The third album from Bright Eyes. Its a catchy collection of elaborate pop thats been perfectly captured on a nickel budget. Frontman Conor Oberst delivers heart-wrenching performances track after track, as his bleeding heart voice and heart-on-the-sleeve lyrics permeate the songs, giving them the distinct edge that make them Bright Eyes tunes.
One of the things that struck Oberst as he and the band went through twenty-plus years of music is that he may in fact have been writing the same song this whole time. Not sonically, of course, but conceptually. This last wave contains, in Noise Floor, early Bright Eyes songs so raw Oberst never even […]
Bright Eyes’ Christmas Album begins with a piano, flute, ambient noise, and musical saw-driven version of “Away in a Manger,” helping weed out casual Christmas music enjoyers, but all too tempting for the most devout of Conor Oberst’s disciples, who originally learned that the warmth of the holiday season is trumped only by its potential […]
2 LP June 2021 marked the tenth anniversary of the worldwide release of Bon Ivers highly acclaimed sophomore release Bon Iver, Bon Iver. To commemorate the occasion, the band and 4AD will release a limited edition reissue of the influential album – Bon Iver, Bon Iver (10th Anniversary Edition) – on CD and LP on […]
“In the summer of 2021 I was introduced to the French filmmaker Émilie Deleuze in Paris. She asked me if I would create a soundtrack for a film she intended to make titled Cinq Hectares. When I asked Emilie what the story of the film was about she replied “Its a comedy and road movie […]
Critically acclaimed soundtrack to Bo Burnhams Netflix musical comedy special INSIDE. Double vinyl LP and single CD features all the music from INSIDE, including “All Eyes On Me”, “Welcome To The Internet” and “Bezos I”. Shot and performed by Bo Burnham, alone, over the course of a very unusual year. Nominated for 6 Emmys including […]
“After releasing three studio albums and lots of touring, Blue Öyster Cult released their first live album On Your Feet or on Your Knees in 197The album is a collection of 12 live recordings from performances that took place in the United States in 197It includes three songs from each of their first three albums, […]
The complete LP + bonus track – limited edition 180g audiophile vinyl pressing.We could not think of a better title for this one – as Oscar’s in perfect form, crafting lightly shaded tones on the keys – and working with the guitar/bass drumless trio format that made his work so fluid in the 50s. The […]
Is there life for Loaf after coming Back Out Of Hell without Todd and Jim? Yes there is with songs like the title track “Midnight At The Lost And Found” and with the opener of the album “Razor’s Edge.” Meat Loaf proves from the beginning to the end that he’s back with a voice as […]
This land runs through Katherine Paul’s blood. And it called to her. In dreams she saw the river, her ancestors, and her home. When the land calls, you listen. And KP found herself far from her ancestral lands during a time of collective trauma, when the world was wounded and in need of healing. In […]
