"The Winter of Mixed Drinks"
Frightened Rabbit
"The Suburbs"
Arcade Fire
"Soundtrack To The End"
Communist Daughter
"Crazy For You"
Best Coast
"Treats"
Sleigh Bells
"Silver Soul"
Beach House
"Little Secrets"
Passion Pit
"Unhinged"
Eels
"Black Smoke"
Tindersticks
The first decade of the new millennium technically doesn’t end until Dec. 31, 2010, given that the millennium didn’t technically begin until Jan. 1, 2001. Obviously. But we’ll grant that the ’00s end with 2009, so this seems like an appropriate time to summarize the preceding 10 years — it’s still a decade, after all. [...]
If you’re the sort who revels in the dusky melancholy of deep winter, Jason Ward can help with the soundtrack. The West Virginia singer and songwriter joins the ranks of those offering their albums online for free by posting his album, “Almighty Row,” here. You can also stream the whole thing on his MySpace page, [...]
They delivered some of the most trenchant social commentary of 2009 with “Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell,” now Das Racist is ready with more. The Brooklyn stoner-rap duo has made this video for “Rainbow in the Dark,” and is releasing a debut EP, “Sit Down Man,” in January. A handful of live dates follow, [...]
Vic Chesnutt died Friday afternoon after slipping into a coma following a suicide attempt Thursday. He was 45. Chesnutt’s friend Kristin Hersh reported news of his death on Twitter, where she had been posting updates on his status. His record label, Constellation, confirmed that he had died. The New York Times reported that Chesnutt took [...]
Seattle’s Sub Pop label is just cranking out awesome new releases in 2010 with albums by Beach House, Retribution Gospel Choir, AFCGT and now the Album Leaf. The latter marks a decade together with the release Feb. 2 of “A Chorus of Storytellers,” the band’s sixth album since forming around singer and songwriter Jimmy LaValle [...]
Having done seemingly all there is to do in the realm of whisper-quiet songs with glacial tempos and minimal arrangements, the members of Minnesota don’t-call-them-slowcore band Low have over the past few years been branching out with side projects. One of those is Retribution Gospel Choir, the extracurricular activity of Low singer and guitarist Alan [...]
Apart from the vast (VAST) staff at Listen, Dammit, HQ, two writers contributed the most during our inaugural year. So we’re rewarding them with the chance to spout about their favorite albums of 2009. (One of them already posted his list at his day job, but whatever.) Here, then, are lists from Kenneth Partridge and [...]
Rather than come up with a new name when they merged a few years ago, Seattle bands A Frames and Climax Golden Twins simply settled on initials and became AFCGT. They new group has since released a vinyl EP and LP and appeared on a 7-inch compilation, and has cranked out a handful of homemade [...]
We explained the other day why “Fairytale of New York” is a Listen, Dammit, holiday favorite. So here’s another version, by Texas singer and songwriter Bob Schneider, formerly of the Scabs and Ugly Americans. Schneider’s take is quieter and sadder. He plays it in trio form, with subdued piano chords, subtle bass and brushed drums, [...]
Portland indie-rock label Kill Rock Stars today announced plans to reissue Elliott Smith’s albums “Roman Candle” and “From a Basement on a Hill” on April 6. “Roman Candle,” Smith’s first solo album, came out in 1994 on Cavity Search Records. Anti- released “From a Basement on a Hill” in 2004, a year after Smith died [...]
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