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Saturday, December 23, 2017

Listing To Starboard...Fifty Favorite LP's 2017

FIFTY FAVORITE LP's: 2017

If nothing else, The Year That Was certainly reflected the world at large, ranging from systemic unease to pure distress, and everything in between. These were the LP's that saw us through, that said something about where we're at, if not how we got there, and what the hell do we do next... For the so inclined, here's a playlist with a cut off of each LP, otherwise, check the links below... Happy listening, and we'll see you out on the trail next year!

50) ANGEL OLSEN: Phases
48) BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE: Hug Of Thunder
47) MARK LANEGAN: Gargoyle
46) THE NATIONAL: Sleep Well Beast
45) HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF: The Navigator
44) METZ: Strange Peace
43) SHANNON LAY: Living Water
42) SLEAFORD MODS: English Tapas
41) LAS ROBERTAS: Waves Of The New

40) COURTNEY BARNETT/KURT VILE: Lotta Sea Lice
38) HAUNTED SUMMER: Spirit Guides
37) WOODS: Love Is Love
36) CHELSEA WOLFE: Hiss Spun
35) COURTNEYS: II
34) BOSS HOG: Brood X
33) LOMELDA: Thx
32) MAKTHAVERSKAN: III
31) SAY SUE ME: Say Sue Me

30) BJORK: Utopia
29) BIG THIEF: Capacity
28) DOWNTOWN BOYS: Cost Of Living
27) PRIESTS: Nothing Feels Natural
26) JAY SOM: Everybody Works
25) ZOLA JESUS: Okovi
24) VAGABON: Infinite Worlds
23) ALEX G: Rocket
22) GOLD CLASS: Drum
21) GREAT GRANDPA: Plastic Cough

20) JEN CLOHER: Jen Cloher
19) DIET CIG: Swear I'm Good At This
18) SPOON: Hot Thoughts
17) JAPANESE BREAKFAST: Soft Sounds From Another Planet
16) DREAM SYNDICATE: How Did I Find Myself Here
15) PROTOMARTYR: Relatives In Descent
14) GIRLPOOL: Powerplant
13) GRANDADDY: The Last Place
12) AFGHAN WHIGS: In Spades
11) JENS LEKMAN: Life Will See You Now

10) CAYETANA: New Kind Of Normal

9) TWO INCH ASTRONAUT: Can You Please Not Help?

8) STEF CHURA: Messes

7) LOS CAMPESINOS!: Sick Scenes

6) PALEHOUND: A Place I'll Always Go

5) WAXAHATCHEE: Out In The Storm

4) CLOUD NOTHINGS: Life Without Sound

3) PEAKING LIGHTS: Fifth State Of Consciousness


1) RADIATOR HOSPITAL: Play The Songs You Like

Monday, July 31, 2017

Getting To The Church On Time: Waxahatchee in LA

WAXAHATCHEE
CAYETANA
SNAIL MAIL
REGENT THEATER, LA
29 JULY, 2017
Saturday night marked the return of Waxahatchee to LA, fresh off the release of new LP Out In The Storm, and metaphorically, the title came rudely to life, as the band weathered a blown transmission in their van, and were rescued by tour mates Snail Mail and Cayetana. While the sound may have been a little rough around the edges, and the start a little late, the adrenaline high carried the day, and all three bands more than made their mark. Riding high off of last year's Habit, Baltimore's Snail Mail opened the night with a winning set that turned many a head in the downtown theater. Cayetana filled in the middle, with the Philly trio building their set on new LP, New Kind Of Normal, a May release on their very own Plum Records, culminating in a savage "Bus Ticket", one of the year's best songs. Waxahatchee took the stage, tired but triumphant, and gave their all. Reprising the opening gambit from the Ivy Tripp tour, they opened with Katie Crutchfield front and center, and an almost hymn-like intro, in this case the new "Recite:Remorse", before bashing away. Old favorites were sprinkled in, and the new songs took on a presence even more fiery than the record. The current quintet is indeed, peak Waxahatchee, built up sonically for bigger shows, with twin sister Allison Crutchfield again on board, having finished up touring duties for her solo debut earlier this year. After a grueling day, the stage must have felt like the best kind of welcome home.

SNAIL MAIL

CAYETANA

WAXAHATCHEE