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(02/28/14 1:34am)
Island Intervals is Joel Thibodeau’s first album in six years as neo-folk one-man-band Death Vessel. His 2005 and 2008 full length EPs Stay Close and Nothing Is Precious Enough For Us introduced the sweet melodies and angelic soprano vocals of Thibodeau to the indie folk scene. For Island Intervals, he teamed up with artists Jónsi of Sigur Rós and producer Alex Somers, traveled to Reykjavik and created a whole new sound inspired by the rugged landscape and isolated beauty of the Icelandic city.
(02/20/14 6:00am)
After touring heavily with Puerto Rican garage rock band Davila 666, AJ Davila introduces himself as a solo act—just as powerful as the up-and-coming group from which he just recently split—on his debut solo album, Terror/Amor. Terror/Amor has the same San Juan, sunny, grunge-scene feel as Davila 666’s previous work, but Davila spins his own electric energy into the mix.
(02/15/14 7:34am)
The Green sisters—Elsa and Phaedra—and producer/instrumentalist Ryan Graveface once again take on their dark The Casket Girls persona to release their sophomore album, True Love Kills the Fairy Tale.
(02/10/14 6:36am)
On Sunday night, CBS and The Grammy’s aired a two and a half hour special to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ first U.S. visit. It was a star-studded event, with performances by everyone from Pharrell Williams to Keith Urban, and a camera seemingly dedicated to showing Tom Hanks and Yoko Ono rock out all night. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr had a tear-jerking reunion and shut the house down with a closing rendition of “Hey Jude.” Here are a few performances from the night that I loved, hated or just didn’t really understand.
(12/04/13 5:51am)
Glen Hansard is an Irish musician best known for his starring role and Grammy-winning piece “Falling Slowly” in the 2006 film “Once.” He’s also the frontman of Irish rock group The Frames and folk-rock duo The Swell Season. In addition, he helms a number of solo projects, many including covers and original songs alike. His latest EP, Drive All Night, is a four-song project, anchored by the title track, a Bruce Springsteen cover. Hansard performed the more than eight-minute track regularly while on tour with Eddie Vedder in 2012. The recording features Vedder singing harmony and saxophone accompaniment by Jake Clemons, nephew of the late Clarence Clemons, beloved saxophonist of Springsteen’s E Street Band. The cover is a respectful tribute to the Boss and the vocal duet of Hansard and Vedder complement each other beautifully.
(11/21/13 6:50am)
Nineteen-year-old Jake Bugg wowed the U.K. with his self-titled debut album in late 2012, but the indie grassroots rocker didn’t have as much success in the U.S. when he released the album here in April 2013. The most publicity he’s gotten in the States has probably been his recent Twitter throw-down with the pop sensation boys of One Direction, where he (being the angsty British punk he is) publicly insulted their musical abilities. They got really upset and he got absolutely butchered by teenage girls and the media. But, despite being number one on U.K. charts and no higher than 75 on the U.S. billboard charts, Jake Bugg decided to make a move to California and record his sophomore album, Shangri La (named after the Malibu studio where it was recorded), with American producer Rick Rubin.
(11/12/13 6:47am)
Coming up on 10 years since their 2004 debut, Hot Fuss, featuring the smash hit “Mr. Brightside,” The Killers just released the greatest hits compilation, Direct Hits. It’s impossible to argue with the fact The Killers have a knack for writing jams, and their ability to combine rock and pop has taken the U.S. by storm within the past decade. Hell, in 2008 they presented probably the most discussed philosophical idea in pop music: “Are we human, or are we dancer?” In my opinion, “Human” deserves a greatest hit album all on its own—but, I digress.
(11/05/13 7:12am)
Midlake’s Antiphon is an excellent title as a single descriptor of the sound the band creates. It has a Gregorian chant-esqe mesmerizing sound throughout the album and bursts with spiritual undertones.
(11/01/13 5:34am)
FIDLAR is currently on tour with The Orwells and have a show coming up in Madison at the High Noon Saloon next Friday, Nov. 1. The Daily Cardinal got the chance to catch up with the drummer, Max Kuehn while they were on the road “drivin’ around in Salem, Massachusetts.”
(10/22/13 4:17am)
After the massive success of Katy Perry’s last album, Teenage Dream, and her extremely public personal life being in the spotlight the past couple years, there was no way of telling what her next move would be in the music industry. On her newest release, Prism, she is the polar opposite of her previous “I Kissed a Girl,” “Firework” and “California Gurls” fun-loving, careless pop princess image. And though it was a respectable and courageous effort, I don’t see this side of Katy Perry being a huge success.
(10/15/13 6:11am)
Fall Out Boy has been in the media quite often within the past year after a four-year hiatus and surprise return with Save Rock and Roll. Their fans expressed mixed feelings about the comeback album; some people regarded it as not being punk enough and others loved the change in pace. Their newest EP Pax-Am Days is almost the complete opposite of the epic, star-studded Save Rock and Roll. It was produced by Ryan Adams at PAX-AM Studios within a two-day span, and Adams’ minimalistic editing makes for an excellent, rugged punk sound. The guitars are heavily distorted, the drumming is fast and aggressive and Patrick Stump’s lead vocals stand out among the insane instrumentals.
(10/08/13 3:42am)
Looking at Danny Brown’s first two albums, The Hybrid and XXX, it’s pretty clear he debuted in 2011 as another young, bigheaded rapper hopping on the smoking weed, getting drunk, popping pills, playing women bandwagon. He looks sort of like a homeless dude with Skrillex’s hairstylist and Andre 3000’s wardrobe, and even his high pitched flow throws back to a teenager’s first time experimenting with pot.
(09/11/13 4:18am)
English indie rock groupArctic Monkeys’ fifth studio album, AM, dropped this week. The name is a perfect double-entendre, representing both the initials of the band and the presumed setting of the album, a post-party drunken and drug fuelled state of loneliness and near desperation, exemplified in “No. 1 Party Anthem” (“It’s not like I’m falling in love/I just want you to do me no good… ”), “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?” and “Do I Wanna Know” (“Ever thought of calling when you’ve had a few?/Cause I always do”).