Independent music reviews, interviews and downloads from Utah, 2004–2012
308 posts, November 2004 to January 2012
January brought with it some stunners. I won’t bore you with exposition; let’s just get to the music. 5. Braids — Native Speaker Native Speaker is mysterious and draws a bit long. It’s even kind of clumsy. Somehow, though, Native Speaker…
Ryan Graveface, the man behind Dreamend, has had my ear for a number of years now. He first landed on my radar when I, on a bit of a whim, bought As If By Ghosts . I was, I think, duly impressed, and I've since paid some attention to…
There's about as much variety in the latest song from Conor Oberst (this time, as Bright Eyes) as you could probably pack into one single four-minute outing without sounding, well, messy. "Shell Games" manages to avoid that mess by…
In June, I began a stint as a radio personality on our university station, Power 91 (KSUU 91.1 in Cedar City, Utah). “The Indie Rock Two Hour Block” featured rambling to the nth degree — and as a bit of a Christmas “treat,” I’ve linked to…
The Arcade Fire - The Suburbs In this series, Matthew Montgomery takes a look at five of his favorite happenings in the music world. Between today and the end of the year, you'll get a chance to read the top five. Waiting in eager…
The Rural Alberta Advantage - Departed My love for The Rural Alberta Advantage is not really a secret. Their full-length, Hometowns , held a very special place in my record player, and it was easily one of my most-listened albums of 2009,…
School of Seven Bells - Disconnect From Desire Given how quickly 2011 is approaching, here's a quick list of ten of my favorite records of the year. If you ask me what they are tomorrow or at any time in the near future, my answers will…
One of my favorite record labels, Graveface Records, went through a bit of a tragedy earlier in the year when parts of their catalog were damaged in a flood. This left some very good records unavailable — three of them: The Appleseed…