Here’s to swimmin’ with bowlegged women!
You Were Right - Built To Spill
Detlef Schrempf - Band of Horses
A New England - Billy Bragg
1/4 Horses (Live) - Califone
Elephant Gun - Beirut
Heretics - Andrew Bird
I Am Part of a Large Family - Great Lake Swimmers
The Pelican - Menomena
Myriad Harbour - The New Pornographers
Our Live is Not a Movie or Maybe - Okkervil River
The Plot - White Rabbits
Bookshop Casanova - The Clientele
Cold Days From The Birdhouse - The Twilight Sad
Bang Bang - Nancy Sinatra
Ventura - Lucinda Williams
Colleen - Joanna Newsom
All I Need - Radiohead
Melody Day - Caribou
La Costa Brava - Ted Leo/Pharmacists
Katrina - The Black Lips
Hi Fi (Live) - M. Ward
Cold Days From The Birdhouse - The Twilight Sad
Elephant Gun - Beirut
Turn on Me - The Shins
Little Brother (Electric) - Grizzly Bear
Everybody Knows (Live) - Ryan Adams
01 A Picture of Our Torn Up Praise - Phosphorescent
Thousands Are Sailing to Amerikay - Dick Gaughan & Andy Irvine
Radiohead - In Rainbows
This year, Radiohead stuck it to the man and released a great album at the same time.
Download: Thom Yorke - Live on Radio, June 2006
Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
Band of Horses could’ve easily disappointed with their sophomore effort, but instead produced one of the most instantly engaging albums of the year.
Download: Band of Horses - September 28, 2007 | August 11, 2006
Continue reading ‘Owl&Bear’s Top 20 Albums of 2007′
Photo by Maureen Sill
As always, a good venue. The openers were Explosions in the Sky and while I don’t know the names of any of their songs, I fully enjoyed their non-stop set. They might have said “hello” and “thank you,” but that was about it. And then it was time for the Smashing Pumpkins.
Continue reading ‘Review: Smashing Pumpkins; October 11, 2007; L.C. Pavilion; Columbus, Ohio’
photo by Vicky Lim
First off, I’d like to say that I love how the Wexner center puts together these “black box” events. Basically, they pull a curtain across the front of the main stage in and set up a second stage in the wing. The audience then stands on the main stage to watch the show. It really is a great use of the space for smaller shows and sounds great.
Continue reading ‘Review: The Blow; October 2, 2007 at Mershon Auditorium; Columbus, OH’
Ode To The LRC (Live) - Band of Horses
Give Me Another Chance - Big Star
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi - Radiohead
Skinny Love - Bon Iver
Hi Fi (Live) - M. Ward
Tbtf - Kevin Drew
Heretics - Andrew Bird
I Am Part Of A Large Family - Great Lake Swimmers
The Plot - White Rabbits
Hooves - Bowerbirds
Phantom Limb - The Shins
For The Widows In Paradise, For The Fatherless In Ypsilanti - Sufjan Stevens
Friday Night at the Drive-In Bingo - Jens Lekman
Before It Breaks You - Lewis & Clarke
