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February 17th, 2010 at 10:16 AM
Track Review: Ted Leo And The Pharmacists – “Mighty Sparrow”
Oh, Ted—why can’t you leave me be? Just when I’m ready to walk away form you, you’re always pulling me back.
My relationship with Ted Leo hasn’t been great lately. Since we first got together, back in 2002, I thought I’d found the one. I was 18, and he was everything I’ve ever wanted in a punk songwriter: mature, melodic, and seething with rock ‘n’ roll energy. We never had to merge our record collections because we already had all the same ones.
But, as the years melted away, we drifted apart. His songs got more pop and political; it started to feel like you cared more about your new and younger fans than your old ones, like me. Still, I can’t let you go, Ted.
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January 11th, 2010 at 9:05 AM
Swans Reunite… Well, Mostly
I never got to see Michael Gira’s ridiculously influential band Swans perform… probably because I was just starting high school and had no effing clue who they were when they broke up, back in 1997. So, after months of hint-dropping and message board buzzing, it’s pretty exciting to learn that the band is, in fact, making a comeback. The group that our friends at The Quietus aptly describe as a “seminal noise/post punk/malevolent gothic troupe” already has the deliciously gloomy, desolate, solo-Gira acoustic track “Jim” posted at its MySpace page (which also features the proclamation “SWANS ARE NOT DEAD”).
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