Tag: Tortoise

Album Reviews

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Nathan Salsburg & Tyler Trotter: Hear The Children Sing The Evidence

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 21, 2024
1 Comment on Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Nathan Salsburg & Tyler Trotter: Hear The Children Sing The Evidence

Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Nathan Salsburg & Tyler Trotter

Album Reviews

The Children’s Hour: Going Home

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 26, 2024
4 Comments on The Children’s Hour: Going Home

The Children's Hour

Tags Andy Bar, Billy Corgan, David Pajo, Drag City, Fire Records, Jefferson Airplane, Josephine Foster, Mount Eerie, Nico, Papa M, Paul Oldham, Slint, The Children’s Hour, The Innocence Mission, Tortoise, Zwan

Album Reviews

Mute Duo: Migrant Flocks

Mute Duo (photo via the artist's Bandcamp page)

Album Reviews

Luggage: Hand Is Bad

Luggage (photo: from artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Amish Records, Bodies on Everest, Luca Cimarusti, Luggage, Mark of Cain, Michael John Grant, Michael Vallera, Slint, The For Carnation, Tortoise

News

The Lord † David Pajo collaborate on new song

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date December 2, 2022
1 Comment on The Lord † David Pajo collaborate on new song

The Lord & David Pajo (photo credit: Nan Ding)

Tags David Pajo, Greg Anderson, kING kONG, Papa M, Petra Haden, Slint, Southern Lord Recordings, The Lord, Tortoise

Features Interviews

Slow Planes Interview: “Immersion is important.”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date May 4, 2022
6 Comments on Slow Planes Interview: “Immersion is important.”

Slow Planes (photo credit: Tim Breen)

Tags Arcade Fire, Califone, Daniel Higgs, Howie B, Izzy Fradin, Matt Christensen, Mikis Theodorakis, Mind Over Mirrors, Nina Simone, Slow Planes, Steve Reich, Tim Breen, Tortoise, Toshio Nakanishi

Album Reviews

Jeff Parker: Forfolks – “a tone and language that is truly his own”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date December 16, 2021
2 Comments on Jeff Parker: Forfolks – “a tone and language that is truly his own”

Jeff Parker

Tags Bruce Springsteen, International Anthem, Jeff Parker, Thelonious Monk, Tortoise

Album Reviews

Eleventh Dream Day: Since Grazed – “an important chapter to the story”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date July 23, 2021
9 Comments on Eleventh Dream Day: Since Grazed – “an important chapter to the story”

Eleventh Dream Day (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Brokeback, Comedy Minus One, Douglas McCombs, Eleventh Day Dream, Freakwater, James Elkington, Janet Bean, Mark Greenberg, MC5, Neil Young, Pullback, Richard Ford, Rick Rizzo, The Coctails, Tortoise

Features Interviews

Constant World: In Conversation with Matt Christensen – Part 2

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 23, 2021
10 Comments on Constant World: In Conversation with Matt Christensen – Part 2

Matt Christensen (photo credit: Tim Breen)

Tags Brian Eno, Depeche Mode, King Crimson, Kranky, Labradford, Matt Christensen, Neil Young, Sea And Cake, slowdive, Smashing Pumpkins, Spaceman 3, spiritualized, Talk Talk, Tortoise, Wax Trax!, Zelienople

Albums Features

The Absurdity of Fandom: Slint’s Spiderland 30th anniversary

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 29, 2021
50 Comments on The Absurdity of Fandom: Slint’s Spiderland 30th anniversary

Slint (photo credit: Will Oldham - taken from Spiderland's original artwork)

Tags ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Brian McMahon, Britt Walford, David Pajo, Evergreen, gRAILS, Holy Sons, Low, Polvo, Slint, The Breeders, The For Carnation, Todd Brashear, Tortoise, Touch and Go Records, Tyler Trotter, Watter, Zak Riles

Features Interviews

Zelienople Interview: “our biggest enemy is cynicism”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date January 8, 2021
24 Comments on Zelienople Interview: “our biggest enemy is cynicism”

Zelienople (photo credit: Christopher Michael Hefner)

Tags Kranky, Matt Christensen, Miashma Recordings, Mike Weis, Sun Ra, Tortoise, Zelienople

13 Questions

Meet the Team: 13 Questions with Simon Kirk

Post author By sun13banjo
Post date December 23, 2020
2 Comments on Meet the Team: 13 Questions with Simon Kirk

Tags Belinda Carlisle, Chris Rea, David Pajo, Dennis Wilson, Emil Amos, Holy Sons, Slim Dist, Slint, Smashing Pumpkins, Sun 13, Tortoise, Wilco, Wreikmeister Harmonies