She & Him’s charm used to seem a little… Starbucks-y at times. You know what I mean: it’s fine for what you need, but both the band and the big-box coffee chain seem a bit like mainstream, inoffensive versions of their respective wares masquerading as hip versions of the same. (Also, She & Him sound like they probably get played at Starbucks a lot.) And yet, with three proper albums and a toe-tappin’ Christmas record under their belts, the Zooey […]
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Spin Cycle: M. Ward’s “A Wasteland Companion”
Indie folkie and one half of She & Him M. Ward is back with “A Wasteland Companion”, his first solo record since 2009’s “Hold Time”. It’s a winner.
The Viewfinder: Well, I Guess We Know What Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Are Doing For New Years Eve….
Bless their pretty little indie hearts-Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt wonder what YOU are doing New Year’s Eve?
Spin Cycle: Christmas Album Round-up 2011
Hear those jingle bells ringin’/ Either someone’s breaking into your house or the holiday season is approaching. Join Drew as he listens to a few of the season’s most interesting Christmas albums.
The Bird & the Bee's Tribute to the Masters of Blue-Eyed Soul
I generally turn my nose at covers albums. I can’t even remember the last one that I actually liked. The new project from the Bird & the Bee, though, is interesting enough that I’m willing to temporarily lift my ban on entire albums of remakes. The dream-pop duo from Los Angeles is releasing “Interpreting the Masters; A Tribute to Daryl Hall & John Oates” today. Yes, you read that correctly. Not too many years after H2O’s own somewhat ill-advised covers […]