It was a battle of expectation vs. outcome at the sparsely populated Doug Fir on Monday night, and of the two main bands on the bill, Great Northern definitely emerged as the victor in the struggle. · Read this review »
Tonight, Harmonium will be reporting on the live presence of fledgling indie quartet Great Northern. Between that and the inbox arrival of new Caribou and Jens Lekman longplayers (both pure aces), we'll have plenty to talk about in the days ahead.
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Love, loss, an indie soundtrack by an indie artist acting in an indie musical...it's as if the hipster Gods have devised the perfect recipe for widespread adoration. And we want you to have the soundtrack to this summer's Garden State, compliments of Filter Magazine. · Read this article »
With acoustic strings, gentle drums and layers of vocals and horns, Flowering Spade is far from daring but lovely in every way, like a stripped-down Sufjan Stevens. · Read this review »
Originally recorded shortly after the release of Fever to Tell, this EP features a band at their peak, before they started trying to appease the masses who enjoyed "Maps" and only "Maps".
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As enigmatic a character as one can hope to find in music, Rick White -- head of Elevator to Hell and numerous other bands, including Eric's Trip -- releases a long lost gem. · Read this review »
Now you can have all the goods you'd get at a music festival without having to sit through all that pesky live music. · Read this article »
Olympia, Washington : Angered, Sweden; Monotone, Verbose : Lilting, Frail. At least that's what Jens Lekman's riveting homage to the Beat Happening track would suggest. · Read this feature »
The first record’s general air of new age positivism has been tweaked into a quasi-military Army of Love theme. Tim DeLaughter, lead singer, director, and general captain of this brigade, spends much of the time astride two monitors at the foot of the stage, arms spread as if exhorting the masses onward toward Canaan. · Read this review »
enigma
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1. a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation: His disappearance is an enigma that has given rise to much speculation.
2. a person of puzzling or contradictory character: To me he has always been an enigma, one minute completely insensitive, the next moved to tears.
3. The National
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