Whenever I listen to Vanaprasta’s 2011 debut album, Healthy Geometry, I think to myself, “these dudes deserve a round of applause.” Basically, you know, for being mega-awesome. And also for being themselves, not necessarily obsessed with being “different,” which is one of the greatest things I can say about a band. We wrote about Vanaprasta … Read more
Album art courtesy of Arts & Crafts As we coast into the end of 2011, we have a batch of new contenders for those Best of the Year lists that you’ll soon see on every music blog known to man and woman. Including this one. Here are the top twenty-five albums we’re most looking forward … Read more
When I listen to “Nine Equals Nine,” I feel chaos. I’m in a car, speeding down the freeway. It’s pouring, I can’t see what’s in front of me, but I can feel everything. The trees are swaying in the wind, there are sirens, I can sense I’m somewhere I’ve never been. My heart is racing; … Read more