Tag Archives: Mgmt

The Alpinism’s Bumpin’, But I Need the Volume Higher

Like many Americans I’m still in a bit of a trance after the momentous events of November 4th. My wonderment at the fact that an overwhelming number of my fellow citizens voted for progress by supporting our first African American president is tempered by sadness that a whole bunch of them in a handful […]

Blow the Whistle on Big Tobacco

Pennsylvaniac quintet Black Moth Super Rainbow’s name has appeared in this space more times than I care to count. No, really… I just went to count exactly how many times I’ve mentioned them on this blog and decided to stop when I got to five. Regardless, their blissfully stoned elementary school film-strip music […]

So Many Records / So Little Time

In my write-up on Chairlift’s new album from Tuesday’s “shuffle” post I shared a glimpse of the lack of awareness of my own music collection that I sometimes face. What’s even more absurd than realizing I’ve been regularly listening to a song all my friends have been asking me to find them for months […]

Happiness Is a Warm 4-Track

My desk is literally overflowing with music at the moment. So much so that (other than listen to it) I don’t even know what to do with all of it half the time. There are piles of CDs all around my terrestrial desk and just as many recently un-compressed folders full of MP3s that need […]

Short Piers and Space Travelers

Last week one of my absolute favorite bands in the world — Athens, Georgia-based Indie-Pop sextet of Montreal — released “Id Engager,” the first single from their forthcoming ninth full-length album Skeletal Lamping. That album, which doesn’t hit stores until October 7th, is one of, if not the most anticipated release of the year […]