I spent a very pleasant summer evening at Edgefield last night watching and listening to a couple of my favorite bands – Menomena and TV On The Radio. After the show I spent some time chatting with Kyp Malone, Dave Sitek and Tunde Adebimpe. Me and Tunde (above) found ourselves discussing the vagaries of online [...]
Former Menomena member Brent Knopf is the producer behind this new project from Matt Sheehy. Here’s the news from the proverbial horse’s mouth: “Hello friends, I’ve started a brand new musical project called Lost Lander. My new album, DRRT, is freshly completed and was produced by Brent Knopf (Menomena / Ramona Falls). I’ve just posted [...]
Image: Alicia J. Rose Menomena – Magichat
I was listening to the Piano Magic album, Writers Without Homes, today and it dawned on me how there’s a trifecta of artists all making music with similar atmospheres and sensibilities. Take a listen to the track below and then compare to the new Menomena album and the Radiohead album Kid A. You might make [...]
Ra Ra Riot Ra Ra Riot – Boys Menomena – TAOS School Of Seven Bells – Bye Bye Bye Gold Blood – The Friction Mountain Man – How’m I Doing Ty Segall – My Sunshine Thee Headcoats – Meet Jacqueline Sonny & the Sunsets – Too Young To Burn The Love Language – Heart To [...]
The Fall – Hot Cake Sleigh Bells – Tell ‘Em Cults – Most Wanted Ernest Ellis – When I Feel Like Bill Callahan – Rococo Zephyr Dragging An Ox Through Water – Among The Rock Menomena – Five Little Rooms Sparklehorse & Dangermouse – Revenge [Feat. Wayne Coyne]
Menomena – Five Little Rooms
To paraphrase what I wrote in my 2009 Best of.. List a few days ago, “here’s a list of Portland artists that I spent the most time with in 2009. This is not meant to be a ranked list..” Portland never ceases to delight, with fresh new music popping up every month or so. Here’s [...]
