Bryant

I think Conor is a pretty good lyricist, but he's become stagnant lately. I was hoping that switching it up with the Mystic Valley Band would get him out of his funk, but I didn't think it did.

on New Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band - "Nikorette" (Stereogum Premiere) at April 7, 2009 3:46 PM
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Whoa, just saw them last night in Munich, Germany. Although the crowd wasn't that dense (mayb 20-30 people), they still put on a pretty damn rocking show. They played a couple tracks from Tentacles -- but they never said the titles. One song in particular that I liked had a My Bloody Valentine-esque thrashing interlude for a good 3-4 minutes.

on New Live Crystal Antlers - "Andrew" at February 10, 2009 5:04 PM
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The Fuck Buttons remix is better than the original in my opinion. After watching the video, the original song feels more like a cut from the soundtrack of a movie rather than a single off an LP. Yes it's dark, and creeps along, but it just doesn't have any sort of climax to it. I'm waiting until the album comes out to reserve judgment because maybe this fits into the "larger picture" contextually.

on New Fever Ray - "If I Had A Heart" (Fuck Buttons Remix) (Stereogum Premiere) at January 12, 2009 4:42 PM
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I went to both shows at Vega and this was the only new track.

on New Live National - "A Thousand Black Cities" at August 16, 2008 7:04 PM
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