July 2010
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Take Cover! Atlas Sound vs. Connee Boswell →
OK, so Ms. Boswell didn’t write “Blue Moon.” But, Rodgers and Hart didn’t sing it themselves and she recorded the first commercial iteration of the now-classic tune, so for the purpose of this week’s Magnet column, she’s Bradford Cox’s counterpoint.
An aside: I’m really hoping Cox pulled more of these girl group, doo-wop influences into...
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Take Cover! Grizzly Bear vs. The Crystals →
In my latest column for Magnet, the experimental pop boy group Grizzly Bear takes on a classic mid-century girl group, The Crystals, on 1962’s “He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss).”
Now, hit that link.
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Review: Refused's "The Shape of Punk to Come"... →
I just came on board at Consequence of Sound as a Staff Writer and had the privilege of reviewing one of my favorite records of all-time to get things started.
Given the incensed political spine of The Shape of Punk to Come, I found it difficult to strike a careful balance between the lyrics and the music. I hope I did the record some justice, though. I’d love your feedback.
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HEALTH in the Mix for MAGNET →
Recently, I finally found myself a fan of HEALTH in a sort of backwards way. Their new single “USA Boys” owned me, so I went back and gave their previous, much more harsh material another listen and am so glad I did.
The link above takes you over to MAGNET, where I’ve written a short introduction to a mixtape the band created exclusively for the publication.
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Keegan DeWitt's "Say La La" →
I’ve been hearing the name Keegan DeWitt for a few years now, but never had actually heard a tune from him until it recently became possible for me to write about “Say La La” for MAGNET. I not only enjoyed the song more than I thought I would — living in Nashville, it’s easy to develop a certain numbness towards singer/songwriters — but, I was pleasantly...
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Hammock: Slowing Down Despite the Cult-of-Now →
Ambient music, so far as I can tell, isn’t in high-demand among Nashville’s music fans, or artists for that matter. Nonetheless, great ambient music is being made here. Case-in-point: Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson, who write together as Hammock, have been quietly building a global following in their tight, but accessible niche, for several years now. Fans of Stars of the Lid or...