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aurgasm ❤ bossa nova // retro swing The retro feel of Kitty Hoff’s album Blick Ins Tal (2007) recalls the elegance of classic bossa nova and vintage swing. While it might be… Read full post »
My Old Kentucky Blog ❤ Oh the holidays! They can cause such anxiety for so many. Jof Owen of The Boy Least Likely To seems to be one of those poor souls. It has been… Read full post »
stereogum ❤ Cold Cave is the brainchild of Philadelphia's Wesley Eisold, ex-Some Girls, Give Up The Ghost, XO Skeletons , and currently Ye Olde Maids , etc. We're calling his newest project… Read full post »
Gorilla Vs. Bear ❤ As I mentioned last month , the lovely Alela Diane has signed to Rough Trade , and will release her new LP To Be Still in February '09. The first… Read full post »
My Old Kentucky Blog ❤ Langhorne Slim (aka Sean Scolnick) and his War Eagles (Paul Defiglia on bass and Malachi DeLorenzo on drums) came through town not too long ago, and it ended up being… Read full post »
aurgasm ❤ alt-country // indie folk Thao Nguyen’s songs leap with a frantic life of their own. Energetic, honest and raw, the songs off We Brave Bee Stings and All , Nguyen’s… Read full post »
stereogum ❤ It's been two years since Pete and Jof hosted The Best Party Ever , and since we've been given just scraps and bits from their forthcoming, yet untitled record. Why… Read full post »
stereogum ❤ If you recall, when we mentioned the Raveonette's series of digital EPs , we noted the Danish duo would be bringing it all to a close with a Christmas-themed collection.… Read full post »
Gorilla Vs. Bear ❤ Thanks to the nice folks at Merok for sending over these exclusive Radiohead remixes for us, created by artists on their stellar roster to celebrate their own upcoming vinyl releases… Read full post »
My Old Kentucky Blog ❤ (photo by MOKB staff photographer Dave Donovan Evans )According to their MySpace, The Muslims , one of our favorite new bands, have changed their name to The Soft Pack. From… Read full post »
Gorilla Vs. Bear ❤ Here are my favorite albums of 2008 . Leave your favorites in the comments if you'd like, we'd love to see them. Make sure to check David's list at the… Read full post »
stereogum ❤ Cardigan Nina Persson is teaming up with husband (and Shudder To Thinker) Nathan Larson and fellow Swede Niklas Frisk for the second A Camp album Colonia , the followup to… Read full post »
Gorilla Vs. Bear ❤ Deerhunter and Times New Viking are in Dallas tomorrow night, but the highlight of the lineup for me is L.A.'s Nite Jewel . I've written about her otherworldly, lo-fi avant-synth-pop… Read full post »
My Old Kentucky Blog ❤ Casey Dienel's White Hinterland released two excellent works this year... Phylactery Factory and Luniculaire . Phylactery Factory was her official debut and maybe an even more aggressive release, Luniculaire ,… Read full post »
My Old Kentucky Blog ❤ MOKB spent much of 2008 pestering and/or threatening Jeff Klein, but now we find ourselves in the awkward position of begging him to set a release date for the highly-anticipated… Read full post »
My Old Kentucky Blog ❤ David Adamson cut his teeth in more straight-forward music projects like Archer Avenue (Richard Edwards', of Margot & The Nuclear So & Sos, first band) and BIGBIGcar. He's since moved… Read full post »
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