Listen To This: “Bloom” by Beach House
The first time I listen to any Beach House record, I am turned off by Victoria Le Grand’s husky baritone of a female voice. But after awhile, I get more used to it and I hear more color. Plus, in real...
View ArticleBest Albums of (75% of) 2012 (So Far)
Updated version of: http://scotty-t.com/2012/06/22/best-albums-of-2012-so-far/ Top 10 fun., Some Nights Porcelain Raft, Strange Weekend Dirty Projectors, Swing Lo Magellan Beach House, Bloom Metric,...
View ArticleBest Albums of 2012
I agonize over this list every year, for 100% personal reasons. I feel like I have failed as a human if I miss anything hot that happened musically in a year. Because I live in the city that never...
View ArticleHouse of Balloons, chock full of samples
The story of The Weeknd is folklore by now, but you may not realize how much of the first mixtape, House of Balloons, is cribbed from other artists. I don’t think it diminishes the record, but you...
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