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The bit that you skip #192: Headlights – Put us back together
Back in 2008, I’d still venture to mixup records and scavenge the discount bins. I’d been doing it for the previous 4 years and I had some duffers and some keepers. Since I would commute for 2 hours or so, I needed fresh music everyday. One day in July of 2008, a massive waterspout hit…
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The bit that you skip #191: The National – Fake Empire
I’m not lazy, I just procrastinate. A lot. Been told many times by many types of experts that it’s either a) “being on the spectrum” or b) “adhd, here’s some meds.” Whatever is the truth, the first time I heard The National was at a concert. It wasn’t a surprise gig, I already had my…
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The bit that you skip #190: Bloc Party – Luno
I can’t fathom coming up with a debut album as perfect as Silent Alarm. Granted, the strength of their singles and the Little Thoughts EP surely gave the album a strong foundation to build up upon. Whatever the case, Silent Alarm is a perfect album. Great mixing, crisp production that still allows plenty of range,…
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The bit that you skip #189: Radiohead – Spectre
I’ve been a part of many fandoms in my life. Star Wars, Star Trek, and Dr Who were my baby steps, and I tend to check them out from time to time, but I no longer posses and encyclopaedic knowledge; they’ve expanded too much, beyond my interest. I can’t claim to be a massive Bond…
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The bit that you skip #188: The Twilight Sad – The Wrong Car
I don’t know the rubric for “making it”, it’s something that surely depends on the goals one sets up. When I started writing, I knew people who only wanted to use music reviewing as a way to “work their way in” and push their own music. Others were chancers with no clear artistic intent, only…
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The bit that you skip #187: The Stills – Killer Bees
Contrary to most bands mentioned on this series of posts, The Stills are a bit of an oddity. If you ask me to choose only one song from a band that I can clearly admit it’s my fave, I’ll struggle. Not so much with The Stills. Don’t take me the wrong way, the Canadian indie…
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The bit that you skip #186: Death Cab For Cutie – Soul Meets Body
“Whose alarm is it?” a friend asked on a recent trip to a spa town. We were having dinner after a long drive, the stereo was blasting some music, and she asked again. “An alarm is off, check your phones”. “It’s the song” another friend replied. I sipped from my cup silently. They were both…
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The bit that you skip #185: Soundgarden – Fourth of July
By now you’ve realised I was a loner growing up. Nothing but music and whatever idea I had in my head, notebook and pencil/pen on hand, ready to write something I would eventually matter of factly discard. Contrary to other grunge bands, Soundgarden clicked right away with me. It was the impossibly weird tunings. It…
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The bit that you skip #184: The Sundays – Joy
Although mostly known by the massive hit Here’s Where The Story Ends, The Sundays are a band that contains multitudes. It’s a perfect summary of what it is to be human. Reading, Writing & Arithmetic has that jangly guitar, making it a college-radio friendly box of delights. Blind is mostly understated, like a quiet moment…
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The bit that you skip #183: Middle of the year celebration!
Hey, half a year of writing every day. First and foremost, thanks to everyone who has commented, liked, shared, and even derided this project. I started the year on a very low point in my life and…kinda still there, but feel writing is helping me inch upwards. Any day above ground* and all that, I…
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