mp3: Central and Remote
Dear Grizzly Bear,
I love that feeling when some hipster pitchfork band turns out to be really wonderful. I’ve come to the point where I kick against that site a little bit — “Why is all this rap on the top 50 albums?” So when I heard you, and how your [...]
mp3:Broken World
Dear Black Heart Procession,
This weekend I spent a few days in the state of Utah, specifically in the city of Salt Lake. I enjoy visiting there. It reminds me that the last 5 years, though mighty turbulent at times, really hasn’t been all that bad. Even though I love Seattle and living here has [...]
mp3:Carrissa’s Weird
Dear Iron and Wine-
I’ve been thinking a lot about summer lately, and nothing says peaceful warm summer afternoon more than your music. Two other things i’ve been thinking about lately: Weird girls that i tend to have crushes on, and how i would kind of like to get a kitten. Do you have a [...]
mp3: Murderer
Dear Low,
How are you doing? I am deciding to write you in letter form rather than in person. I saw you in person recently, last saturday night in Park City, and I would have asked you these questions, but you know, they are kind of difficult to ask directly to your face.
Mainly: [...]
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. [...]
