Posted in Album Reviews, Best of 2008, tagged Bon Iver, Laura Marling, The Dodos, Vampire Weekend, Born Ruffians, Fleet Foxes, Man Man, Pete & The Pirates, Tyler Ramsey, Blitzen Trapper, Yeasayer, The Tallest Man On Earth, Dr. Dog, Ratatat, Radiohead, Noah and the Whale, The Dears, Yellow Bird Project, Pinback, Department of Eagles, Girl Talk, Plants & Animals, The Hush Sound, Horse Feathers, Santogold, Alaska In Winter, The Welcome Wagon, TV On The Radio 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 »
Written For the Yellow Bird Project:
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 La Blogoteque, Man Man, Paris, Take Away Shows, Yeasayer on July 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Well, Vincent Moon is at it again! This time he has nabbed Man Man for the day to wreak havoc on the city of Paris. I think this Take Away Show has surpassed my previous all time favourite, which was Yeasayer’s Take Away Show.
Those little Parisian kids will never be the same. I wish they [...]
Posted in New Music!, tagged Black Cab Sessions, Doo Right, Man Man, Rabbits Habits, The Ballad of Butter Beans on July 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Holy crap! I love Man Man. Here is their black cab version of the song “Doo Right” from their newest album Rabbits Habits. I am amazed that they managed to fit a keyboard, a sax and a trumpet in the cab! It’s a good thing they didn’t play “The Ballad of Butter Beans” as they [...]
