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Dinosaur Jr. – Farm

Ki — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:01:07 +0000

Dinosaur Jr. - Farm

1. Pieces 4 out of 5 stars
2. I Want You to Know 3 out of 5 stars
3. Ocean in the Way 3 out of 5 stars
4. Plans 3 out of 5 stars
5. Your Weather 3 out of 5 stars
6. Over It 4 out of 5 stars
7. Friends 3 out of 5 stars
8. Said the People 3 out of 5 stars
9. There’s No Here 3 out of 5 stars
10. See You 4 out of 5 stars
11. I Don’t Wanna Go There 3 out of 5 stars
12. Imagination Blind 3 out of 5 stars

Overall: 3.25 out of 5 stars

The Antlers – Hospice

Ki — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:59:00 +0000

The Antlers - Hospice

1. Prologue 4 out of 5 stars
2. Kettering 5 out of 5 stars
3. Sylvia 4 out of 5 stars
4. Atrophy 4 out of 5 stars
5. Bear 5 out of 5 stars
6. Thirteen 4 out of 5 stars
7. Two 5 out of 5 stars
8. Shiva 5 out of 5 stars
9. Wake 4 out of 5 stars
10. Epilogue 4 out of 5 stars

Overall: 4.4 out of 5 stars

I really wanted to get away with just rating albums with stars and not having any written description. Mainly because I don’t really have the writing skills to differentiate in words how one album or track makes me feel compared to another.

Unfortunately for me, this album does require a description. This is an album that needs to be listened to in its entirety in one sitting. You also need to be really focusing on the music to get the most out of it. The ten tracks tell a story of a relationship with a terminally ill child. With tracks made up from hospital scenery, snippets of conversations with doctors, terrifying dreams, and prayers. They take you on a emotional trip through guilt, duty, mortality, and hope in the face of hopelessness.

As overly depressing as all this sounds, the album is surprisingly uplifting. Make no mistake, you will feel the emotional strain that singer Peter Silberman is going through, but by the end you will see that even in our darkest moments there is unfathomable beauty.

Monsters of Folk – Monsters of Folk

Ki — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:03:00 +0000

Monsters of Folk - Monsters of Folk

1. Dear God (sincerely M.O.F.) 4 out of 5 stars
2. Say Please 4 out of 5 stars
3. Whole Lotta Losin’ 4 out of 5 stars
4. Temazcal 3 out of 5 stars
5. The Right Place 2 out of 5 stars
6. Baby Boomer 4 out of 5 stars
7. Man Named Truth 4 out of 5 stars
8. Goodway 4 out of 5 stars
9. Ahead of the Curve 4 out of 5 stars
10. Slow Down Jo 3 out of 5 stars
11. Losin’ Yo’ Head 3 out of 5 stars
12. Magic Marker 4 out of 5 stars
13. Map of the World 4 out of 5 stars
14. The Sandman, the Brakeman and Me 3 out of 5 stars
15. His Master’s Voice 4 out of 5 stars

Overall: 3.6 out of 5 stars

Artisan Guns – Bird & Bone

Ki — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:49:16 +0000

Artisan Guns - Bird & Bone

1. Tuesday Night 5 out of 5 stars
2. Autumn 5 out of 5 stars
3. Goodbye 4 out of 5 stars
4. Rose 4 out of 5 stars
5. Ballad of a Red Man 4 out of 5 stars

Overall: 4.4 out of 5 stars

Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend

Ki — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:47:34 +0000

Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

1. Mansard Roof 4 out of 5 stars
2. Oxford Comma 3 out of 5 stars
3. A-Punk 3 out of 5 stars
4. Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa 3 out of 5 stars
5. Boston 2 out of 5 stars
6. Campus 2 out of 5 stars
7. One 2 out of 5 stars
8. Bryn 3 out of 5 stars
9. Walcott 3 out of 5 stars
10. The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance 4 out of 5 stars

Overall: 2.9 out of 5 stars

MGMT – Oracular Spectacular

Ki — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:34:36 +0000

MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

1. Time to Pretend 4 out of 5 stars
2. Weekend Wars 2 out of 5 stars
3. The Youth 3 out of 5 stars
4. Electric Feel 3 out of 5 stars
5. Kids 4 out of 5 stars
6. 4th Dimensional Transition 2 out of 5 stars
7. Pieces of What 2 out of 5 stars
8. Of Moons, Birds & Monsters 2 out of 5 stars

Overall: 2.75 out of 5 stars

The Guy Who Wanted To Love Music

Ki — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:57:01 +0000

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I always wanted to love music, but never really fell in love with music. I did love collecting music, but what’s the use of that if you don’t enjoy listening to it.

This is the start of my journey to loving music. Why don’t you join me and we can discover music together.

Too much Swearing & The Christian Side Hug

Ki — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:05:16 +0000

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I apologize for my previous excessive swearing before discussing the Christian Side Hug.

Below is the full Chistian Side Hug video for your viewing pleasure:

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Win Jealous Itch’s Signed Debut Album!

Ki — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:23:02 +0000

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Running a competition over at the NZ Beats Podcast to win a sign copy of Jealous Itch’s debut album Scratch.

Here’s a link to the album review to win just leave a comment on the review. Easy as pie.

My 15 Minutes of Fame

Ki — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:25:00 +0000

Your On the Air

To my surprise late last week I got an e-mail from Access Radio in Wellington. They were contacting me because they were planning a show based around kiwi podcasters and they had run into my little site NZ Beats Podcast. One of the co-hosts Yenping and I got to talking and she ended up doing an interview for her show.

First I have to say, Yenping did a fantastic job of making me feel at easy. I usually get quite nervous in these sorts of situations, but this was just like having a conversation with an old friend. She also talked me up, a lot. My head size tripled in size while listening to the show, made me feel quite proud of myself and NZ Beats.

I have the interview bellow for your listening pleasure, but I would suggest heading over to the Access Radio Blog and listening to the whole show there. That way you’ll also be able to hear another interview with a different kiwi podcaster Tom whose podcast, Like a Mad Dog Running through a Puddle of Gravy, consists of him and his brother shooting the shit about an array of different topics.