He is no Dave Matthews or Jimi Hendrix and the way he deals with relationships is also unattractive, but I must admit that he is a very talented musician. Who? John Mayer. I will admit it, I used to not like his music. I thought a lot of it sounded the same and that it was not too interesting. However, as I listened to more and more of his tunes, I grew to like him more. One of his best albums is Try! by the John Mayer Trio. This Trio includes Steve Jordan, Pino Palladino, and John Mayer, and they tend to create music that caters more to my liking. For instance, I actually like their version of “Daughters”!

Speaking of “Daughters”, I was very happy to find that John Mayer did not include this song in his concert in Boston on February 24th. Instead, he incorporated it into a funny…

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He is no Dave Matthews or Jimi Hendrix and the way he deals with relationships is also unattractive, but I must admit that he is a very talented musician. Who? John Mayer. I will admit it, I used to not like his music. I thought a lot of it sounded the same and that it was not too interesting. However, as I listened to more and more of his tunes, I grew to like him more. One of his best albums is Try! by the John Mayer Trio. This Trio includes Steve Jordan, Pino Palladino, and John Mayer, and they...

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This is a departure from what I’ve been reviewing as of late.  No, it isn’t grindcore or anything drastic.  The songs are drenched in harmonies and world beat.  Rather a strong record from a band I wish I heard about earlier than last week.  This is Shearwater’s sixth album, and I have a feeling I’ll be back racking a lot of their catalogue.

The band is a collaboration of members from Okkervil River and Kingfisher.  As the cover suggests, this album is about living on an island and struggling with limited surroundings, and an abundance of Nordic themes.  This is the soundtrack for a fight with Poseidon.

What pulled me to this album were Jonathan Meiburg’s vocals.  How they seem to swell as the music crashes on him for “Black Eyes”, the power he shows on “Corridors” and…

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This is a departure from what I’ve been reviewing as of late.  No, it isn’t grindcore or anything drastic.  The songs are drenched in harmonies and world beat.  Rather a strong record from a band I wish I heard about earlier than last week.  This is Shearwater’s sixth album, and I have a feeling I’ll be back racking a lot of their catalogue. The band is a collaboration of members from Okkervil River and Kingfisher.  As the cover suggests, this album is about living on an island and struggling with limited surroundings, and an abundance of Nordic themes.  This is...

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Do you recognize the name, Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta? How about her stage name, Lady Gaga? Yep, that is the one. She’s a performer, there is no denying it. On the stage, she is in her comfort zone. She was born for the attention that she gets, and she thrives on it. I have had my own mixed feelings about Lady Gaga. Her music videos are weird to the point where they are frightening. (I am serious; have you seen them?) I never imagined actually owning her CD until it wound up on my front door step, courtesy of my dad who happened to notice that it was one of the most recent bestsellers. Thanks, Dad?

I could not imagine the album being much good. I was only familiar with a few of her songs, the ones…

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Do you recognize the name, Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta? How about her stage name, Lady Gaga? Yep, that is the one. She's a performer, there is no denying it. On the stage, she is in her comfort zone. She was born for the attention that she gets, and she thrives on it. I have had my own mixed feelings about Lady Gaga. Her music videos are weird to the point where they are frightening. (I am serious; have you seen them?) I never imagined actually owning her CD until it wound up on my front door step, courtesy of...

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There seems to be an increased trend in band names that are related to wildlife.  Such as the beginning of the decade was dominated by ‘the’ bands, we now have animal bands.  I must admit, though, that I enjoy the direction these bands are going in, be it ‘freak folk’ or indie rock, the songs are well structured and written.

Local Natives is a five piece that focuses on vocal harmonies and rhythm more so than guitar solos.  The closest this album comes to ‘rocking out’ is track three ‘Sun Hands’, but the rest of the album is melodic.  I think what drew me to this album was the fact that there were no guitar solos.

Another pull to this record is the cover of ‘Warning Sign’ by Talking Heads. Listening to the whole album you can…

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There seems to be an increased trend in band names that are related to wildlife.  Such as the beginning of the decade was dominated by ‘the’ bands, we now have animal bands.  I must admit, though, that I enjoy the direction these bands are going in, be it ‘freak folk’ or indie rock, the songs are well structured and written. Local Natives is a five piece that focuses on vocal harmonies and rhythm more so than guitar solos.  The closest this album comes to ‘rocking out’ is track three ‘Sun Hands’, but the rest of the album is melodic.  I...

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To be honest, it seems like purchasing CDs, real, tangible CDs, is a dying trend. People like iTunes (well, I don’t). They’re satisfied with hearing a song once or twice on Youtube, and not actually getting the hard copies of the music they like.

“Hey, wait! Weren’t you the one who wrote an article on Grooveshark, an online tool for listening to music, just a couple weeks ago?”

Guilty as charged. I often hesitate to buy CDs, especially when I’m just exploring new artists, because I don’t know if I’ll ever want to listen to the music again after making it through an album once. However, once I know that I’ll be listening to an album more than once, I think it’s only fair to pay credit where credit is due, and start spinning the real…

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To be honest, it seems like purchasing CDs, real, tangible CDs, is a dying trend. People like iTunes (well, I don't). They're satisfied with hearing a song once or twice on Youtube, and not actually getting the hard copies of the music they like. "Hey, wait! Weren't you the one who wrote an article on Grooveshark, an online tool for listening to music, just a couple weeks ago?" Guilty as charged. I often hesitate to buy CDs, especially when I'm just exploring new artists, because I don't know if I'll ever want to listen to the music again after...

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