A friend of a friend once challenged me in conversation after I stated something related to music, and I’ll never forget what the guy said, with a snide tone: “Well, what do you know about music?” This question infuriated me, for reasons you might not fully understand. Even without that context, I had just met this [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Music'
A Declaration, Part I: My Parents Are Musicians
June 9th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Mapping, Music, Personal
Tags:declaration·denial·gift·I am a musician·jamming·music·musician·my parents·perfect pitch·piano·piano teacher
Of Monsters and Men
May 26th, 2012 · Comments Off · Music
Of Monsters and Men, the Icelandic alternative folk-rock outfit, released their smashing debut album with Universal in the U.S. last month. Find out who they are, which songs to watch for, and why you don’t want to miss this album. Of Monsters and Men is one of the most prominent break-out artists of the year. [...]
Tags:album review·alternative folk-rock·From Finner·Iceland·Icelandic music·KEXP·Little Talks·Mountain Sound·Mumford and Sons·Músíktilraunir·My Head is an Animal·Of Monsters and Men·review
Why I Want To Be Like Gungor
May 15th, 2012 · No Comments · Music, Personal
Gungor is a musical outfit lead by Michael Gungor. Gungor is more recently known for a piece called “Beautiful Things,” the namesake of their 2010 album. If you aren’t familiar with their music, let me start by saying this: if Muse, The Civil Wars, Elliott Smith and Mumford & Sons could conceive a collective Christian-music-lovechild, [...]
Tags:Beautiful Things·Ghosts Upon the Earth·Gungor·identity·music
