Great pain does not beget great art; trauma won’t always lead to inspiration, nor internal conflict to expression. These notions that to be an artist of notice and worth you must suffer is tired, pron…
From the Record Crate: The Postal Service – “Give Up” (2003)
Some bands are around for decades, creating more albums than you expect and touring for years. Others are a flash in the pan that make an impression felt for years to come. Electronic musician Jimmy T…
Album Review: Benjamin Gibbard – “Bandwagonesque”
Covering an album in its entirety is a daunting task, and one that sometimes comes with little reward. For instance, releases like Ben Lee’s version of Against Me!’s New Wave seemed like a…
Album Review: The Monkees – “Good Times!”
The story of The Monkees has become so ingrained in the history of rock & roll that it needs little repetition. The short of it: A band formed for a television sitcom rebels against its svengali t…
Album Review: Death Cab for Cutie – “Kintsugi”
Despite being one of the most successful acts to come out of the early 2000s “indie” boom, Death Cab for Cutie hasn’t been as critically revered as their peers. Perhaps it’s because of their emo…
Music Review: “Former Lives” by Ben Gibbard
One can assume that music lovers have all, at the very least, heard of Ben Gibbard. If not, it’s never too late to learn something new! Ben is best known as the lead singer of indie acts Death …