Catching up with Drake, always catching up with Drake. -ed. Dylan Baldi’s Cloud Nothings get it together on Attack on Memory Words: Drake LeLane As the first month of 2012 nears its close, we have our very first year-end contender with the sophomore release from Cloud Nothings. Steve Albini’s production combined with Dylan Baldi surrounding…
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Drake’s Take: New Releases 01.17.12
Not surprisingly, the latest release from Pollard & Co. draws the attention (and admiration) of Drake. -ed. The ‘Classic’ lineup of Guided By Voices returns with two new releases in 2012 Words: Drake Lelane 2012 continues to be slow, with only the excellent return of Guided By Voices to show for this week. Looking back…
Drake’s Top 50+ Albums of 2011
Drake’s Top Albums of 2011 Words: Drake Lelane If 2010 was 1993 all over again, 2011 seemed to ignore this trend (and all the corresponding 20 year anniversary reissues), instead reaching back a decade prior. Releases from Destroyer and M83 mined that decade to make great albums, while several bands of that era (Gang of…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 11.15.11
Childish Gambino vs Drake by Drake Lelane I love it when Drake reviews his namesake. -ed. Drake’s Take: New Releases 11.15.11 Two actors-turned-rappers face off in this week’s new releases, with Drake’s nuanced sophomore release dropping the same day as Donald Glover’s full length debut as Childish Gambino. Both rappers try to shrug off being…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 11.08.11
Bradford Cox of Atlas Sound I knew Drake couldn’t let this week pass without reviewing the latest from the prolific Bradford Cox, aka Atlas Sound. Personally, I’ve been digging Band of Bees ‘Every Step’s A Yes‘ for some time now, nice to see it get its official US release with bonus tracks. -ed. Drake’s Take:…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 11.01.11
The 20th anniversary reissue of ‘Achtung Baby’ makes me feel old. -ed. Drake’s Take: New Releases 11.01.11 by Drake Lelane The Beach Boys at Columbia Studios in 1966 / U2 at Hansa Studios in Berlin, 1990 Every year, the holiday season seems to encroach the release schedule earlier and earlier. The first week of November…