When We Were Dead … was first released, I read a few iffy reviews of it by people who seem to like one type of Modest Mouse sound but not another. I don’t get that. It seems to me that the variety – maybe even contradictions – in Modest Mouse is exactly what makes [...]
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I thought it was going to be impossible to follow up an album that was lauded as much as Funeral was, but Arcade Fire pulled it off with Neon Bible. I can only imagine how intimidating it must have been to create something that would be compared to such an instant classic.
I love their [...]
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Alright, it has taken me so long to get this out that I have to do two months worth at once. Phew – here goes …
Truth be told, I have no idea what to say about Jamie T and his debut, Panic Prevention. Comparisons to The Streets will no doubt follow him for the rest [...]
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I had a terrible time picking an Of The Month album for November. I only bought three albums last month – Brakes’ The Beatific Visions, The Long Blondes’ Someone To Drive You Home, and The Magic Numbers’ Those The Brokes – and they’re all deserving in their own way. Many an indie dork waitied as [...]
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I’m scared to write about The Decemberists, because they are important in the world of 100b. I’m scared that I’ll just fall into total ridiculous hyperbolic praise, which can be quite off-putting. All I can say is that The Crane Wife is yet again a total gem. It hasn’t kicked Picaresque off the top of [...]
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