New Owen!

I'll just come out and say it... I've never really cared for the Kinsellas' music. None of it. Not that it's bad... just that I never could understand where it's coming from... or where it's going.

That is, until now. Because this song is amazing. It makes me think that maybe... just maybe, my ears are developing a taste for this odd and quirky little niche that Mike Kinsella has carved out for himself.

The track is from the forthcoming album under Kinsella's solo effort, Owen, entitled New Leaves. His lyrics are both candid and charming while the music lends itself, for once, to the pulsating rhythm of cradlesong. Needless to say, me likee.

Pre-order the album, directly from Polyvinyl and get a free sticker! Huzzah!

mp3:

Owen :: A Trenchant Critique

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Holy, Holy, Holy Hell...

I've been waiting and waiting and waiting for some word on the BQE project. Then, a couple days ago, I found this.

It's about damn time.

Sufjan Stevens is like a little groundhog... popping up, once in a great while, to inform us of winter's whereabouts. I get anxious... but it's worth the wait, every time.

Behold...

THE BQE- A Film By Sufjan Stevens from Asthmatic Kitty on Vimeo.

My god... it's so beautiful. Thank you, Sufjan... from the very bottom of my little heart.

October 20th! Mark it on your calender! I'd write more, but Asthmatic Kitty says it best. Hop on over to their site for the full story.

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mathr

For the Birds...

Just a special little something. Nate Lacey sure knows where it hurts.

Mimicking Birds

I don't know about you, but I truly love a good mystery. I mean, some guy sits down in a room with a microphone and a few noise makers and this is the mess he cranks out? What the hell is that?! Most would find themselves lucky to catch a sneeze, but this dude just sighs and it puts me to sleep. Some have it... some don't. The real mystery is in the contrast, I suppose.

Not to mention, nobody's ever even heard of this fellow, before now. That's the kinda mysterious, 'man-behind-the-curtain' thing I'm talking about, here. All we know is that he's amazing. That, and he's got a couple of cohorts, now, to help him carry out his deeds. They just came off a couple months of touring but let's just hope for a few more... and soon! Did we mention he's amazing?

Old news... but good listening, all the same.

Check out the ol' myspace page for any dates near you.

Mimicking Birds (myspace)

mp3:

Mimicking Birds :: Home and Somewhere Else
Mimicking Birds :: A Perfunctory Clockwork Yawn

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mathr