Blog Profile / Music for Robots
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| Filed Under: | Music / Rock & Pop | |
| Posts on Regator: | 475 | |
| Posts / Week: | 1.7 | |
| Archived Since: | February 2, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
The Pharmacy
The Pharmacy – Dig Your Grave. I took a sick day a few weeks ago, after I was saddled with my baby’s umpteenth cold. It was actually a really nice day; I hadn’t had that much time to myself in ages. I watched most of Moneyball until the internet gave out–I still haven’t seen the [...]
Biting My Lip
Sharon Van Etten – Serpents I’d love to write about Give Out. I’d love to write about the way the song builds quietly, internally like a low grade anxiety attack. Treading the same ground over and over, convincing herself one minute, full of doubt the next. She wanted to let go this time, but it [...]
Trying to do everything just right, for you
Now, Now – School Friends. Now, Now used to be called Now Now Every Children, and I vastly prefer their new, shorter name. Their sound, too, is more condensed–there’s a rawness from their debut Cars missing from their latest, Threads, but in its place is a thick, polished darkness that I’m liking nonetheless. It’s a [...]
A faint impression in the sand
Dana Falconberry – Petoskey Stone. This one’s just lovely. I can’t think of many other words for it, or much else to say about it. It makes itself known right from the start, without getting ahead of itself. It’s gentle without being dull, and Falconberry’s voice is the perfect mixture of certainty and vulnerability. It’s [...]
Wings & teeth
Doomtree – Bolt Cutter. One of the few good things that came from our forced hiatus was a stockpile of good music. Sure, a lot of what you see from us in the coming weeks may be a bit outdated, but hopefully it will still be under the radar enough that you haven’t heard it. [...]
We’re Back!
You may have noticed that we were out of commission for a minute, due to a nasty piece of malware that had embedded itself all up in our code. But fret not, because we found the little bastard and everything should be up and running like normal. Feel free to let us know if you [...]
Because I said so
It’s become something of a cliche to say that it’s hard to find good children’s music, but it’s very true. Laura Veirs – Little Lap Dog Lullaby. I’m sure my eight-month-old daughter can’t really differentiate between kids’ music and, say, NWA, but we’ve been trying to keep it light on recent car trips. So far, [...]
That explains the rule of Dreidel.
In the Inessential But Awesome category, here is “The Dreidel Song” as covered by Aimee Mann and Paul F. Tompkins. The Dreidel Song – Aimee Mann & Paul F. Tompkins. In case I need to tell you about either of these people: Aimee Mann puts on a glorious Christmas show, and she’ll be doing so [...]
He wants to be a young mother
Bleeps and bloops. Juviley – Young Mother. It’s been a while since I’ve posted – well, posted anything at all – but especially since I’ve posted bleeps and bloops. This is a good one. It’s got that ’80s Bowie vibe, and the synths and beats are thick and heavy. I guess it’s more of a [...]
We sang about the lovin’ things
It’s hard to pull off something like this. Clem Snide – Any Way You Want It. Indie covers of mainstream hits are tough, because you don’t want to seem too condescending. But Clem Snide’s Eef Barzelay can do it, because he knows what’s great about this song, and he digs it out. Whereas the original [...]
Not two but one
Way back in the halcyon days of May 2010 (were we ever so young?!), Wye Oak stopped by the A.V. Club round room to record a cover of the Kinks’ “Strangers,” a performance that I watched over and over again. It was by far my favorite in the A.V. Undercover series (though They Might Be [...]
Saying goodbye to R.E.M.
R.E.M. recently called it quits after 31 years together, and Robots David and Mark needed it to talk about it. Robot David: Where to start? I’ve been an R.E.M. fan for so long that I’ve lost objectivity. I’m not the first to make this comparison, but it’s really been like a personal relationship. We’ve had [...]
Watch tomorrow go.
Girl In A Coma – Smart. There’s something about bands that wear influences on their sleeves while sounding like themselves. Girl In A Coma not only cops the Smiths’ jangle but adapts one of Moz’s song titles for their band name. But this is no imitation; this is just a band that likes what it [...]
Summer Camp
Stoked that Jeremy Warmsley found a new project that’s even more awesome than his old stuff. This song is beyond.
Thanks for everything, R.E.M.
You were the first band I ever really loved, and you’re still my favorite.
Geoffrey O’Connor
Geoffrey O’Connor – Whatever Leads Me To You I’m not as in touch with Australia as I used to be, having lost touch with its superior coffee and southern california-style beaches. It’s been more than three years Corey Delaney finally brought the continent kicking and screaming onto the national stage, a fact that Mr. O’Connor [...]
Lightning Dust
When you’re looking for a place to spend your music dollars this month, I would highly suggest you set aside seven dollars for this wonderful little single from the freshly launched Storyboard Label 7? series. It’s been a quiet few years for Joshua and Amber of Lightning Dust but perhaps they’ve put those years to [...]
I’m like the scenic view
Villa Rosa – Leader of the Pack. There’s something about Midwest hip-hop that’s so pure and wholesome, so without hubris and overconfidence, that I find totally charming. Don’t get me wrong, I love Kanye’s ridiculous boasting and Jay-Z’s outrageous claims as much as the next guy, but I also love people just doing what they [...]
Come and get your love.
Visqueen – Hand Me Down. Oh brother, it has been a LONG TIME since I have posted anything. Sorry, Robots. I have no good excuse. Not that I’ve been gone for two years, but perhaps it’s fitting that I’m posting a track from 2009. But Visqueen, purveyors of power pop and epic choruses, have music [...]
Holy Ghost
Holy Ghost – Some Children (feat. Michael McDonald) So when Grizzly Bear got Michael McDonald to sing one of their songs I got excited. But then I heard the track and was completely underwhelmed. The song didn’t play to his strengths at all and ended up sounding boring and forced. So expectations were kept at [...]