Mort Garson was a pioneer in electronic music. Most of his work is from the 60's and 70's, and his primary instrument was a Moog synthesizer. Mother Earth's Plantasia is my favorite album of his. It's supposed to be played for your plants. The entire album has a very fresh sound that can only really accurately be described as green....
The summer of 2016, aka the best summer of my life, I was in Gooseberry Park Players' production of Bye Bye Birdie as a backstage technician. Basically the story is set in the 50's and Conrad Birdie, a rockstar, is drafted into the war, which depresses the heck out of his fans. The soundtrack for this actually really slaps. Not...
Hi, How Are You by Daniel Johnston is his 6th self released cassette album, recorded during September 1983. Instead of focusing on piano or chord organ like his other albums from around this time, he experiments with noise collage and a bit of guitar playing. Two of the tracks actually feature him singing along to an instrumental LP by...
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning is Bright Eyes' 6th studio album, and first to feature now permanent member of the band, Nate Walcott. It was recorded in February 2004 and released January 25, 2005. The genre I would say is folk rock, but I've also heard it described as alternative country, which is accurate but I wouldn't call it that...
Radical Face is one of the projects of Ben Cooper, also involved in Electric President, The Clone Project, Iron Orchestra, and Mother's Basement, to name a few. Cooper decided to be a musician at age 19 after writing two books, not backing up his files, and smashing his computer when it crashed. The Family Tree is a series of albums,...
The Violent Blue was the last album released by Electric President before going on hiatus in 2010. In 2014 Ben Cooper hinted on a fourth possible album, but 5 years later it doesn't seem so likely. Electric President has been one of my favorite bands for the past few years, so it's kind of disappointing that they're basically...
Twenty One Pilots is the now popular Twenty One Pilots' self titled debut album, released December 29, 2009. It features bassist Nick Thomas and drummer Chris Salih before they left the band in 2011, and before the now drummer, Josh Dun, joined. This album I would say is far more raw than the others. It was recorded in a basement...
OK Computer is one of my favorite albums of all time. It was the third studio album by Radiohead, released on June 16, 1997. The mood of it can only be described as melancholic. This is probably due to the intense layering of sound and near indecipherable lyrics. My favorite track off this album is Paranoid Android, with...
I found this band last week while looking for new music on gnoosic.com, which by the way is a great website to explore bands similar to your favorites that aren't as popular. The Eventually Home has an interesting sound; for the most part the instrumentals remind me of Keaton Henson's Dear, and the vocals like Electric President's...
The Shepherd's Dog is Iron and Wine's third album, released September 5, 2007. It's folk rock, but I would say there's many elements of other genres sprinkled in. There's a nostalgic feel to the entire album, and it almost brings you back to the life you never had. My favorite track is Flightless Bird, American Mouth. I interpret...
Trench is Twenty One Pilots' 5th and newest record. This has been long awaited, 2015 was when their last album, Blurryface, dropped; and they had a year long "hiatus" of no social media presence. This review might be a little biased, not only because I've been a fan for a few years, but I've also seen them live...
My first post will be about Andrew Bird's tenth solo album Are You Serious. I found his music on youtube, and watched his NPR Tiny Desk performance. I was drawn in by the acoustic band, and his expert whistling. This album is a great example of baroque pop and american folk music. His violin adds emotion to his pieces...