Tag Archives: Portugal. The Man
Album Review: Broken Bells, “After the Disco”
“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
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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
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Tom’s Top 10 of 2013
Ladies and gentlemen, after a month of feverish catch-up, I present to you… my Top 10 Albums of 2013! 10. Alone Aboard the Ark (The Leisure Society) Comparisons to Belle & Sebastian and the Divine Comedy give you a good … Continue reading
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Tagged Albums of 2013, Alone Aboard the Ark, Best Albums of 2013, Charge, Daft Punk, David Ford, Days Are Gone, Electric Lady, Electric Soft Parade, Evil Friends, Family Tree: The Branches, Fanfare, Foxygen, Haim, Idiots, Janelle Monáe, Jonathan Wilson, Leisure Society, Modern Jesus, NEW, Paul McCartney, Portugal. The Man, Pythons, Radical Face, Random Access Memories, Surfer Blood, Vampire Weekend, We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic
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Album Review: Portugal. The Man, “Evil Friends”
Portugal. The Man showed up on my radar while I was studying in Germany in 2011, when a friend recommended the song “People Say” to me over Skype. It remains one of my favorite protest songs of the past decade, … Continue reading
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Tagged Albums of 2013, Atomic Man, Danger Mouse, Evil Friends, Modern Jesus, People Say, Portugal. The Man
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