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Ask an audiophile (including yours truly), and they'll tell you - "Vinyl is the way to go..." "Vinyl is simply a better representation of the sound of the music, including all the little nuances..." "It's impossible to effectively duplicate an analog sound wave in a digital format, no matter how high the bit rate..." (Alright, maybe that last one exposed a bit more of my audio "nerdery" than most music hounds generally express, but there it is.) In any case, …
Incoming! That new Motorpsycho CD and DLP we were so excited about last week? Finally arrived today. Otherwise we're welcoming new albums from Aloha, The Knife (an electro opera with collaborators), The Besnard Lakes, Liars (available on CD & deluxe DCD; DLP delayed), Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Broken Bells (Shins guy & Danger Mouse), Pavement (new best of), Jason Collett (from Broken Social Scene), Frightened Rabbit, jj, Jimi Hendrix (a new album, really), Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, White …
Incoming! As we get tend to get a little freaky about Scandinavian rock we warmly welcome the new Motorpsycho epic 'Heavy Metal Fruit' to our shores this week, direct from Norway. If you love modern prog rock then this is your cup of peyotea. Meanwhile we've got a slew of full-lengths from Loscil, Ruby Suns, Clogs, Owen Pallet (this came out earlier this year, now it's coming out again), Rogue Wave, Strange Boys, Stray Ghost, Jaguar Love and loads more.Wax …
Incoming: New albums from Xiu Xiu (it's chocolatey-good), The Brian Jonestown Massacre, White Hills, Sambassadeur, Quasi, Eluvium, Shearwater, Jaga Jazzist, Efterklang (more orch-poppy), Joanna Newsom (a triple album!), Shout Out Louds, Alkaline Trio, Alan Licht & Loren Connors, Fang Island, High On Fire, Electric President, Balmorhea, Past Lives, Clem Snide, Jack Rose, LoneLady, Rocky Votolato, a Plimsouls live disc, and the Chris Knox tribute/benefit 'Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox' on Merge Recs. Waxing: 45s from She & Him, Pearly Gate …
New Stuff: New goodies from Moon Duo, Red Pens, Susurrus Station (Unique hybrid combines folk, garage, spaghetti western ambience, middle eastern strings, & distorted, relentless rhythms), Madlib, Scott Lucas & The Married George Lassos (Lucas is best known as half of the Chicago-based, rock duo Local H), Jason Falkner, Ian Hawgood, Art Museums, Miracle Condition, Tindersticks, Seven Fields of Aphelion, Field Music, Robert Pollard...
THIS WEEK'S TOP TEN Massive Attack Heligoland (Virgin)Blessure Grave Judged by Twelve Carried by Six (Alien 8)Yeasayer Odd Blood (Secretly Canadian)Midlake The Courage Of Others (Bella Union)Bloom, Kath Thin Thin Line (Caldo Verde)Watson Twins Talking to You, Talking to Me (Vanguard)Retribution Gospel Choir 2 (Sub Pop)MV & EE Home Comfort (Woodsist)Iron Bong The Witchwoods (Lost)Beach House Teen Dream (Sub Pop)
THIS WEEK'S TOP TEN Midlake The Courage Of Others (Bella Union) Yellow Fever S-T (Wild World) Pierced Arrows Descending Shadows (Vice) Kevin Barker You & Me (Gnomonsong) Night Control Life Control (Kill Shaman) MV & EE Home Comfort (Woodsist) Beach House Teen Dream (Sub Pop) Retribution Gospel Choir 2 (Sub Pop) Iron Bong The Witchwoods (Lost) Surfer Blood Astro Coast (Kanine Records)
Incoming: We've been talkin' up the new Retribution Gospel Choir for a couple weeks now, lo-and-behold it's finally arrived. Highly recommended rock & roll from Low dude Alan Sparhawk's loud band, which won't be mistaken for Low or even the last RGC album really. Bonus: they're playing February 18th at Canopy with New Ruins and by all accounts RGC slays live. But that ain't all, this being a pretty killer week for new stuff... Look for albums from Magnetic Fields, …
Incoming: This week the Parasolarians welcome new full-length affairs from Spoon, Major Stars, RJD2, Mas Rapido (Parasol band from Pacific NW, guitar-pop supremo!), Dinowalrus, La Chansons, Yuka Honda (composer/performer who has worked with Cibo Mattto, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, Mike Watt, etc.), Land of Talk EP, Xhol, Guru Guru, Muslimgauze, Jukebox The Ghost (instantly catchy, piano-driven indie pop), Dinowalrus, Scout Niblett, Josephine Foster, Lindstrom & Christabelle, Red Krayola, Worm Ouroboros (think classic 4AD acts like This Mortal Coil & Cocteau …
Riding a wave of hype, the Florida Space Coasts's Surfer Blood's debut is in stock on CD & LP. Plus new albums from Little Girls, OK Go, Dinowalrus, Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (The Road OST), Black Diamond Heavies, Final Fantasy, Vampire Weekend, Laura Veirs, Polysics, Medication, a reissue of Ween's 'The Pod', Weezer (blue album rarities), Best of Seth (guy from Akron Family), Mayfair Set (Blank Dogs dude & Dum Dum Girls gal), Carl Simmons, a reissue of krautrock …
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HUUUUUUGE fan of their Black Velvet roast…It makes up about 75% of my coffee intake. LOL CSR is definitely one of those Champaign institutions that I brag about to people not from here. :-)
We like CSR too! We french press at home and I leave the lid off while it steeps—letting the ground beans bloom. Then, like in your tasting, I scoop off the top layer before pressing. We really need to invest in a burr grinder though, as I…
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UPDATE: Evil Tents have regrettably had to cancel their appearance at tonight’s show. Closing out this evening’s festivities at Mike N Molly’s will be the ambient noise drone project, Urbana’s own Marathon. Thanks for understanding folks; Evil Tents will be back at MnM’s later this month. Raincheck. Cool? Cool.