Monthly Archives: August 2013

RIP: Seamus Heaney

Posted on August 30, 2013 by michael

I don’t think I could write an obituary for Seamus Heaney. The Irish poet and Nobel Prize winner was one of my favorite writers, but I don’t know if I could ever properly express what his work meant not only … Continue reading →

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review: the dodos’ carrier

Posted on August 27, 2013 by michael

Since the mid-2000s, Meric Long and Logan Kroeber (aka the Dodos) have made a name for themselves by fashioning sparse instrumentation into a battalion of indie-folk freak-outs. In doing so, they’ve created their own brand of sound—a portfolio of inventive … Continue reading →

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review: washed out’s paracosm

Posted on August 13, 2013 by michael

Ever since his 2009 Life of Leisure EP, Washed Out’s Ernest Greene has been shrouding listeners in dreamy, reverb-drenched soundscapes that straddle the line between throwback new-wave and forward-thinking electronica. Greene’s music has been known to swell and roll through … Continue reading →

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