Citizen Cope @ the Wiltern – LA Record
[This is from that hip music 'zine I write for sometimes]: Having lived in D.C. for five of my formative years, it’s hard to believe something so soulful could come out of that place. I’m not sure how a city so Blackberry-powered and pinstriped could produce someone like Citizen Cope, but I’m glad it did....
Andrew Bird review
His signature whistling is one of the few quantifiable characteristics of Bird’s flighty, unique brand of music-making. The rest is an unpredictable smattering of sounds that meander along gracefully, occasionally straying a bit from reality to go down some sidestreet of Bird’s convoluted psyche. To get it, you really have to see it.
Peter, Bjorn and John birthday concert review
Bands like the Sounds, the Hives and I’m From Barcelona are harbingers of a Scandinavian invasion: Swedes have swarmed the “indie-pop-rock” genre in recent years, and for good reason. Finland might be great for strange death metal and Iceland for ambient trip-hop, but look no further than the other white Northern country for pitch-perfect pop...