Posted in Album Reviews, Best of 2008, tagged Alaska In Winter, Blitzen Trapper, Bon Iver, Born Ruffians, Department of Eagles, Dr. Dog, Fleet Foxes, Girl Talk, Horse Feathers, Laura Marling, Man Man, Noah and the Whale, Pete & The Pirates, Pinback, Plants & Animals, Radiohead, Ratatat, Santogold, The Dears, The Dodos, The Hush Sound, The Tallest Man On Earth, The Welcome Wagon, TV On The Radio, Tyler Ramsey, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer, Yellow Bird Project on December 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Written for The Yellow Bird Project:
Top 20 Albums of 2008
December 26th, 2008 by themiddledistancerunner
Seasons Greetings My Merry Music Lovers,
The time is here, for my albums of the year. Sorry, Christmas makes me feel like rhyming. Anyways, I have finished my schooling and can once again indulge in the things I love (music, books other [...]
Posted in Best of 2008, tagged Bon Iver, Born Ruffians, Chairlift, Dr. Dog, Fleet Foxes, Horse Feathers, Hot Chip, Islands, Laura Marling, Man Man, Miniature Tigers, Pete & The Pirates, Pinback, Plants & Animals, Stars, The Dears, The Dodos, The Hush Sound, The Yellow Bird Project, Tokyo Police Club, Vampire Weekend on December 7, 2008 | 10 Comments »
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December 6th, 2008 by themiddledistancerunner
In the second installment of my “Best of 2008″ series, I will be unveiling my top songs of the year. Just to warn you, this is a list of my most listened to songs. It’s not a list of what I think were my favourites [...]
Posted in New Music!, tagged Alright Still, Bon Iver, Danish Poet Blog, Elton John, Fujiya & Miyagi, Ian France, It's Not Me It's You, Lightbulbs, Lily Allen, Neil Tennant, NYC, Pitchfork, Sore Thumb, The Fear, The Killers, The Pet Shop Boys, The Tallest Man On Earth, Town Hall on December 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I will admit that I was quite obsessed with Lily Allen’s first album Alright, Still. Which means that I have been greatly anticipating her second release, which will be entitled It’s Not Me, It’s You. I’m a little nervous that it won’t be nearly as good as the first, but judging by the first song [...]
Posted in Other Randomness, tagged Beck, Bon Iver, Interpol, Islands, Kings of Leon, Left of Center, Modern Guilt, Pinback, Radiohead, Ratatat, Sirius, Sonic Youth, The Arcade Fire, The Shins, Vampire Weekend on October 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I just got Sirius satellite radio, and while there are a lot of pretty useless channels I have found one that I have been listening to pretty frequently. It is called Left of Center and they pretty much play everything that I listen to on a daily basis while introducing me to some cool new [...]
Posted in New Music!, tagged Bon Iver, Bowerbirds, Sarah Siskind, The Tallest Man On Earth, Town Hall on August 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Sarah Siskind must be getting a lot of attention these days since Bon Iver has decided to end every show on their most recent tour with a cover of her song “Lovin’s For Fools”. Justin Vernon’s music picks are usually pretty solid. Touring with Bowerbirds, covering Sarah Siskind, and the next time I will see [...]
Posted in New Music!, tagged Bon Iver, For Emma Forever Ago, Take Away Shows, Black Cab Sessions, Micah P. Hinson, Fleet Foxes on June 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is very exciting as I have become a huge Bon Iver fan after falling in love with his debut album For Emma, Forever Ago. Within the last few weeks Bon Iver has been featured on Black Cab Sessions and on La Blogotheque’s Take Away Shows. This guy really gets around! Take a look at [...]
Posted in Album Reviews, New Music!, tagged Bon Iver on May 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I first heard of this band from a guy named Jeremy I met on a plane from Montreal to New York. I noticed that he was listening to Sufjan Stevens so we got to talking. Anyways, he told me about this band Bon Iver, and they have quickly grown on me to the point where [...]
