“Gimme something to look forward to,” Britt Daniel sang on Spoon’s 2002 album, Kill The Moonlight. And with every new year, there’s a great list of upcoming releases by musicians to impatiently look forward to with every blog post on “Band A” or “Band B.R[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Battles’
October 17th, 2009 - 9:00 pm § in True/Slant
Overlooked in the Aughts: Parts & Labor – Mapmaker
Overlooked in the Aughts is an ongoing feature focusing on some of the best albums from the 2000s that haven’t quite received the attention they deserved. Today’s post: Parts & Labor’s Mapmaker. Back in June, music writer Christopher R. Weingarten extolled the pains that have befallen m[...]
July 14th, 2008 - 2:41 am § in Perfect Lines
Double Double
In one corner, weighing in at 6 members is The Mae Shi, with support from The Death Set, at Great Scott. In the other, pulling together as a duo is No Age, with a little help from High Places and Abe Vigoda, at the Middle East Downstairs. It is a challenge to behold… For music [...][...]