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The atmosphere of every live-experience depends on so many little things, like the day of the week, the weather, the tourschedule, the beer and so on. So, a top ten of concerts is more like a list of moments that were important for me personally, than an attempt to rank the best live-bands of 2011: 1 [...]
7 Destroyer – Kaputt (CAN) Merge Perhaps it’s the relativization of his art that enables Dan Bejar to make a record that sounds as mellow and ripe as the comeback album of an old pop star who’s been given the oppertunity to mature in the interesting way people do away from Sounds, Smash hits, Melody [...]
12 M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (FRA) Mute 11 Junior Boys – It’s All True (CAN) Domino 10 The Rural Alberta Advantage – Departing (CAN) Saddle Creek Records Mmmm I’m not sure what this interview is about. Probably ‘Rocky Balboa’ eh!? 9 Blood Orange – Coastal Grooves (US) Domino Whenever the singer/songwriter Dev Hynes [...]
On the 29th of June Destroyer did a great performance in the Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam-Noord. Opening for the Canadian artist was Pien Feith. The Fuzz took some pictures.
Don’t you hate Pitchfork? I do. They’re way too influential, they’re biased and they are almost always right. Determined I was not to like the two latest editions to their ‘best new albums’ category; Dye it Blonde by SmithWesterns and Kaputt by Destroyer, it’s just no use, they are both brilliant albums. When Canadian soft-rock [...]