HT Staff’s 25 Best Albums Of 2011: #10 – #6
Hidden Track Staff
December 29, 2011
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We continue detailing our staff’s favorite albums with a look at #’s 10 – 6.
Helplessness Blues
Friday Mix Tape: Top 6 Of The First 6
Jeffrey Greenblatt
July 8, 2011
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With my turn in the Friday Mix Tape rotation serendipitously coinciding with me dropping my Top 6 Of The First 6 list yesterday, it seemed only appropriate that I use
The B List: Top 6 Of The First 6
Jeffrey Greenblatt
July 7, 2011
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With the first six months of 2011 beginning to feel like a distant memory, I figured it was time to continue a tradition by taking a look at my favorite six albums of the first half of the year for the Top 6 Of The First 6…
6) The Head And The Heart – The Head And The Heart
I’ll admit it, I had it in my mind that I wasn’t going to like The Head And The Heart’s self-titled debut, solely based on Bob Boilen of All Songs Considered fame not really being into it. It wasn’t until I caught the band’s exuberant performance of Lost In My Mind on Conan that I was finally ready to embrace the band’s brand of folk-pop, which doesn’t fall too far from the Blind Pilot tree. The Seattle-based act’s album is full of extremely likeable songs that immediately get stuck in your head, bouncy rhythms and lush three-part harmonies that are anchored by lead singer Josiah Johnson and beautifully accompanied by on the high end by Jonathan Russell and Charity Rose Thielen’s sultry, smoky vocals.
READ ON for the rest of Jeff’s Top 6 Of The First 6…
Bloggy Goodness: New Music From Dispatch
Jeffrey Greenblatt
May 12, 2011
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This summer jam-pop trio Dispatch will head out on their first extended tour together since 2002, which kicks off with a three-night run at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre from
Video: Fleet Foxes – Bedouin Dress
Jeffrey Greenblatt
April 29, 2011
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On this coming Tuesday, one of the most highly anticipated albums of the first half of the year hits shelves, as the Fleet Foxes will release their sophomore record Helplessness
PT: Fleet Foxes Have Helplessness Blues
Jeffrey Greenblatt
April 4, 2011
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Back in 2008 the Fleet Foxes helped usher in the beard rock movement with a pair of releases that owed an equal debt to bands such as Crosby, Stills &
Listen: Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
Jeffrey Greenblatt
January 31, 2011
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Back in 2008, the Fleet Foxes helped usher in the “Beard Rock” movement with a pair of releases via venerable indie label Sub Pop, namely the five-song EP Sun Giant
In other Fleet Foxes news, the pastoral folk-rock act has quietly announced dates for an early Spring tour in support of the record, which kicks off on April 30 at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver, BC and includes a high profile stop at the United Palace Theatre on May 18 in NYC. The band will be offering a limited amount of pre-sale tickets via their website tomorrow (February 1) starting a 9 AM PST, which also includes the ability to bundle your ticket purchase with a copy of the new album.
READ ON for a full list of tour dates…
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