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Blood on the Wall - Awesomer
October 7th, 2009 by Stuart McAfee
Blood on the Wall
Awesomer
Rating: 9.0/10.0
Recommended Tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14
RiYL: Pixies, Sonic Youth
If Blood on the Wall’s sophomore album was merely awesome, they would have told you. They would have put it right on the spine. They’re straightforward people. Instead, it’s a more-than-just-awesome barrage of the catchiest late 80’s-era garage/alternative this side of the Pixies’ Doolittle. They’re just being honest. (more…)
The Mountain Goats - We Shall All Be Healed
October 5th, 2009 by Alex Langford
The Mountain Goats
We Shall All Be Healed
Rating: 9.6/10.0
Recommended Tracks: All! If you need sneak a peek check out 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, or 12.
RiYL: Awesome folk-rock, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Dodos, Okkervil River, M. Ward, The Shins, John Vanderslice
With John Darnielle’s improbable return to Dallas and the prospect of more annual visits, I felt it a good time to shine some light on a personal favorite from The Mountain Goats discography – 2004’s We Shall All Be Healed. (more…)
Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith
November 24th, 2008 by Joe Tucker
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Rating: 10.0/10.0
Recommended Tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
RiYL: Acoustic magic, poetic suicide, the Mountain Goats, Earlimart
The first time I heard Elliott Smith, Ritchie Tenenbaum was killing himself on my TV screen to the opening track of his self-titled sophomore album. I didn’t realize it at the time, but Ritchie’s almost-suicide was the ultimate introduction into Elliott Smith’s fractured world. Like all of my favorite musicians, I found Smith’s music post-mortem. This, I think, is the best way to approach him: not as a living, breathing being, but as a legend. Elliott Smith was known for his all-or-nothing live shows. Sometimes, he played like a listless fool; other times, he electrified his crowds with melodies and harmonies that sent shivers through their bones. (more…)
Better Late Than Never- Loveless
April 3rd, 2008 by Ryan Lewis
My Bloody Valentine
Loveless
Rating: 10.0/10.0
Recommended Tracks: All
RiYL: The Jesus & Mary Chain, Cocteau Twins, Galaxie 500
While the de facto trend here at RadioUTD land may be to… you know… review the albums as they are released… I am somehow compelled to write a review for an album that was released almost two decades ago now. So strange, I realize. My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless is just that amazing though, and the album’s influence has only grown sweeter with time. (more…)
Okkervil River- Stage Names/Discography!
December 10th, 2007 by Stuart McAfee
Okkervil River
The Stage Names
Rating: 5.9/10.0
RiYL: Fleetwood Mac, Lou Reed
Recommended Tracks: 5, 6
Listen to Instead: “Don’t Fall in Love With Everyone You See,” “Down the River of Golden Dreams,” “Sleep and Wake up Songs,” “Black Sheep Boy”
Here’s the deal: at the risk of sounding like a major D-bag, I’m going to tell you how I really feel about this album. Being from Austin, I grew up with Okkervil River. I’ve probably seen them play twenty or thirty times now. They used to be an outstanding, yet consistently overlooked local band that always worked their fingers to the bone in order to win the crowds’ hearts. Will Sheff, the singer, worked at a video rental store right off the Drag and admittedly lived on a diet of Chinese takeout and microwaveable burritos through the band’s younger years. Their music (as well as their performances) used to be immediately engaging and overwhelmingly heart-wrenching as a product of their real-life struggle and commitment to their art. Halfway through a set Will would be dripping, red at the face, so affected by his own words he would be unable to resist shredding his vocal chords while emitting them. He would take off his overshirt, inevitably revealing a handmade off-white Sam Cooke or Otis Redding t-shirt adhered to his torso with sweat. They used to be my favorite band ever. I felt blessed to be alive in the same town. (more…)
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