“Up from the Practice and off of the Tongue: Camera Obscura in 2013”

Camera Obscura is one of those bands that, even if you’re just listening to them impartially, gets you thinking about ALL these different things. First of all, in “I Missed Your Party,” lead singer and master indie pop extraordinaire Tracyanne Campbell keeps repeating “I’ll break it to you gently / Break it to you gently.” … Read more“Up from the Practice and off of the Tongue: Camera Obscura in 2013”

“Phoenix: Hands on the Wheel, Casually”

So when did rock and roll become a competition? The day the music died, I guess. I was just listening though to this incredibly droll release known as Autechre’s Peel Sessions, and beyond being markedly devoid of overly chesty occidental tomfoolery, unlike most “beats”/”trip-hop” material not called Tricky or Bjork, it presents a valuable element … Read more“Phoenix: Hands on the Wheel, Casually”

“Putting the Pieces of the Puzzle Together: Black Thought from Mo’ Meta

A few misconceptions were dispelled in my mind by Mo’ Meta Blues, the Questlove book. First of all, I’ll never again doubt the validity of a statement by Black Thought that, and I quoth a fine, strangely underexposed song “Thought at Work,” “You’s a thug / ‘Not really’ is the answer to that.” He’s “Stamped … Read more“Putting the Pieces of the Puzzle Together: Black Thought from Mo’ Meta

“Summer is a Time for the Second Talking Heads Album”

Through nearby stringent parties, I find that Any human contact Would be more than I could stand, More than I could even want … And I survey the things I have owned … Earlier I’d Walked out my door and imagined myself Catapulting into the middle of the street, And starting multiple bonfires On each … Read more“Summer is a Time for the Second Talking Heads Album”