The Music Box.
Entries about the music I like.
Frightened Rabbit – The Midnight Organ Fight
Musically, Frightened Rabbit's The Midnight Organ Fight is purely about simple, unobtrusive, but catchy vocal and melodic hooks. What makes it stand out in the fairly competitive playing field that is heartbreak indie is its sincere lyricism, delivered with unvarnished authenticity by Scott Hutchison (RIP). a perfect breakup album. A classic of modern Scottish music.
The Tallest Man on Earth — Shallow Grave
In 2008, a Swedish singer-songwriter, Kristian Matsson, released an earthy Dylanesque album, Shallow Grave, under his stage name, the Tallest Man on Earth. It’s a compendium of ten three-minute guitar folk songs that are unique in their simplicity: one man, one acoustic guitar.
Lounge Piranha — Going Nowhere
I was just about still a teenager when I heard this band play live in Bangalore with friends. Three of us chipped in for their CD; fifty rupees each. For a while, this was our soundtrack. For a bunch of snotty elitists to commit to anything like that really is something; proof enough to me that these were great songs.