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The Shins – Port of Morrow

Port of Morrow is The Shins’ fourth album and the first on leading man James Mercer’s own label, Aural Apothecary, after satisfying their three-album Sub Pop quota. I gave numerous listens to their first two albums Oh, Inverted World and Chutes Too Narrow including but not limited to: Continue reading →

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The Auteurs – New Wave

29 Sep

New Wave by The Auteurs (1993)

This debut album has a slew of great tracks. The Auteurs, unlike Oasis and Blur, find themselves amongst a number of other Britpop bands that never made a [big] name for themselves in the US: namely Suede, Pulp and Denim. (I feel like I need to start a Britpop band named “Flannel”…who’s with me?) The Auteurs’ sound, Continue reading →

Tags: Blur, Britpop, Denim, George Harrison, hipster, Home Again, Housebreaker, How Could I Be Wrong, Junk Shop Clothes, Luke Haines, New Wave, Oasis, Pulp, review, Salvation Army, Show Girl, Suede, The Auteurs, The Bends