Bon Iver’s new self-titled album is still barely a week old, but thanks to television appearances, reviews, and blogs like us the hype has been going for months. While some of you may not have even gotten around to hearing the whole thing yet, those that have should be familiar with “Perth,” one of the record’s standout tracks. Frontman Justin Vernon and his assembled studio musicians create a layered collage of melodies in their recording, capturing a feeling through soundscape rather than focusing on more concrete song composition tactics. Continue reading »
Take one part punk, mix in one part glam, one part heavy metal and a whole lot of teenage sass and you get the perfect rock’n’roll band: The Runaways. Remarkably young – the oldest members of the band were 17 upon the release of their eponymous first record – the band dissolved amongst a haze of drug abuse and musical differences after four studio albums.