The cover to today’s album has caught my eye more than a few times at work, and I always regretted passing it by without purchasing it. I eventually remembered the album long enough to go ahead and download it on Zune, then listened to it a couple of time and loved it, and then went [...]
Filed under: Albums, Folk Rock, Indie Rock | Tagged: 00's, 2007, Jesca Hoop, Kismet, Overlooked albums, Tom Waits | 2 Comments »
Without having heard of the group, I saw a DVD of Live From Austin, Tx. featuring a duo called Ghostland Observatory. I was naturally curious, and read the back of the box, and one of the things the box made sure to mention was that the band is from Austin, and that they recorded their [...]
Filed under: Albums, Electronica, Indie Rock | Tagged: 00's, 2008, Austin, Electronic, Ghostland Observatory, Heavy Heart, indie band, Robotique Majestique, Texas | Leave a Comment »
After yesterday’s abysmal entry about an album I actually kinda dig (except, well, you probably know), I decided it’s time to write about an album I really like. In fact, it’s one of those albums from my past that I can remember owning on cassette for years before even starting a compact disc collection. I’m-a-talkin’ [...]
Filed under: 90's Alternative, Albums, Christian Rock, Indie Rock | Tagged: 1994, 90's, Poor Old Lu, Sin | 6 Comments »
Every once in a while, I run into a band that is in every way good enough to “change my life” and what-not, but they are so buried in obscurity that really I’m only able to get about 1 or 2 albums from them before they disappear forever. Such a band is The Pale Pacific. [...]
Filed under: Albums, Indie Rock | Tagged: 00's, 2005, Chris vs. indie culture, The Pale Pacific, Urgengy | 1 Comment »
