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Favorite Album Covers of 2007

In the age of downloadable music I think cover art has unfairly taken a back seat. (I also think hype has taken a back seat to good music but that’s another post for another time.) When I was a kid I used to love thumbing through my dad’s records looking at the covers and imagining […]

Top 17 Albums of 2007 (Rustycat)

Here are the albums that moved me, excited me, made me miss home, made me yearn for winter, made me yearn for summer and just plain simple - rocked my year.
17. Bonnie Prince – The Letting Go
Why? Cause Will Oldham stays true to his music and even though the name changes around I can still […]

The Obligatory Christmas Cover Post

In addition to year-end lists, what any self-respecting blog does this time of year is post their favorite covers of Christmas Songs. Without further ado, here’s a list of cool yuletide tunes.
Bright Eyes - Silent Night: It’s Christmas with Conor in a hazy dreamlike state. One of my absolute favorites.

Cranes - Happy Xmas (War is […]

Album Review: Corb Lund Horse, Soldier Horse Soldier!

I’m sure Corb Lund knows about a lot of things but he knows about two things especially well: horses and military history. So it should come to no surprise that he named his fifth album “Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier!” And even less of a surprise that almost every song on the album deals with at […]

4 Hero: New Song - Morning Child

It’s been a while since I’ve heard anything about veteran electronic outfit 4 Hero. Apparently they’re still around and releasing kick ass music. “Morning Child” will get an exclusive iTunes release on the 1st of January and will also include remixes by Daddy G from Massive Attack and The Landau Orchestra.
4 Hero - Morning […]

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