Archive for January 2007

Page France

mp3: Windy

mp3: Chariot
Dear Page France,
Within 5 minutes of listening to your song “Windy”, I had to listen to it again. And again. It was a sucker punch coming out of left field: Sufjan without all of the overblown production. Ben Gibbard without the new, really lame lyrics, and his generous heaping of self-awareness. [...]

Chixdiggit

mp3:I Wanna Hump You
Dear Chixdiggit-
i once heard the concept of music described as a subtle expression of the secret desires of the soul. i dare say that whoever came up with that has never wanted to hump anything before.
happy friday to you,
nathaniel tyrant
got hump?

The Album Leaf

mp3: See In You
Dear The Album Leaf,
Just thought I would catch up with you before I see you in a few days. Lately, I have been in the thralls of studying for my comprehensive exams and let me just tell you — your music fits perfectly into a regimine of trying to figure out [...]

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

mp3: Graceland
Dear Casiotone for the Painfully Alone-
I was talking with someone the other day about cover songs. We decided that there are basically 3 categories of covers. The first is to cover a song to establish “cred”. Sure, covering bands like The Smiths and the Cure is fun and sounds great in a garage with [...]

The Handcart Company

mp3: I Do (But I Don’t)
Dear The Handcart Company,
So I know this may seem a little self indulgent to write a letter to you considering that I am a member of your band, but you have been on my mind much lately (especially in light of the fact that the remaining members played a medley [...]