Fucked Up
The Chemistry of Common Life
Matador (2008)
In Fucked Up's early years, they only released songs on seven-inch records, two songs at time, sometimes three, very rarely four or more. Songs during the fifties and sixties were released in a similar fashion, the jukebox single on the a-side with one or two more on the back. Songs rarely exceeded the four-minute mark due to the space constraints of vinyl, a typical seven inch record holding no more than fifteen minutes of music, short enough to keep you from getting bored. Albums were rare. For the members of Fucked Up, they simply weren't an option; a conscious choice for several reasons. Part was an homage to the old punk singles of the seventies and eighties: short, fast, pissed and to the point, but they also wanted to annoy fans, weed out the poseurs, and drive record collectors crazy. So from 2002 onward came a litany of releases with varying colors, artwork, and other minute details that only a collector would obsess about. Then there were the records with songs etched in-between the grooves of the first song, records that played form the inside out, single songs played over the course of both a record's sides. What ever keeps … Read more
Mouth of the Architect
Quietly
Translation Loss (2008)
It has been a rather tumultuous year for Mouth of the Architect. Late last year the band announced their breakup … Read more
Broadcast Sea
Wounded Soldier
Pluto (2008)
Wounded Soldier might be a concept album of sorts since its lyrical compositions are full of themes dealing with the … Read more
Okkervil River
The Stand Ins
Jagjaguwar (2008)
"But there's this idea that nobody can tell you if something is good or not, you have to decide whether … Read more
Okkervil River
The Stand Ins
Jagjaguwar (2008)
I have this vaguely unpleasant sensation lately when listening to The Stand Ins that Okkervil River's Will Sheff (guitar and … Read more
