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More Pitchfork 50 in 25: Arcade Fire, The National, The Tough Alliance

[ 2 Comments ]Posted on July 26, 2008 by admin in Pitchfork Top 50 in 25

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

See the first of these posts for an explanation of these clips & summaries.
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Echo & the Bunnymen merge with the Pixies and set out to create Bruce-Springsteen-like anthems…

The National - Boxer
The Church doing an Alt-country soundtrack for a Gus Van Sant film.

The Tough Alliance -A New Chance
All those too-queer-blonde-guys [...]

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See the first of these posts for an explanation of these clips & summaries.

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Echo & the Bunnymen merge with the Pixies and set out to create Bruce-Springsteen-like anthems…

The National - Boxer
The Church doing an Alt-country soundtrack for a Gus Van Sant film.

The Tough Alliance -A New Chance
All those too-queer-blonde-guys in Haircut 100 get old and do a parody of themselves with more synths and samples, except now they’re, um, Swedish.

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Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

[ Add A Comment ]Posted on July 1, 2008 by admin in Music, Pitchfork Top 50 in 25

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

A review of Spoon’s Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga in less than 25 words.

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A friend challenged me to take Pitchfork Media’s Top 50 of 2007 and review each artist in 25 words or less. I accepted. When the little Amazon gizmo loads below, take a listen for yourself.

Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Alt-rock 21st century Squeeze with less reverb.

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Okkervil River - The Stage Names

[ Add A Comment ]Posted on June 19, 2008 by admin in Music, Pitchfork Top 50 in 25

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

A review of Okkervil River’s The Stage Names in less than 25 words.

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A friend challenged me to take Pitchfork Media’s Top 50 of 2007 and review each artist in 25 words or less. I accepted. When the little Amazon gizmo loads below, take a listen for yourself.

Okkervil River - The Stage Names
The singer from Rusted Root gets a larynx transplant from Ian McCulloch and joins the Strokes.

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