Jabberwocky
`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. "Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!" He...
New York Trilogy: Ghosts
Black takes advantage of the weather to wander farther afield than previously, and Blue follows. Blue is relieved to be moving again, and as Black continues on his way, Blue hopes the journey will not end before he’s had a chance to work out the kinks. As one would...
Mark Kozelek
Mark Kozelek has been hiding behind band names since at least 1989. His band the Red House Painters released their debut that year. A strange habit for someone whose lyrics are so personal and honest. He's often compared to Mark Eitzel (American Music Club) who has a...
The New York Trilogy: City of Glass
The Garden and the Tower: Early Visions of the New World was divided into two parts of approximately equal length, "The Myth of Paradise" and "The Myth of Babel." The first concentrated on the discoveries of the explorers, beginning with Columbus and continuing on...
Best albums list of 2013
So I may have missed the New Year's excitement by a couple of weeks with this post, but figured it's better to have a bit of time to reflect on something so groundbreakingly significant as a list of the best music released over 12 months... 2012's list had some...