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Strand of Oaks :: Pope Killdragon

Today you can get the new Strand of Oaks album, Pope Killdragon exclusively at eMusic as part of their “Selects” program. This album follows last year’s gorgeous “

Best Albums of 2009

01 The Avett Brothers | I and Love and You (buy) I don’t think it would be possible to look back at 2009 and not think about the Avett Brothers and this record. The two will be forever cemented in time together. I saw the band in Chicago, San Francisco and Madison – each time [...]

5 Questions with The Wooden Birds

One of my favorite records of the year was released yesterday. Do yourself a favor and place The Wooden Birds debut record Magnolia on your highly recommended by Muzzle of Bees list. I know you got one. It’s a record that arrives just as the weather is becoming perfect, and, if you’re like me, you’re [...]

Pink Mountaintops :: Outside Love

I can say with confidence that Pink Mountaintops Outside Love is one of the best releases I’ve heard this year. I’ve long been a fan of Stephen McBean’s Black Mountain outlet, blend equal parts Pink Floyd and black metal. His Pink Mountaintops moniker however is a little more subdued, more late-night zone out session, yet [...]

We Like: Blitzen Trapper :: Furr

I found moments of brilliance on Blitzen Trapper’s Wild Mountain Nation, the title track was one of my favorite songs of the year. Their last time through Madison they headlined an early show which featured the bubbling popularity of the Fleet Foxes, who performed such a stunning set that many people (myself included) were too [...]

We Like: Matt Bauer – “The Island Moved In The Storm”

“Recorded in closets, living rooms, kitchens, attics, bathrooms and studios from San Francisco’s Mission District to Greenpoint, Brooklyn to Fayette County, Kentucky, The Island Moved in the Storm is none of those places and all of them at once: It is a moment of beauty, stolen from a fleeting world.” Read carefully. I’m about to [...]