Independent music reviews, interviews and downloads from Utah, 2007–2012
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Even the meekest and most pretentious hipster on earth should clearly admit Beyonce Knowles has a voice that can call upon the angels of the midnight hour tstare the world down until all of their children are safe. We also know, based upon…
There's about as much variety in the latest song from Conor Oberst (this time, as Bright Eyes) as you could probably pack into one single four-minute outing without sounding, well, messy. "Shell Games" manages to avoid that mess by…
The Rural Alberta Advantage - Departed My love for The Rural Alberta Advantage is not really a secret. Their full-length, Hometowns , held a very special place in my record player, and it was easily one of my most-listened albums of 2009,…
See, I can look classy every now and again. Whilst listening to the latest episode of All Songs Considered from NPR — it's on the decade defined — The Arcade Fire's "Rebellion," from the group's seminal 2004 full-length debut Funeral ,…
Joel Plaskett Emergency Ashtray Rock "Fashionable People" Joel Plaskett Emergency - “Fashionable People” | download "Fashionable People," named for the falsetto-inflected chorus line from this song, a track from 2007's Ashtray Rock , is an…
Chris Cotton The Big Sea "Going Home" Chris Cotton - “Going Home” | download "Going Home" is shocking in its immediacy: a track from Chris Cotton's latest, due out September 2nd on Little Fish Large Pond Publishing. This vintage-style…
The Ritz The Night of Day "It's The..." Content warning : Lyrics involve use of the ever-ominous "f" word. I don't mind. The Ritz - “It’s The” | download My first thought, after hearing this track from the debut album from The Ritz? I was…