Posts tagged "Intriguer"

Popblerd Presents!: The Top 40 Albums of 2010 (25-21)

Hey folks, I’ll be taking tomorrow off from posting because I intend to stuff myself silly with Christmas-related goodies (many of which will very likely contain alcohol), and I haven’t had the opportunity to build up my usual backlog of posts that I can fall back on when I’m lazy/stuffed/drunk. So to you Popblerd! readers who celebrate Christmas, I wish you a safe and joyous holiday. To those of you who don’t celebrate Christmas, enjoy your Chinese food and Tron: […]

I Guess “Dependable-Or” Was Already Taken?

One of the most consistently solid songwriters of recent times (who doesn’t really get the props he deserves) has been Neil Finn. I’ll admit to not being familiar with Split Enz (an issue I hope to rectify soon enough), but whether solo, recording with his brother Tim, part of the 7 Worlds Collide collective  or as part of Crowded House, I think he’s the singer/songwriter for whom the term “Beatle-esque” can most readily be applied. And although there might be […]

"Intriguer" Marks Crowded House Return: Album Due in June

When most bands reunite after a long absence, they reunite and then implode yet again. Thankfully, with Crowded House, that is not the case. My favorite New Zealanders (now with one black guy who looks like this guy I used to work with named Chris) reappeared in 2007 after an absence of nearly fifteen years. While the resulting album, “Time on Earth” wasn’t the equal of past efforts, it was a solid album, and I was fortunate enough to see […]