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Lord knows, I've tried
Jason Martin’s Starflyer 59 project has been the little band that could for 15 years now. From early days as “the American My Bloody Valentine” through to recent low-key pop albums,… more →
Goodnight Believer
Lord knows, I've tried
goodnightbeliever wrote 1 year ago: Jason Martin’s Starflyer 59 project has been the little band that could for 15 years now. Fro … more →
Sharing a Gibson
goodnightbeliever wrote 1 year ago: When I first saw a live show by Lambchop, self-described as “Nashville’s most fucked-up … more →
The Master of Miserable
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goodnightbeliever wrote 1 year ago: There have always been two Damien Jurados. One is the freewheeling troubador, with raucous country … more →
Pagan paens
goodnightbeliever wrote 1 year ago: If you’ve had your ear to ground, or really just if you’re on the internet, you’ve … more →
The valley of the low son
goodnightbeliever wrote 1 year ago: If it’s hard living up to a famous parent, try living up to Bob Dylan. Of course, Jakob Dylan … more →
(Good) Cover Version
goodnightbeliever wrote 1 year ago: Covering obscure songs is an odd choice in some ways. After all, it doesn’t have the instant-r … more →
Evil albums
goodnightbeliever wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been avoiding this post because it actually breaks my heart a little bit. I’d prefe … more →
Bedroom philosophy
goodnightbeliever wrote 1 year ago: I’m not the first person to observe that Australian indie music sticks pretty closely to a saf … more →
More dour Scottish music
goodnightbeliever wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been on a major Malcolm Middleton kick since seeing him at the Hopetoun a few weeks back. … more →
Return from the dead
goodnightbeliever wrote 1 year ago: Despite their place as one of my favourite bands back in my late uni days, Death Cab for Cutie lost … more →
Wistful thinking
goodnightbeliever wrote 1 year ago: Five years is a long time in electronic music. Trends move so quickly and today’s buzz artist … more →
Tonight wherever
goodnightbeliever wrote 1 year ago: I got very excited a couple of years ago when Mark Kozelek announced his album of Modest Mouse cover … more →
Them
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goodnightbeliever wrote 1 year ago: I’m not quite sure in what movie I first came across Zooey Deschanel, but it was crush at firs … more →
Best band in a supporting role
goodnightbeliever wrote 1 year ago: Support acts are a great way to discover new music. They are also occasionally a one-way ticket to t … more →
Song for Hilary
goodnightbeliever wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been getting quite excited by the US presidential race, even if I’m not so excited … more →
Oh Ma, the sea is rising
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goodnightbeliever wrote 1 year ago: Machine Translations – basically the bedroom project of J Walker – is one of my favourit … more →
Covers Day
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goodnightbeliever wrote 1 year ago: Thank heavens for random shuffle on the old ipod, or I there are some songs I would never discover. … more →
Ghost
goodnightbeliever wrote 2 years ago: I came quite late to Jason Molina’s Songs: Ohia project – after they’d already dis … more →
Travels
goodnightbeliever wrote 2 years ago: I booked myself a flight to the USA this week – my first opportunity to explore the land that … more →
