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New track: Dirty Projectors – “Gun Has No Trigger”

Posted on April 3, 2012 by quartertonality

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything new from Dirty Projectors. Dave Longstreth and company gave us Bitte Orca in 2009, and toured extensively on its success. After a deafening silence on their part a new song has appeared on … Continue reading →

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New album: Alta Mira – “I am the Salt”

Posted on March 15, 2012 by quartertonality

I jokingly tweeted that I should send an e-mail to bands if I’m able to listen to their entire album or EP without losing interest. Hey, we get sent a lot of music and unfortunately that means the music gets … Continue reading →

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Album review: Luke Roberts – “The Iron Gates at Throop and Newport”

Posted on March 14, 2012 by quartertonality

Luke Roberts’ “The Iron Gates at Throop and Newport” is, on its surface, a collection of heartfelt emotional explorations. Continued listening reveals a deeper folk and country influence. Roberts’ delicate and finely crafted arrangements are spare one track, fleshed out … Continue reading →

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A by no means complete list of emotionally devastating lyrics

Posted on September 21, 2010 by quartertonality

Musicians are of that breed of individual that wear their emotions on their sleeve. They seem to feel them more intensely than others, or are at least worse at hiding their emotions than everyone else. So many musicians, that didn’t … 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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