Tag Archives: Track Review

Listening to Spoon, reflecting on my indie past…

By Carles | July 5, 2009

[MP3]
Spoon Got Nuffin
I am listening to the band Spoon. They have a new song, and I think that it ’sounds very good’, but I think for the most part they have ‘always sounded very good.’ I feel like Spoon is a band from ‘a long time ago’–like back when teens at the turn [...]

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The most ‘relevant’ MP3s of the past _ days/blogyears.

By Carles | June 21, 2009

[MP3]
Air France GBG Belongs to Us
Analysis: I feel ‘good’ about having Air France in my iTunes library. I think they are conceptual, and use different noises in their music. I think like this. Feel like they might be a better executed version of a band like The Tough Alliances. [...]

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Is HIGHLIFE the next Animal Collective / Ariel Pink / Gang Gang Dance / Here We Go Magic / Pashy Pit / Conceptual Core Buzzband?

By Carles | June 9, 2009

I was reading the popular tastemaking MP3 blog, GuerillasVsPandaBears, and heard this song that is conceptual by a band called HIGH LIFE. It apparently has members from Gang Gang Dance and members of Ariel Pink’s backing band. I think that this means that they are conceptual, modern pop composers, and utilize elements [...]

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Meaningful bloggable MP3s

By Carles | May 19, 2009

Hey yall. Thought I might post and review some bloggable electro tracks.

[MP3]
VEGA No Reasons
Grade: 6.8943 out of 10 runoffs
Analysis: This song is pretty chill. Apparently Vega has an ‘EP’ coming out. Wondering if it will ‘actually be good electro.’ I think pitchfork reviewed this track, so that means that [...]

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