Drake’s Take: New Releases 04.24.12

Ty Segall and Timothy “White Fence” Presley Words: Drake LeLane We’re [Drake et al. -ed.] back after taking a week off for a little R&R in Mexico last week (sorry Spiritualized and Moonface… we’ll get you next time). This week is marked by a lot of classic guitar-based rock influences. Ty Segall and White Fence…

Drake’s Take: New Releases 03.27.12

Justin Townes Earle Words: Drake Lelane I’m mostly back after an Amazon-related debacle. You’ll notice there’s no more links to Amazon here going forward, which has been a hassle, but the switch to in links to emusic, Insound and others should be better in the long run for users. I’ll grant that Amazon was convenient,…

Oberhofer Played The FADER Fort at SXSW, New Album Out Now, Touring

Oberhofer at The FADER Fort at SXSW 2012 (03/14/12) Photo: Chris Becker After a busy SXSW (six shows in five days), Brad Oberhofer, aka Oberhofer, released his full length debut last week on Glassnote records. Oberhofer’s debut album, Time Capsules II, finds the Tacoma, Washington native reveling in a newly sophisticated musical playground. Lead-off track…

Drake’s Take: New Releases 03.13.12

Delta Spirit Words: Drake Lelane Daylight savings is a bitch, man [I call it the worst day of the year. -ed.]. I still miss that hour I lost, and have been trying to get it back all week. New releases this week seemed to ‘spring forward’ as well, leaving us with scant to digest. Of…

Drake’s Take: New Releases 03.06.12

The Men Words: Drake Lelane What’s the saying? “March enters like a lion and leaves like a lamb?” Between the sophomore releases from both The Men and Mike Wexler, we’ve certainly achieved the first part of that equation. Other artists with new releases this week include Andrew Bird, Bruce Springsteen, The Magnetic Fields, Bowerbirds, Time…

Drake’s Take: New Releases 02.28.12

New Multitudes Words: Drake Lelane A new Anais Mitchell album is always something to look forward to. -ed. February ends with a shiver, a cough, unwanted mucus on seemingly every child’s sleeve, and a handful of releases to welcome a hopefully warmer March. This year marks the 100th year since Woody Guthrie’s birth, so we’re…