Album Review: Arcade Fire - Reflektor

Arcade Fire - Reflektor


01. Reflektor
02. We Exist
03. Flashbulb Eyes
04. Here Comes The Night Time
05. Normal Person
06. You Already Know
07. Joan Of Arc
08. Here Comes The Night Time II
09. Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)
10. It's Never Over (Hey Orpheus)
11. Porno
12. Afterlife
13. Supersymmetry





Standout Tracks: Porno / We Exist / Afterlife


Reflektor is out today via Merge.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] Arcade Fire
[Facebook] Arcade Fire

[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire on The Colbert Report
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire "Afterlife"
[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire on SNL
[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire "Reflektor"
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire "Reflektor"
[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire "Reflektor (trailer)"
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire "Abraham's Daughter"
[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire on Austin City Limits
[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire "Scenes From The Suburbs"
[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire on Sound Opinions
[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire Interviewed By Fucked Up
[Count Me Out] Stream Two New Arcade Fire Tunes
[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire "Scenes From The Suburbs (Trailer)"
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire Announce New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire Win Album Of The Year
[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire Live at KROQ Studio R
[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire "The Suburbs"
[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire on SNL
[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire "We Used To Wait"
[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire "Ready To Start"
[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire on The Daily Show
[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire at Madison Square Garden
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire Announce Live MSG Stream
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire Reveal The Suburbs Tracklist
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire "Ready To Start" + "We Used To Wait"
[Count Me Out] More New Arcade Fire Clips
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire Play Some New Jams
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire Announce Tour Dates With Spoon
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire Reveal The Suburbs
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire Post Two New Snippets
[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire: Miroir Noir
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire In Where The Wild Things Are Trailer
[Count Me Out] Video: Arcade Fire "Born In The USA"
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire "Burning Bridges"
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire Film Miroir Noir
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire Rock For Obama
[Count Me Out] Arcade Fire "Black Mirror"

Album Review: Poliça - Shulamith

Poliça - Shulamith


01. Chain My Name
02. Smug
03. Vegas
04. Warrior Lord
05. Very Cruel
06. Torre
07. Trippin
08. Tiff
09. Spilling Lines
10. Matty
11. I Need $
12. So Leave





Standout Tracks: Chain My Name / Smug / I Need $


Shulamith is out today via Mom+Pop.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] Poliça
[Facebook] Poliça

[Count Me Out] Video: Poliça "Warrior Lord"
[Count Me Out] Poliça "Smug"
[Count Me Out] Poliça "Chain My Name"
[Count Me Out] Poliça Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Poliça "Tiff (feat. Justin Vernon)"
[Count Me Out] Poliça "Tiff (feat. Justin Vernon)"

Album Review: Lorde - Pure Heroine

Lorde - Pure Heroine


01. Tennis Court
02. 400 Lux
03. Royals
04. Ribs
05. Buzzcut Season
06. Team
07. Glory And Gore
08. Still Sane
09. White Teeth Teens
10. A World Alone





Standout Tracks: White Teeth Teens / Ribs / 400 Lux


Pure Heroine is out today via Lava/Republic.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] Lorde
[Facebook] Lorde

[Count Me Out] Sunday Discovery: Lorde

Album Review: Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You

Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You


01. Wild Creatures
02. Night Still Comes
03. Man
04. I'm From Nowhere
05. Bracing For Sunday
06. Nearly Midnight, Honolulu
07. Calling Cards
08. City Swans
09. Afraid
10. Local Girl
11. Where Did I Leave That Fire
12. Ragtime





Standout Tracks: Man / Night Still Comes / Calling Cards


The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You is out today via Anti-.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] Neko Case
[Facebook] Neko Case

[Count Me Out] Neko Case on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Neko Case "Night Still Comes"
[Count Me Out] Neko Case "Man"
[Count Me Out] Neko Case Announces New Album
[Count Me Out] Neko Case "That's Who I Am"
[Count Me Out] Video: Neko Case on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Video: Neko Case on Conan
[Count Me Out] Neko Case Announces More Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Neko Case on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Neko Case on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Video: Neko Case "People Got A Lotta Nerve"
[Count Me Out] Video: Neko Case on Leno
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
[Count Me Out] Neko Case "Middle Cyclone"
[Count Me Out] Neko Case Announces Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Neko Case "People Got A Lotta Nerve"
[Count Me Out] Video: Neko Case "Middle Cyclone EPK"
[Count Me Out] Neko Case Announces Middle Cyclone

Album Review: The Dodos - Carrier

The Dodos - Carrier


01. Transformer
02. Substance
03. Confidence
04. Stranger
05. Relief
06. Holidays
07. Family
08. The Current
09. Destroyer
10. Death
11. The Ocean





Standout Tracks: Confidence / Stranger / Destroyer


Carrier is out today via Polyvinyl.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] The Dodos
[Facebook] The Dodos

[Count Me Out] The Dodos "Substance"
[Count Me Out] The Dodos Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] The Dodos Announce Carrier
[Count Me Out] The Dodos Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] The Dodos on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dodos on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] The Dodos "So Cold"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dodos "Good"
[Count Me Out] The Dodos Announce New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dodos "Companions"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dodos "Black Night"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Dodos - No Color
[Count Me Out] The Dodos "Don't Stop"
[Count Me Out] The Dodos "Black Night (Magik Version)"
[Count Me Out] The Dodos "Black Night"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dodos on Tunnelvision
[Count Me Out] The Dodos Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] The Dodos Announce No Color
[Count Me Out] The Dodos Release Free Live Record
[Count Me Out] The Dodos on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dodos on La Blogotheque's Soirée de Poche
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dodos "Longform"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dodos "Fables"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dodos on They Shoot Music
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Dodos - Time To Die
[Count Me Out] The Dodos on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dodos "Acorn Factory (Live)"
[Count Me Out] The Dodos "Fables"
[Count Me Out] The Dodos Announce Time To Die
[Count Me Out] The Dodos Take Away Show Concert
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dodos Interview + Performance
[Count Me Out] The Dodos on NPR's The Bryant Park Project
[Count Me Out] The Dodos "Paint The Rust"
[Count Me Out] The Dodos "Jodi"
[Count Me Out] The Dodos "Fools"

Album Review: Andrew Belle - Black Bear

Andrew Belle - Black Bear


01. Dark Matter
02. Pieces
03. Sister
04. Black Bear
05. Wants What It Wants
06. Details
07. Santa Fe
08. The Enemy
09. Many Lives
10. I Won't Fight It





Standout Tracks: Pieces / Details / Wants What It Wants


Black Bear is out today via 1L Music/Elm City Music.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] Andrew Belle
[Facebook] Andrew Belle

[Count Me Out] Andrew Belle "Pieces"
[Count Me Out] Andrew Belle Announces Black Bear
[Count Me Out] Andrew Belle Announces Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Andrew Belle "The Ladder"
[Count Me Out] Andrew Belle Announces New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Andrew Belle on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Andrew Belle Releases A Live Album
[Count Me Out] Video: Andrew Belle "Static Waves (feat. Katie Herzig)"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Andrew Belle - The Ladder
[Count Me Out] Andrew Belle Announces New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Andrew Belle "Static Waves (feat. Katie Herzig)"

Album Review: Washed Out - Paracosm

Washed Out - Paracosm


01. Entrance
02. It All Feels Right
03. Don't Give Up
04. Weightless
05. All I Know
06. Great Escape
07. Paracosm
08. Falling Back
09. All Over Now





Standout Tracks: All I Know / It All Feels Right / Great Escape


Paracosm is out today via Sub Pop.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] Washed Out
[Facebook] Washed Out

[Count Me Out] Video: Washed Out "Don't Give Up"
[Count Me Out] Washed Out "Don't Give Up"
[Count Me Out] Washed Out "It All Feels Right"
[Count Me Out] Washed Out Announce Some More Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Washed Out Announce Paracosm
[Count Me Out] Video: Washed Out "A Dedication"
[Count Me Out] Washed Out Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Washed Out "Flower Anthem"
[Count Me Out] Washed Out Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Washed Out Black Cab Session
[Count Me Out] Washed Out on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Washed Out "Call It Off"
[Count Me Out] Washed Out on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Video: Washed Out "Amor Fati"
[Count Me Out] Video: Washed Out on Yours Truly
[Count Me Out] Washed Out "Wicked Game (Chris Isaak Cover)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Washed Out "Eyes Be Closed"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Washed Out - Within And Without
[Count Me Out] Washed Out "Amor Fati"
[Count Me Out] Washed Out "Eyes Be Closed"
[Count Me Out] Washed Out Sign To Sub Pop
[Count Me Out] Video: Washed Out "Hold Out"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Washed Out - Life Of Leisure [EP]

Album Review: The Civil Wars - The Civil Wars

The Civil Wars - The Civil Wars


01. The One That Got Away
02. I Had Me A Girl
03. Same Old Same Old
04. Dust To Dust
05. Eavesdrop
06. Devil's Backbone
07. From This Valley
08. Tell Mama
09. Oh Henry
10. Disarm
11. Sacred Heart
12. D'Arline





Standout Tracks: Dust To Dust / The One That Got Away / Eavesdrop


The Civil Wars is out today via Sensibility Music/Columbia.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] The Civil Wars
[Facebook] The Civil Wars

[Count Me Out] The Civil Wars "Dust To Dust"
[Count Me Out] The Civil Wars "The One That Got Away"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Civil Wars on Austin City Limits
[Count Me Out] Video: The Civil Wars on Jimmy Kimmel
[Count Me Out] Video: The Civil Wars on Leno
[Count Me Out] The Civil Wars on The LaundroMatinee
[Count Me Out] Video: The Civil Wars on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: The Civil Wars on Jools Holland
[Count Me Out] The Civil Wars on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] The Civil Wars on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
[Count Me Out] The Civil Wars on NPR's Mountain Stage
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow

Album Review: The Love Language - Ruby Red

The Love Language - Ruby Red


01. Calm Down
02. Kids
03. Hi Life
04. First Shot
05. Golden Age
06. For Izzy
07. Faithbreaker
08. On Our Heels
09. Knots
10. Pilot Light




Standout Tracks: Calm Down / First Shot / Kids


Ruby Red is out today via Merge.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] The Love Language
[Facebook] The Love Language

[Count Me Out] The Love Language "Pilot Light"
[Count Me Out] The Love Language Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] The Love Language Announce Ruby Red
[Count Me Out] The Love Language "Christmas In Toyland"
[Count Me Out] The Love Language on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] The Love Language Announce Winter Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: The Love Language "Heart To Tell"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Love Language - Libraries
[Count Me Out] The Love Language "Heart To Tell"
[Count Me Out] The Love Language on The LaundroMatinee
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Love Language - The Love Language

Album Review: Empire Of The Sun - Ice On The Dune

Empire Of The Sun - Ice On The Dune


01. Lux
02. DNA
03. Alive
04. Concert Pitch
05. Ice On The Dune
06. Awakening
07. I'll Be Around
08. Old Flavours
09. Celebrate
10. Surround Sound
11. Disarm
12. Keep A Watch




Standout Tracks: Alive / Ice On The Dune / Surround Sound


Ice On The Dune is out today via Astralwerks.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] Empire Of The Sun
[Facebook] Empire Of The Sun

[Count Me Out] Video: Empire Of The Sun "Alive"
[Count Me Out] Empire Of The Sun "Alive"
[Count Me Out] Video: Empire Of The Sun "Discovery (trailer)"

Album Review: Sigur Rós - Kveikur

Sigur Rós - Kveikur


01. Brennisteinn
02. Hrafntinna
03. Ísjaki
04. Yfirbord
05. Stormur
06. Kveikur
07. Rafstraumur
08. Bláprádur
09. Var





Standout Tracks: Stormur / Kveikur / Ísjaki


Kveikur is out today via XL.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] Sigur Rós
[Facebook] Sigur Rós

[Count Me Out] Sigur Rós Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós "Kveikur"
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós on Leno
[Count Me Out] Sigur Rós "Ísjaki"
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Sigur Rós Announce
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós "Varúð

"
[Count Me Out] Sigur Rós Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós "Valtari"
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós "Varðeldur"
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós "Fjögur Píanó"
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós "Dauðalogn"
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós "Ekki Múkk

"
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós "Seraph"
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós "Dauðalogn"
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós "Varðeldur"
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós "Varúð

"
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós "Ég Anda"
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós "Rembihnútur"
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós "Fjögur Píanó"
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós "Varúð

"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Sigur Rós - Valtari
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós "Ég Anda"
[Count Me Out] Sigur Rós "Kvistur"
[Count Me Out] Sigur Rós Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Sigur Rós "Ekki Múkk

"
[Count Me Out] Sigur Rós "Lúppulagið"
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós Share First Ten Minutes Of Inni
[Count Me Out] Sigur Rós "Ný Batterí"
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós "Festival"
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós "Klippa"
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós "Inni"
[Count Me Out] Sigur Rós on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Sigur Rós Take Away Show
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós "Við Spilum Endalaust"
[Count Me Out] Sigur Rós "Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur"
[Count Me Out] Video: Sigur Rós Live at MOMA
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Sigur Rós - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
[Count Me Out] Sigur Rós Album Stream
[Count Me Out] Sigur Rós "Festival"
[Count Me Out] Sigur Rós "Gobbledigook"
[Count Me Out] Sigur Rós Are Working On A New Album

Album Review: Camera Obscura - Desire Lines

Camera Obscura - Desire Lines


01. Intro
02. This Is Love (Feels Right)
03. Troublemaker
04. William's Heart
05. New Year's Resolution
06. Do It Again
07. Cri Du Coeur
08. Every Weekday
09. Fifth In Line To The Throne
10. I Missed Your Party
11. Break It To You Gently
12. Desire Lines
13. Making Money





Standout Tracks: Do It Again / Troublemaker / New Year's Resolution


Desire Lines is out today via 4AD.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] Camera Obscura
[Facebook] Camera Obscura

[Count Me Out] Camera Obscura "Fifth In Line To The Throne"
[Count Me Out] Camera Obscura "Do It Again"
[Count Me Out] Camera Obscura Announce Desire Lines
[Count Me Out] Video: Camera Obscura on Yours Truly
[Count Me Out] Video: Camera Obscura on We Have Signal
[Count Me Out] Camera Obscura Announce 2010 Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Camera Obscura on They Shoot Music
[Count Me Out] Video: Camera Obscura "The Sweetest Thing"
[Count Me Out] Video: Camera Obscura on Cemetery Gates
[Count Me Out] Video: Camera Obscura Acoustic Session at La Route du Rock
[Count Me Out] Camera Obscura Announce More Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Camera Obscura on Craig Ferguson
[Count Me Out] Video: Camera Obscura "Honey In The Sun"
[Count Me Out] Camera Obscura on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
[Count Me Out] Camera Obscura Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Camera Obscura "French Navy"
[Count Me Out] Camera Obscura "My Maudlin Career"

Album Review: Rogue Wave - Nightingale Floors

Rogue Wave - Nightingale Floors


01. No Magnatone
02. College
03. Figured It Out
04. Siren's Song
05. The Closer I Get
06. S(a)tan
07. Used To It
08. Without Pain
09. When Sunday Morning Comes
10. Everyone Wants To Be You





Standout Tracks: College / S(a)tan / Used To It


Nightingale Floors is out today via Vagrant.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] Rogue Wave
[Facebook] Rogue Wave

[Count Me Out] Rogue Wave "Siren's Song"
[Count Me Out] Rogue Wave Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Rogue Wave Announce Nightingale Floors
[Count Me Out] Rogue Wave on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Rogue Wave on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Rogue Wave - Permalight
[Count Me Out] Rogue Wave on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Rogue Wave "Good Morning"
[Count Me Out] Rogue Wave Announce Permalight
[Count Me Out] Video: Rogue Wave "Like I Needed"
[Count Me Out] Free Rogue Wave EP
[Count Me Out] Rogue Wave on Fabchannel
[Count Me Out] Video: Rogue Wave "Chicago X 12"
[Count Me Out] Video: Rogue Wave on Letterman

Album Review: Portugal. The Man - Evil Friends

Portugal. The Man - Evil Friends


01. Plastic Soldiers
02. Creep In A T-Shirt
03. Evil Friends
04. Modern Jesus
05. Hip Hop Kids
06. Atomic Man
07. Sea Of Air
08. Waves
09. Holy Roller (Hallelujah)
10. Someday Believers
11. Purple Yellow Red And Blue
12. Smile





Standout Tracks: Purple Yellow Red And Blue / Creep In A T-Shirt / Atomic Man


Evil Friends is out today via Atlantic.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] Portugal. The Man
[Facebook] Portugal. The Man

[Count Me Out] Portugal. The Man on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Video: Portugal. The Man "Atomic Man"
[Count Me Out] Video: Portugal. The Man on Jimmy Kimmel
[Count Me Out] Video: Portugal. The Man "Purple Yellow Red & Blue"
[Count Me Out] Portugal. The Man Take Away Show
[Count Me Out] Portugal. The Man "Purple Yellow Red & Blue"
[Count Me Out] Video: Portugal. The Man "Evil Friends"
[Count Me Out] Video: Portugal. The Man "All Your Light (Times Like These)"
[Count Me Out] Portugal. The Man Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Portugal. The Man "I'd Rather Go Blind (Etta James Cover)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Portugal. The Man "All Your Light (Times Like These)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Portugal. The Man "So American"
[Count Me Out] Video: Portugal. The Man on Conan
[Count Me Out] Portugal. The Man on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Portugal. The Man - In The Mountain In The Cloud
[Count Me Out] Video: Portugal. The Man "Sleep Forver"
[Count Me Out] Portugal. The Man "Sleep Forever"
[Count Me Out] Portugal. The Man "Got It All (This Can't Be Living Now)"
[Count Me Out] Portugal. The Man on The LaundroMatinee
[Count Me Out] Portugal. The Man Announce New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: Portugal. The Man "Guns And Dogs"
[Count Me Out] Video: Portugal. The Man "People Say"
[Count Me Out] Portugal. The Man on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Video: Portugal. The Man "Mornings (Acoustic)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Portugal. The Man "The Dead Dog"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Portugal. The Man - American Ghetto
[Count Me Out] Portugal. The Man "The Dead Dog"

Album Review: Radiation City - Animals In The Median

Radiation City - Animals In The Median


01. Zombies
02. So Long
03. Wash Of Noise
04. Food
05. Foreign Bodies
06. Wary Eyes
07. LA Beach
08. Entropia
09. Buckminsterfullerine
10. Summer Rain
11. Lark
12. Call Me





Standout Tracks: Foreign Bodies / Zombies / LA Beach


Animals In The Median is out today via Tender Loving Empire.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] Radiation City
[Facebook] Radiation City

[Count Me Out] Radiation City "So Long"
[Count Me Out] Radiation City "Zombies"
[Count Me Out] Radiation City Announce Animals In The Median
[Count Me Out] Radiation City "Fly Me To The Moon (Astrud Gilberto Cover)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Radiation City "I Would Hide / Hide From The Night"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Radiation City - Cool Nightmare [EP]
[Count Me Out] Radiation City "Eye Of Yours"
[Count Me Out] Radiation City "Find It Of Use"
[Count Me Out] Video: Radiation City "Find It Of Use"
[Count Me Out] Radiation City "Babies"
[Count Me Out] Radiation City on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Radiation City "Park"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Radiation City - The Hands That Take You
[Count Me Out] Radiation City "The Color Of Industry"

Album Review: Majical Cloudz - Impersonator

Majical Cloudz - Impersonator


01. Impersonator
02. This Is Magic
03. Childhood's End
04. I Do Sing For You
05. Mister
06. Turns Turns Turns
07. Silver Rings
08. Illusion
09. Bugs Don't Bite
10. Notebook





Standout Tracks: Childhood's End / Silver Rings / Turns Turns Turns


Impersonator is out today via Matador.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] Majical Cloudz
[Facebook] Majical Cloudz

[Count Me Out] Sunday Discovery: Majical Cloudz

Album Review: The National - Trouble Will Find Me

The National - Trouble Will Find Me


01. I Should Live In Salt
02. Demons
03. Don't Swallow The Cap
04. Fireproof
05. Sea Of Love
06. Heavenfaced
07. This Is The Last Time
08. Graceless
09. Slipped
10. I Need My Girl
11. Humiliation
12. Pink Rabbits
13. Hard To Find





Standout Tracks: Don't Swallow The Cap / Graceless / Heavenfaced


Trouble Will Find Me is out today via 4AD.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] The National
[Facebook] The National

[Count Me Out] Video: The National "Sea Of Love"
[Count Me Out] The National Announce More Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: The National on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] The National "Don't Swallow The Cap"
[Count Me Out] The National "Demons"
[Count Me Out] The National Announce Trouble Will Find Me
[Count Me Out] Video: The National on Austin City Limits
[Count Me Out] The National Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] The National Announce Fall Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: The National "Exile Vilify"
[Count Me Out] The National on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] The National "Exile Vilify"
[Count Me Out] Video: The National "Think You Can Wait (feat. Sharon Van Etten)"
[Count Me Out] The National "Think You Can Wait (feat. Sharon Van Etten)"
[Count Me Out] Video: The National "Conversation 16"
[Count Me Out] Video: The National on MTV's Live In NYC
[Count Me Out] Video: The National on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: The National "Terrible Love" (Alternate Version)
[Count Me Out] The National on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Video: The National on Craig Ferguson
[Count Me Out] Video: The National on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: The National "Bloodbuzz Ohio"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The National - High Violet
[Count Me Out] Video: The National on Pitchfork
[Count Me Out] The National "Afraid Of Everyone"
[Count Me Out] The National "Bloodbuzz Ohio"
[Count Me Out] Video: The National on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Video: The National "The Runaway"
[Count Me Out] Video: The National on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] The National and St. Vincent "Sleep All Summer (Crooked Fingers Cover)"
[Count Me Out] Video: The National "So Far Around The Bend"
[Count Me Out] The National Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] The National "So Far Around The Bend"
[Count Me Out] The National "Mr. November"
[Count Me Out] The National on Bandwidth Podcast
[Count Me Out] The National in Obama Ad
[Count Me Out] The National at Lollapalooza

Album Review: The Boxer Rebellion - Promises

The Boxer Rebellion - Promises


01. Diamonds
02. Fragile
03. Always
04. Take Me Back
05. Low
06. Keep Moving
07. New York
08. Safe House
09. You Belong To Me
10. Dream
11. Promises





Standout Tracks: Diamonds / Always / Safe House


Promises is out today via Absentee.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] The Boxer Rebellion
[Facebook] The Boxer Rebellion

[Count Me Out] The Boxer Rebellion Announce Promises
[Count Me Out] Video: The Boxer Rebellion "Diamonds"
[Count Me Out] The Boxer Rebellion on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] The Boxer Rebellion Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] The Boxer Rebellion Black Cab Session
[Count Me Out] The Boxer Rebellion "Flashing Red Light Means Go (Live)"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Boxer Rebellion "The Runner"
[Count Me Out] The Boxer Rebellion on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Video: The Boxer Rebellion "Step Out Of The Car"
[Count Me Out] Video: The Boxer Rebellion on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Boxer Rebellion - The Cold Still

Album Review: She & Him - Volume 3

She & Him - Volume 3


01. I've Got Your Number, Son
02. Never Wanted Your Love
03. Baby
04. I Could've Been Your Girl
05. Turn To White
06. Somebody Sweet To Talk To
07. Something's Haunting You
08. Together
09. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
10. Snow Queen
11. Sunday Girl (Blondie Cover)
12. London
13. Shadow Of Love
14. Reprise (I Could've Been Your Girl)





Standout Tracks: Never Wanted Your Love / I Could've Been Your Girl / Together


Volume 3 is out today via Merge.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] She & Him
[Facebook] She & Him

[Count Me Out] She & Him "I Could've Been Your Girl"
[Count Me Out] She & Him "Never Wanted Your Love"
[Count Me Out] She & Him Announce Volume 3
[Count Me Out] Video: She & Him "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
[Count Me Out] Video: She & Him on Ellen
[Count Me Out] Video: She & Him on Leno
[Count Me Out] She & Him "Christmas Day"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: She & Him - A Very She & Him Christmas
[Count Me Out] She & Him "The Christmas Waltz"
[Count Me Out] She & Him Announce Christmas Album
[Count Me Out] She & Him "Oh Boy (Buddy Holly Cover)"
[Count Me Out] Video: She & Him "Don't Look Back"
[Count Me Out] Video: She & Him on Conan
[Count Me Out] She & Him Announce Remaining 2010 Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: She & Him on Craig Ferguson
[Count Me Out] Video: She & Him "Thieves"
[Count Me Out] She & Him on Levi's Pioneer Sessions
[Count Me Out] Video: She & Him on Jimmy Kimmel
[Count Me Out] Video: She & Him on Letterman
[Count Me Out] She & Him on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Album Review: She & Him - Volume Two
[Count Me Out] Video: She & Him "In The Sun"
[Count Me Out] She & Him "Thieves"
[Count Me Out] She & Him "In The Sun"
[Count Me Out] She & Him Announce Volume Two
[Count Me Out] Video: She & Him and Jenny Lewis on Elvis Costello's Spectacle
[Count Me Out] Video: She & Him on MTV Canada
[Count Me Out] Video: She & Him "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?"
[Count Me Out] She & Him Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Video: She & Him on Craig Ferguson
[Count Me Out] Video: She & Him on Conan
[Count Me Out] Album Review: She & Him - Volume One
[Count Me Out] She & Him "You Really Got A Hold On Me"

Album Review: Deerhunter - Monomania

Deerhunter - Monomania


01. Neon Junkyard
02. Leather Jacket II
03. The Missing
04. Pensacola
05. Dream Captain
06. Blue Agent
07. T.H.M.
08. Sleepwalking
09. Back To The Middle
10. Monomania
11. Nitebike
12. Punk (La Vie Anté:rieure)





Standout Tracks: Monomania / T.H.M. / The Missing


Monomania is out today via 4AD.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Website] Deerhunter
[Facebook] Deerhunter

[Count Me Out] Video: Deerhunter on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Deerhunter "Monomania"
[Count Me Out] Deerhunter Announce Monomania
[Count Me Out] Deerhunter "Curve"
[Count Me Out] Video: Deerhunter on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Video: Deerhunter on Conan
[Count Me Out] Deerhunter on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Video: Deerhunter "The Secret Generator Series"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
[Count Me Out] Video: Deerhunter "Helicopter"
[Count Me Out] Deerhunter Announce New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Deerhunter "Revival"
[Count Me Out] Deerhunter Announce Halcyon Digest
[Count Me Out] Deerhunter "Rainwater Cassette Exchange"
[Count Me Out] 2 New Deerhunter Videos