Tag Archives: indie rock

Album Review: Foster the People, “Supermodel”

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

Caught in a materialistic economy we did not create, faced with a job market that still offers us primarily low-wage service-sector drudgery, many Millennials find themselves wondering if something more is not possible, whether our modern society has rather radically … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews | Tagged A Beginner's Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Ask Yourself, Best Friend, Coming of Age, Foster the People, indie pop, indie rock, Mark Foster, pop, pop/rock, Supermodel, The Angelic Welcome of Mr. Jones, The Truth, Torches | 1 Comment

Album Review: Broken Bells, “After the Disco”

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

“After the disco, all of the shine just faded away,” Shin-in-Chief James Mercer sings on the title track of After the Disco (2014), his second album under the banner of Broken Bells with hip-hop auteur Danger Mouse (Brian Burton). And … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews | Tagged After the Disco, Albums of 2014, Brian Burton, Broken Bells, Danger Mouse, Hanging On For Life, indie rock, James Mercer, Leave It Alone, New Wave, Perfect World, Portugal. The Man, The Angel & the Fool, The Changing Lights, The Remains of Rock & Roll, the Shins | Leave a comment

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2011

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

I don’t have a lot to say about 2011, for a couple of reasons. The first is that it’s Ash Wednesday, and I am a) cutting down on my computer time for Lent and b) writing this post between four … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bangles, Black Keys, El Camino, Family Tree: The Roots, folk, Foster the People, indie rock, Jami Lynn, Matthew Sweet, power pop, Radical Face, Sodbusters, Sweetheart of the Sun, Top 5 Albums of 2011, Torches | 2 Comments

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2008

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

2008 was the year I began university, and also the year that I campaigned like a crazy person for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. I remember on Election Night, huddled with my fellow College Democrats, watching intently as CNN called each … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Afrobeat, alt-country, Blitzen Trapper, Brian Wilson, Furr, indie rock, Jason Mraz, Panic! At the Disco, Pretty. Odd., That Lucky Old Sun, Top 5 Albums of 2008, Vampire Weekend, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. | Leave a comment

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2007

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

If you’ve been keeping track of these lists, you’ve probably ascertained I’m a big Paul McCartney fan – apart from dominating with the Beatles during the 60s, of course, he made a strong showing on my lists for 1973, 1982, … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Bruce Springsteen, chamber pop, Doomsday Afternoon, indie pop, indie rock, Jens Lekman, Josh Ritter, Magic, Night Falls Over Kortedala, Phideaux, prog, progressive rock, symphonic prog, The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter, the Shins, Top 5 Albums of 2007, Wincing the Night Away | 2 Comments

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2006

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

I have little to say about 2006, except that it’s a year from which I own an awful lot of albums and subsequently a year for whose Top 5 I had to be especially choosy. So, let’s nod to some … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura, chamber pop, Colin Meloy, Decemberists, folk, indie pop, indie rock, Jr., Let's Get Out of This Country, pop-rock, power pop, prog, Roger Joseph Manning, Ron Sexsmith, singer-songwriter, The Crane Wife, The Land of Pure Imagination, The Life Pursuit, Time Being, Tom 5 Albums of 2006 | Leave a comment