standing.
6. Gogol Bordello (Reviews/Concert Reviews)
Author : Jayne Yong Even when not at their most energetic, Gogol Bordello put on a truly spectacular show simply on musical terms at Baltimore's Ram's Head.
8. Ghostkeeper : Ghostkeeper (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Ted Chase Ghostkeeper has
unfortunately gone the affected alt-folk jam route, and while they do it
better
than most, it's still a real disappointment and gets old quick.
9. Girlfriends : Our Very First Cassette (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Mike Gutierrez 'Cassette rock' might have found its very first keeper
in Our Very First Cassette by Girlfriends.
10. Great Waves (Interviews/Interviews)
Author : Mike Gutierrez Two members of Great Waves, a young alt-country quartet out
of Washington State, boldly stepped into the 21st century with QRO,
employing space age technology to conduct a dodgy Skype interview.
The lonely narrative of New Buffalo's second full-length is a poetic, piano-driven collection that exudes a fireside coziness. The lady who goes by New Buffalo, Sally Seltmann orchestrates an indoor album of sober, heartfelt ballads on Somewhere, anywhere.
Rolling Stone favorite has fire with that smoke.
Criticizing a band as singular as Gogol Bordello for not
evolving is a little harsh, because they're already far out there, and
any
further movement might be hard to see from where you're standing.
Even when not at their most energetic, Gogol Bordello put on a truly spectacular show simply on musical terms at Baltimore's Ram's Head.
Is it time to bring the sexxxy back?
Ghostkeeper has
unfortunately gone the affected alt-folk jam route, and while they do it
better
than most, it's still a real disappointment and gets old quick.
'Cassette rock' might have found its very first keeper
in Our Very First Cassette
Two members of Great Waves, a young alt-country quartet out
of Washington State, boldly stepped into the 21st century with QRO,
employing space age technology to conduct a dodgy Skype interview.
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