Category Archives: 2010

Album Review: of Montreal – “False Priest”

Posted on August 28, 2010 by quartertonality

Kevin Barnes and company are back with another album full of arty, psychedelic tunes. This time out they have employed the help of producer Jon Brion to bring us 13 over the top tracks that showcase an affinity for funk … Continue reading →

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Video: Wonder Wheel – “After Dark”

Posted on August 18, 2010 by quartertonality

I’m doing what I can to spread the word about Paul A Rosales and all of his projects. This video was done for his Wonder Wheel project, which is a band that recently finished their 23rd (yes, you read that … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Grand Lake – “Blood Sea Dream”

Posted on August 17, 2010 by quartertonality

Oakland’s Grand Lake have presented a debut full-length that is fully formed in its sound, with variance from song to song but without taking huge leaps in genre in an attempt to please everybody. This clearly developed sound is obviously … Continue reading →

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Song in too much detail: The Burning Hell – “It Happens in Florida”

Posted on August 16, 2010 by quartertonality

I just want to write something, hopefully brief, about a single song. The song in question is by a band from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada that goes by the name The Burning Hell. The band’s personnel changes from album to album … Continue reading →

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Album review: Titus Andronicus – “The Monitor”

Posted on August 7, 2010 by quartertonality

When it comes to Titus Andronicus’ “The Monitor” there is no such thing as hyperbole. There simply isn’t a way to describe this album well enough to get across the point of how amazingly complete, perfectly executed, and complex it … Continue reading →

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The beginners guide to Lightning Bolt

Posted on August 6, 2010 by quartertonality

Lightning Bolt, on the surface, seems simple enough. Two guys, Brian Gibson on Bass and Brian Chippendale on drums, are responsible for making enough noise to fill stadiums. Their music is an all out aural assault, yet it’s not all … Continue reading →

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Show review in brief: The Flaming Lips at the Lewiston Artpark (July 22, 2010)

Posted on August 2, 2010 by quartertonality

I see this show as a conclusion to the just about 2 weeks of insanity that I put myself through that started with Titus Andronicus in Buffalo on the 13th and continued through Pitchfork in Chicago. What a way to … Continue reading →

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More Love for Tokyo Police Club

Posted on July 30, 2010 by quartertonality

Since listening to Tokyo Police Club’s latest album “Champ” and reviewing it here I have only grown to love the album more. For a few days I had to listen to it first thing in the morning and then just … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Paul A. Rosales – “Wonder Wheel I”

Posted on July 28, 2010 by quartertonality

With his debut solo album Paul A. Rosales creates a complex sound world that completely envelopes the listener from first track to last. With an understated guitar pushed to the background behind ever present vintage sounding synths and vocals treated … Continue reading →

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Show review in brief: Real Estate with Zola Jesus at the Subterranean, Chicago (July 18, 2010)

Posted on July 27, 2010 by quartertonality

What is one to do after 3 days of attending a major music festival? The answer is clearly to catch one of the bands that you saw at the festival in a small club setting. Real Estate played the Pitchfork … Continue reading →

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