Music That Takes Me Places
SOUNDING OUT: JOHN HEART JACKIE
Sounding Out
I have really been enjoying listening to We Are Gold Mounds by John Heart Jackie. Jennie Wayne and Peter Murray, the duo beh…
Read moreTOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2010
Best Of The Year
It's that time of year when I spend WAY too much time choosing my favorite albums of the past year. This past year there…
Read moreThe Tallest Man on Earth
Swedish
Discovering Kristian Matsson, better known as The Tallest Man on Earth, has been one of the great pleasures of this past yea…
Read moreTHE RADIO DEPT., CLINGING TO A SCHEME
Swedish
Every fall when the weather in Seattle turns cold and rainy, my musical taste tends to turn towards the atmospheric and at t…
Read moreKAT EDMONSON, TAKE TO THE SKY
Vocals
A girl tries out for American Idol. She makes it to the Hollywood round of 48 only to be told that she was not 'commerci…
Read moreRED RIVER, LITTLE SONGS ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE
Alternative
Little Songs wonderfully shares and celebrates little slices of life and thoughts...mostly in quite ways...which is not what…
Read morePeña
Sounding Out
I have loved the Twin Cities for a long time, going back to when my wife was going to Macalester College. One of the aspects…
Read moreTHE ROOTS, HOW I GOT OVER
Soul
The Roots’ How I Got Over stands out as a restrained yet groove-heavy album full of thoughtful commentary on the political t…
Read moreJANELLE MONÁE, ARCHANDROID
R&B
Janelle Monáe’s The ArchAndroid is a sprawling, cinematic statement, blending funk, soul, hip hop, R&B, psychedelic pop,…
Read moreTRACEY THORN, LOVE AND ITS OPPOSITE
Britpop
I don't know why I did not pay much attention to Tracey Thorn's third solo album when it came out earlier in the yea…
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