December 2010
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Vermilion Club - Home
mp3// “Odd”
In the saturated music market I’ve developed a tolerance for music that is decent. I find that I’m discarding the good and the alright to make room for the superb, the eloquent and the esoteric. Recently, this has equated to a decline in the popularity of the genre that I grew up with: rock. Occasionally though, I’ll find a band that incorporates...
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Vermilion Club - Home
In the saturated music market I’ve developed a tolerance for music that is decent. I find that I’m discarding the good and the alright to make room for the superb, the eloquent and the esoteric. Recently, this has equated to a decline in the popularity of the genre that I grew up with: rock. Occasionally though, I’ll find a band that incorporates interesting...
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Billions and Billions
As most people know, Nothing Sounds Better got its start by us staff members meeting at the popular alternative website Absolutepunk.net, where we chatted for basically years in the forums about music and what not. This post is from another user over there by the name of Chris Katsaros, who goes by the musical moniker of Billions and Billions. Chris recorded all the music himself, in this...
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The Radar// Blueprint's ADVENTURES IN...
It looks like a hip-hop day here at NSB, folks. I got an email last week hyping the return of Columbus, OH’s Blueprint with a :38 video. Well, on March 1st we’ll be able to hear what the rap veteran has been cooking up. Print’s Adventures In Counter-Culture is my single most anticipated rap record of the year. Watch the video for the first single “Radio-Inactivity”...
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WatchThe Life Files - Pusha T (Part I)
Pusha has had a huge year in 2010. Signing to Ye’s GOOD Music, being on joints with him and other GOOD music fam as well as Jay-Z (which he is excited about), to prepping his solo record. The Life Files did a documentary on the man, and here is part 1. When the next installment drops I will post it up.
-Kyle Pedersen
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Watch“Longest Year” - Hammock
After releasing the all out gorgeous Chasing After Shadows…Living with the Ghosts, the Nashville-based ambient/post-rock duo decided to release another little something for the masses. The 32-minute-long Longest Year EP is nothing short of beautiful. Above is the video for “Longest Year.” Don’t sleep on this release (no pun intended).
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Interview - Mountains for Clouds
Interview: Tyler Hanan [12/15/10]
Mountains for Clouds is an experimental ambient/emo three-piece from Midland, Michigan. They recently released an EP, Some People Buy Scenery Like This, on Count Your Lucky Stars Records (read out review here). The band was kind enough to answer a few questions for us regarding their style, the EP, CYLS, and many other things. Read the full interview after...
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Watch“Deep Politics” - Grails
Although it didn’t make my year-end-list, Grails’ Black Tar Prophecies IV was definitely one release I found myself revisiting frequently. Over and over again falling in love with the Portland-based group’s post-rock sound. As a teaser to their upcoming record, they’ve released the video for “Deep Politics.” Deep Politics...
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Nothing Sounds - Staff Top 20's
Introduction: Malcom Lacey
Ahh 2010. You’ve been good to us. I’ll have to admit though, you can get a bit overwhelming. Especially around the end of our days with you. Forcing us to take a look back at all the bullshit we may (or may not) have done during your promised 12 months. I”ll miss you, babe. It’s been fun. But this is about the music. The wonderful, disgusting,...
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Watch“Fall For Your Type” - Jamie Foxx feat. Drake
It’s sexy. The song, the video, the guest spot. Everything about this is sexy. That is all you need to know. Enjoy yourself.
-Kyle Pedersen
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Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Review: Jacob Booth [12/10/10]
Reviewing this album so late after it’s been released has given me the chance to analyse it post-hype. Expectedly, I could be found in the ‘huzzah’ that was heard worldwide when the uncensored version of Fantasy hit the internet and, like most, I spent the first few weeks throwing around superlatives. Now that I’ve steadied...
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Watch“Palestine” + “Amy” - Yann Tiersen
There’s this sort of calm I feel when listening to a record like Yann Tiersen’s astral 2010 release Dust Lane. It holds me deeper than any dream-like state I’ve felt and I’ve concluded that it’s certainly a place that I need to be in more often. This is Yann for La Blogotheque. It’s pretty...
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Watch“Look Out, Look Out” - Perfume Genius
It’s honestly no secret that I’m nothing less than enamored with Mike Hadreas’ record Learning released earlier this year under the Perfume Genius moniker. I’d only be reiterating what I’ve said over and over again if I were to mention how fucking heartbreaking every second of the nearly 29-minute LP is. But I did it...
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Preston Pugmire Kickstarter
Yeah I copied and pasted the blurb below from his Kickstarter page but I really think everyone should support this project, as Preston is a great musician and even better live. Check out his music and throw down at least a ten so that this project will get funded.
“Preston Pugmire is a musician that plays acoustic pop music. He plays stuff that is inspired by acts like David Gray,...
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X Plot West Coast Tour
My moments of nostalgia pertaining to California are few and far between, but every so often there is something that makes me ache for the sun-soaked state I once saw as some pseudo utopian promise land. This time, that ‘something’ comes in the form of new tour dates from an old favorite, X. These pioneers of first-wave American punk have been lauded by many throughout the years,...
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Introducing: Bonnie Dune
Seth Roberts, from the band Lakes and formerly of Watashi Wa. has formed a new band named Bonnie Dune, which you can check out on Facebook here. The interesting part? On drums is Cory Monteith, who people may know from his role as Finn Hudson on the popular TV series Glee. They have two songs up currently titled Sea Sick and Haunting.
-Kyle Pedersen
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Blackfilm - s/t
Review: Jacob Booth [12/7/10]
preview// “Midnight to 4am”
The word ‘cinematic’ was coined in foresight of this album. I’ve seen it appear regularly in reviews in what seems like a fitting context, but after listening to Blackfilm it seems egregious to use it in reference to anything else. The sheer depth of the record is so complete that I could write...
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