Posts Tagged ‘Arcade Fire’
September 7, 2011
Merge Records
East River Pipe – We Live in Rented Rooms
Fred Cornog’s output as East River Pipe has always had a downer vibe to it, but the depress-o nature of his music has never felt gratuitous. For instance, if you were listening to a Nine Inch Nails record, it’s likely that about 1/3 of the way through, you would say “Trent, how can you still be this angry after all this time? What sort of pain have you actually experienced other than your white boy guilt?” Cornog has lived it – he battled depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, and ended up homeless in a Hoboken train station. (more…)
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Tags:Arcade Fire, Barbara Powers, Comet Gain, David Bower, David Bowie, David Christian, David Feck, East River Pipe, Elvis Costello, Flamin' Groovies, Fred Cornog, John Davis, Lou Reed, Marshall Crenshaw, Nine Inch Nails, Superdrag, The dB's, The Ernest Jennings Record Co., The University of Kansas, Title Tracks, Trent Reznor, Vivian Girls
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December 30, 2010
Matador Records
25. The New Pornographers – Together
The New Porns have always brought some good things to the table, but it can be difficult for me to get through a whole album. Together has made that task a bit less difficult, as it may be the best album from this band yet. It’s definitely the most group-oriented of their efforts, as the title would suggest – four lead singers span the albums songs, and the contributions from Destroyer’s Dan Bejar are some of his best to date. (more…)
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August 3, 2010
Merge 2010
Canada’s Arcade Fire—one of the world’s most beloved modern rock bands—put out their new album “The Suburbs” today on Merge Records. After a few strategically released mp3 downloads to stir the pot a bit, the band’s third album—the follow-up to two of the most talked –about releases of last decade—should be able to accomplish what “Neon Bible” just missed, and debut comfortably at no. 1 on the Billboard 200. (more…)
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Tags:Arcade Fire, Billboard 200, Canada, David Bowie, Lady Gaga, Merge Records
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April 5, 2010
As we enter this new decade, it is already apparent that in the rock production world, a changing of the guard is at hand. There is a whole new batch of producers, engineers, songwriters and arrangers that are setting a new standard for music today, and thanks to them, it seems we’ll have many more years of memorable tune-age to expect. This list compiles the people who, in my mind, currently stand out as the ones to watch, for their future potential as much as their already impressive achievements. (more…)
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Tags:...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Arcade Fire, Beck, Brain Wilson, Brian Eno, Built To Spill, Chris Walla, Dave Fridmann, David Brewis, David Lovering, Death Cab for Cutie, Elliott Smith, Final Fantasy, Fleet Foxes, George Martin, Grizzly Bear, Guided by Voices, Jim Guthrie, Jim Vollentine, Mercury Rev, Mudhoney, Nada Surf, Nigel Godrich, Owen Pallett, Paul McCartney, Peter Brewis, Phil Ek, Pixies, Radiohead, Rob Schnapf, Spoon, Steve Albini, Tegan & Sara, The Anniversary, The Beatles, The Dodos, The Flaming Lips, The Futureheads, The Jesus Lizard, The Last Shadow Puppets, The Loft, The Pet Shop Boys, The Postal Service, The Whigs, They Might Be Giants, Throw Me the Statue, Weezer, White Rabbits, Wilco
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