I’m Not There kind of depends on the fact that any straightforward Bob Dylan biopic wouldn’t live up to expectations, and director Todd Haynes has lovingly exploited that fact by making a film so deliberately obtuse that it’s hard to actually criticize.
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Stars – In Our Bedroom After the War
2007, Arts & Crafts International
Based around a male-female vocal duet and catchy beats, Stars have continued to release good Indie-pop albums, and In Our Bedroom After the War is no exception.
The Besnard Lakes – Are the Dark Horse
2007, Jagjaguwar
“Disaster,” the opening track on Are the Dark Horse, by The Besnard Lakes, sounds like it was lifted whole and intact from the cutting room floor of the Pet Sounds sessions. It’s goddamn breathtaking.
Joanna Newsom – Joanna Newsom & The Ys Street Band (EP)
This EP of two re-recorded numbers and one new rollicking folk song will tide Ys fans over for her next record and maybe bridge the gap between Joanna Newsom‘s folk style and more contemporary music.
Frightened Rabbit – Sing the Greys
Scotland-based Frightened Rabbit mix folk, punk, and pop into a wonderfully Indiemotional brew.