Other than Monks, and Metric I didn’t get a chance to listen to that much from this past week, so as usual, I’ll let Drake do most of the talking. Just a couple of tidbits from me: 1) Much to the delight of bloggers everywhere (and especially Bill P), Ida Maria‘s “Fortress Round My Heart”…
Category: Drake’s Take
Drake’s Take: New Releases 04.07.09
Call me a philistine, but I really just wasn’t “feeling” the new release from the much ballyhooed, Micachu & the Shapes. I found the first single off the record “Golden Phone” somewhat enjoyable, but the rest of the album more or less just got on my nerves. I also had the chance to sit down…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 03.31.09
Being an unabashed Great Lake Swimmers fan, I had been anxiously awaiting the release of Lost Channels since I first learned of its release. Having already heard a few cuts live, like “Concrete Heart” and “Palmistry”, I was a little bit aware of what I was in store for song-wise with this album, but what…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 03.17.09
In a slow SXSW week, Drake recommends the latest from Wavves (who is definitely drumming up some buzz around here, but isn’t really my thing) and some sweet reissues from 60’s cult icon Scott Walker. My personal picks of the week would probably be “Rearrange Beds” from Australian pop duo, An Horse and the “V”…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 03.10.09
This week Drake shines the spotlight on his native Seattle, featuring two acts from his hometown and one from his home label. While I kind of disagree with him a little about Face Control, (I’m still more of a Plague Park man myself), it’s a bit of a moot point, as I wouldn’t really rank…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 03.03.09
There was a lot of quality in the air last week, but Drake honed in the latest from the queen of the indie rock scene, Neko Case, and ex-GBV front man, Bob Pollard (a record whose release I wasn’t even aware of, I must admit). It’s a week later and we now know that the…