Recorded at the infamous Electric Lady Studios this is the third album from the New York based Interpol; the first on Capitol (a departure…
Joyeux Noel! Great Music for the Celebration of Our Lord’s Birthday
Christmas, the time of magic, the time of mystery. In it’s present manner, surely it’s a bit much sometimes. The pervasive materialism, the shallow…
Rickie Lee Jones, The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard (2007)
Back in the Eighties, film writer, director, and producer Robert Lee Cantalon decided to “write the words of Jesus in modern language, and publish…
Spoon, Ga, Ga, Ga, Ga, Ga (2007)
Many years back now when a site called epitonic was "the" place to go for indie music I stumbled across spoon with catchy songs…
Bach, Mass in B Minor (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, cond. Robert Shaw, 1990)
J.S. Bach was born in 1685 into a quite renowned musical family, so it shouldn’t be too surprising that he spent his 65 years…
Karen Choi, Through Our Veins (2016)
Yearning for a home beyond time I had the chance earlier this summer to hear Karen Choi play at the Aster Café in Minneapolis.…
Radiohead, A Moon Shaped Pool (2016)
When true love waits The first song, “Burn the Witch” on Radiohead’s newest album is in homage to the brilliant British cult classic horror…
Get Scared, Built for Blame, Laced with Shame (2012)
The lament of a burdened heart Though moving is no fun, developing new friendships is. So I asked a young woman I am getting…
The Weepies, Sirens (2015)
This is not the way I thought it would be Sirens (2015), the first full-length album by The Weepies in five years, released after…
Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & Lowell (2015)
When loss and love in the past linger For several days after downloading Sufjan Steven’s latest album, Carrie & Lowell, I simply pressed REPEAT…