The age of hybrid music forms persistently signals that it is time to stop stuffing music into folders and start enjoying listening unconditionally. In that sense, it would be unrealistic to expect from one rock and roll thunder-exponent to deliver another “Born to Run”, now that he has reached the point in his life when he no longer has to prove himself…
David Bowie: Clareville Grove Demos
The biggest concern I had writing this article was should it be placed in Play or Rewind category. Although majority of these six songs are heard by now in other releases, atmosphere that they are revealing sorted together on “Clareville Grove Demos” shed more light on Bowie’s work to me.
Fruit Bats: Gold Past Life
Summer eventually came, as we were all concerned for it during the rainy half of June, and even though I was hopping that the new Broken Bells album will be out by now to get me in the summer mood, ultimately I am rewarded with “Gold Past Life” from Fruit Bats…
Joe ⋅ Play Fruit Bats, Gold Past Life, Noted ⋅
Purple Mountains: Darkness and Cold
David Berman, former Silver Jews member, released second single from upcoming album of his new project Purple Mountains…
Joe ⋅ Play Darkness and Cold, David Berman, Purple Mountains ⋅
Craig Finn: I Need A New War
Sometimes I want to say that Craig Finn has made the same album again, changed a few names, addresses, maybe the people who inspire him have changed, but they all resemble each other; he has exchanged chords with that part of himself belonging to The Hold Steady, washed his face two times before going to the supermarket.
Leah ⋅ Play Craig Finn, I Need A New War, Noted ⋅
Glen Hansard: This Wild Willing
It is sad that Glen Hansard has still not reached the level of studio recordings that we expect of him longingly, but the albums are getting better and better, and the songs are more and more connected to his melancholic masculine music appearance, so with each new album, we’re really looking forward to hear the next one.
Hello World!
Welcome to Hiplister. This is our first post. Stay tuned…
Joe ⋅ Shuffle Kurt Cobain, Nirvana ⋅