Stereogum Presents… Enjoyed: A Tribut To Björk’s Post (3/5 beards)
Royal Bangs – Let It Beep (3.5/5 beards)
Sea Wolf – White Water, White Bloom (4/5 beards)
Animal Collective – Fall Be Kind (5/5 beards)
Posts Tagged ‘4 Beards’
Micro Beards: 15 Dec 2009
Posted in Album Reviews, tagged 3 Beards, 3.5 Beards, 4 Beards, 5 Beards, Animal Collective, Arcade Fire, Audio Eagle, Beach Boys, Bell, Björk, Dangerbird, Domino, Ed Droste, Final Fantasy, Liars, Micro Beards, Neon Bible, No Age, Passion Pit, Royal Bangs, Sea Wolf, Stereogum, The Dirty Projectors, Xiu Xiu on December 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
REVIEW: Allison Weiss – Was Right All Along
Posted in Album Reviews, tagged 4 Beards, Allison Weiss, Folk, Indie, Indie Rock, YouTube on November 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
PROS: fan-serving | full-band parts not overdone | heart-felt songs
CONS: not memorable as a whole
REVIEW: Sufjan Stevens – The BQE
Posted in Album Reviews, tagged 4 Beards, Asthmatic Kitty Records, Classical, DM Stith, George Gershwin, Indie, John Williams, OST, Phillip Glass, Steve Reich, Sufjan Stevens, Welcome Wagon on October 20, 2009 | 4 Comments »
PROS: incredible sonic landscapes | inventive album packaging
CONS: a lot to chew
REVIEW: The Rural Alberta Advantage – Hometowns
Posted in Album Reviews, tagged 4 Beards, Garage Rock, Folk, Indie, Canada, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Saddle Creek Records, Kanye West, Paul Banwatt, Amy Cole on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
PROS: good song progression | unique voice | good harmonies
CONS: first track feels out of place | not enough female vocals | too simple
REVIEW: Bon Iver – Blood Bank
Posted in Album Reviews, tagged 4 Beards, Bon Iver, Folk, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Indie, Jagjaguwar, Joanna Newsom, Justin Vernon, Om on October 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
PROS: nothing is overdone | little surprises | satisfying
CONS: far too short
REVIEW: Japandroids – Post-Nothing
Posted in Album Reviews, tagged 4 Beards, Garage Rock, Japandroids, Post-Nothing on October 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
PROS: raucous | energetic | organic feel
CONS: raucous | too much effect at times
