Independent music reviews, interviews and downloads from Utah, 2004–2012
When and how did you meet and form? Neil: "We met in college about 7 or 8 years ago?" Jack: "?and first started working together as disc jockeys on the radio." Neil: "Not too long after that, we formed as Freak Monkey?" Jack: "?which was…
Stop, Pop, & Roll, 2005 The Great Lakes Myth Society knows how to start an album well: "The Salt Trucks" starts as a heartfelt acoustic piece but segues into a slightly dark electric piece with nary a snag along the way. Throw in excellent…
Boompa, 2005 The Ladies and Gentlemen -- or, more accurately, Tom D'Arcy, previously of The Carnations -- make a stunning debut with Small Sins . D'Arcy, the sole writer, performer, and producer of Small Sins , demonstrates a definite…
What are some of the struggles you've had in your years as a band? shit, where do i begin, we have overcome so many barricades that we decided to name the cd "a cold day in hell" after the expression "when hell freezes over." being from…
Mt. Fuji Records, 2005 Neon and Ruin opens without a real sense of urgency, much to its benefit. "Telepathic Lovesick Heart," the album's opening track, is relaxed and laid-back, setting a fairly consistent theme across the whole of the…
Arts & Crafts, 2005 Broken Social Scene's latest release, the self-titled Broken Social Scene , comes two years after their highly-rated You Forgot It In People , widely regarded to be one of 2003's greatest releases. With Broken Social…
Barsuk, 2005 The Weight is a Gift is Nada Surf's fourth full length in nearly ten years, and while they maintain essentially the same basic sound as in their 2003 release, Let Go , they have provided a reasonably advanced take on such. The…
Barsuk, 2005 The Long Winters, led by mastermind John Roderick, have ventured from their usual musical stylings, venturing into what is, for them, at the very least, new territory. Ultimatum , their first release since their 2003 album,…