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Tamaryn - Led Astray, Washed Ashore (Tamaryn)
Aug 10Somber and seductive, brooding and atmospheric, Tamaryn’s debut EP is filled with the kind of shimmering songs that alto chanteuses like Nico and Siouxsie Sioux offered us in years past.
Wierd Compilation Volume II: Analogue Electronic Music (Wierd)
Jun 24The set focuses on analogue electronic music with the requirement that it be synthetic yet organic and created through a symbiotic relationship between man and machine.
Kristen Sollee’s Top Ten — May 18
May 18Graduation & School Songs
To set the mood as I finish up grad school, here are a few songs inspired by school days and moving on…
Fern Knight - Fern Knight (VHF)
Apr 29Fern Knight is entrancing Renaissance fare with a psych-rock twist.
Kristen Sollee’s Top Ten — March 2
Mar 2february/march ennui
the end of winter, not yet spring, a few songs to describe this middling part of the season. best embodied by the japanese concept of ‘hiesabi’ or chilled melancholy, withered beauty.
Martial Canterel - Refuge Underneath (Wierd)
Feb 7With the staccato surge and somber vocalizing of DAF, the distorted synthetic soundscapes of Dirk Ivens’ eeriest work, and the industrial strength of The Young Gods, Martial Canterel’s Refuge Underneath is a bleak intellectual exercise in the dark and danceable.
Kristen Sollee’s Top Ten — January 20
Jan 20Best Songs of 2007 – Part II
Entire albums are often inconsistent and rarely excellent throughout, so these songs, in no particular order, will instead stand as my top picks for 2007.
Kristen Sollee’s Top Ten — January 13
Jan 13Best Songs of 2007 – Part II
Entire albums are often inconsistent and rarely excellent throughout, so these songs, in no particular order, will instead stand as my top picks for 2007.
Interview: The Funeral Crashers
Jan 6Creeping forward whilst changing form and focus since the turn of the century, The Funeral Crashers have become a mainstay of New York City’s fledgling “new dark rock scene.” A new appreciation for The Crashers grew after immersing myself in their first full-length, so I decided to fill in the blanks through an interview.
Kristen Sollee’s Top Ten — December 30
Dec 30Best Songs of 2007 – Part I
Entire albums are often inconsistent and rarely excellent throughout, so these songs, in no particular order, will instead stand as my top picks for 2007.
Kristen Sollee’s Top Ten — November 25
Nov 25Bands and Artists To Be Thankful For
Kristen Sollee’s Top 10
Week of May 18
Graduation & School Songs
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Bob Dylan – “Most Likely You Go Your Way And I’ll Go Mine”
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Avenged Sevenfold – “Seize The Day”
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Alice Cooper – “School’s Out”
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Diamond Nights – “Destination Diamonds”
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The Runaways – “School Days”
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Eddie Cochran – “C’mon Everybody”
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The Electric Prunes – “Get Me To The World On Time”
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David Bowie – “Hang Onto Yourself”
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Nat King Cole – “You Don’t Learn That In School”
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Danse Society – “Heaven Is Waiting”