Oct

7

Reunited!

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I’ve been mulling this over for some time, but never has it been more timely than this week. On Friday, I’ll watch 70′s prog rock giants Kansas. Next week I’ll see the recently reunited “emo godfathers” Sunny Day Real Estate. Technically, Kansas never broke up, but they’re so past their prime, most of us just assume they have. Not only that, but up until a few years ago, reunion tours were viewed only as cash grabs for bands long past their prime. Read more

May

25

Veckatimest

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veckIt’s streaming (sorry, not no more as of 6/1) on Grizzly Bear’s myspace. After you listen, go buy it.

As with Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavillion, it is absolutely exhilarating to hear a creative and ambitious band tether its experimental tendencies to the concise demands of the four-minute pop song.

Grizzly Bear – Cheerleader (from 2009′s Veckatimest)