Rob Pope plays bass for Spoon (who put out a mighty fine record this year), and also has some great taste in music. You can check out all our Best of 2014 lists here. ROB POPE’S BEST OF 2014: 1. Factory Floor live@ Primavera Sound 2014 2. Total Control – Typical System 3. Under The Skin […]
Here are Blue Derkin’s favorite music-related things of 2014. You can check out all our Best of 2014 lists here. 4) Best Named Musical Act, Mope Rock Category: The Twilight Sad. Never have dirges sounded so uplifting as when these Scottish rockers come slinking across your airwaves. A perfect name with a sound to match, these […]
Here are Buddy‘s favorite records of the year. Buddy was the subject of our first ever post here at Sound it Out and he’s one of our favorite humans. His musings on 2014: I’m never usually one to wish a calendar year to end, but I’m looking forward to a fresh year. I liken 2014 to a […]
As I write this, I’m wearing thermal underwear beneath Dockers and a button-down work shirt. The evening’s forecast is for snow showers, freezing rain, and a tricky drive home. I’ve removed about half a foot of snow from my driveway before December even rolled around. In short, my Family Man (Winter Edition) lifestyle is a […]
It’s Julia Ward’s best of 2014 list! Check out all of our 2014 year-end lists here. Todd Terje – It’s Album Time I love Todd Terje because Todd Terje is goofy. Terje is in firm command of his craft, along with the past half-century of electronic music, but good lord, this man has never let a […]
We love Dirty Ghosts and were excited to see what they loved in 2014. Here are Allyson Baker and Tony Sevener’s favorites from the year. Can’t wait to hear their new record next year! Check out all of our 2014 year-end lists here. ALLYSON BAKER’S BEST OF 2014: Once And Future Band – Brain EP (Mouth […]
Here are Sound it Out writer Leonard Nevarez’ favorites from 2014…in alphabetical order! Check out all of our 2014 year-end lists here. Nicole Atkins – Slow Phaser A sassy, keen songwriter, this woman’s voice just slays me. Courtney Barnett – The Double EP Droll and unassuming, Courtney Barnett won me over like everyone else. This […]
Can a girl get a witness? Because the mesmerizing moves Mahaut Mondino slides into during this video for “The Great Elements,” which is on her debut EP out in early 2015, hold on like temptation. I’m not talking long spikey strides across the boards like Beyoncé, tho there’s nothing wrong with that, or gyrating, power […]
It kind of started with Ryan Richardson expressing interest in seeing Spot’s pictures of the Black Flag Polliwog Park show. That was the one where, on July 22 1979, Black Flag got on the bill for a family-friendly park event in Manhattan Beach as a Fleetwood Mac cover band. HA! Then they start playing, and it’s […]
Ever since Amy invited me to contribute to Sound It Out, I have wanted to write about the upcoming reissue of Songs: Ohia’s Didn’t It Rain. I have avoided doing so until now because I don’t know how to write about grief. I cannot properly narrate my own or anyone’s else despair, but Jason Molina could. […]