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Akronite Writes: Band of Horses

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Band of Horses Hit Their Stride. From Columbia, South Carolina, to Columbia Records. Published in The Nashville Scene. While constant upheaval would seem to be the antithesis of consistency, Band of Horses has successfully defied that logic with each new entry in its southern-fried, space-rock discography. The South Carolina outfit’s third album and major label debut, Infinite Arms. 8220;Yeah, it is a bit surreal,” Monroe says. “Just to be mentioned on the roster with some of these names ...8220;I actual...

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Akronite Writes: The Clean

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Down and Dirty with The Clean. Kiwi Legends Embark on Farewell Tour (Maybe). Published in The Nashville Scene. But is this the last hurrah? Singer/guitarist David Kilgour, who founded the Clean in Dunedin, NZ, with his brother/drummer Hamish back in 1978, has said that this current US jaunt could very well be the band’s final farewell. Bassist Robert Scott, meanwhile, has heard similar threats before over the course of 30 odd years. 8220;People do talk about the bands that were influenced by us in the pa...

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Akronite Writes: Afternoon Naps and Bears

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Afternoon Naps and Bears. Who Loves the Sun? Summery Pop Bands Brave Cleveland's Cold Weather, Reputation. Published (with edits) in The Cleveland Scene. Village Voice), March 2008. Detroit, Seattle, and Nashville might have their signature sounds, but in Cleveland, it's always been more about an attitu. In the beginning, I didn’t know how well received we would be,” says Tom Dechristofaro, singer/guitarist for one of the city’s best and balmiest new pop bands, Afternoon Naps (pictured ...8220;Definitely...

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Akronite Writes: Festival Poster Pecking Order (Essay)

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Festival Poster Pecking Order (Essay). Decoding the Festival Poster Pecking Order. After the Headline Acts, Big Event Promotions are a Font Size Free-for-All. Published in The Nashville Scene. Coinciding nicely with the collapse of the traditional record industry around the early 2000s, the rise of the non-touring, super-giant music festival brought with it the internet’s annual guessing game of “who’s gonna headline where? Also, who the hell is making all these decisions anyway? Well, the Scene found on...

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Akronite Writes: Saintseneca

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Saintseneca Spins Isolation Into Folk Gold on Anti Records Debut. Published in The Nashville Scene. 8220;My goal is to have two records worth of material done by the time [Dark Arc] comes out,” he says. “I like to stay ahead of myself, so I wanted to set a fairly ambitious goal of what I’d like to do before the release date. And it kind of keeps me sane to have to work on things. I like work. It makes me feel better.”. Lest it be mistaken, Little is far from ashamed of his folkie roots. Growing up in...

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Akronite Writes: The Be Good Tanyas

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The Be Good Tanyas. The Be Good Tanyas. North Country Girls Know Their Roots, But Don’t Call it Bluegrass. Published in The Metro Pulse. Samantha Parton can claim no relation to the Queen of Dollywood, but she does cite the curvaceous country legend as one of her earliest musical influences. Holland eventually took flight on her successful solo career, but the rest of the girls solidified themselves as Vancouver’s finest “American” folk trio, The Be Good Tanyas. Ostensibly, Parton, Ford (vocals, guitar),...

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Akronite Writes: Stevie Jackson

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Stevie Jackson: Being Himself Completely. Belle and Sebastian Guitarist on Going Solo, Getting Older and Glasgow Pride. Published in The The Big Takeover. In anticipation of his album’s official international release on July 3, Jackson chatted with The Big Takeover about going solo, getting older, and Glasgow pride—not to mention a healthy tangent about his reputation as indie-pop’s pre-eminent loser in love. ANDREW CLAYMAN: It seems like. It was really just available through the website, so this is the ...

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Akronite Writes: Beach House (2)

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Beach House Steps Out of the Shadows on "Teen Dream". Published in The Cleveland Scene. It’s not too often that one can pinpoint the exact moment when a band hops the fence from obscurity to celebrity, but for Beach House, it was probably this past January the 22nd. Just a few days before the Baltimore duo’s Sub Pop debut Teen Dream. Hit shelves and raked in the praise, Victoria Legrand (vocals, keyboards) and Alex Scally (guitar) found themselves on the set of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Admittedly, &...

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Akronite Writes: The Beatings

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Boston Post-Punks Love Their Lineage. Published in Knoxville Voice. For the past seven years, this Boston quartet has toured the post-apocalyptic state of post-punk like vengeful children trying to restore their parents’ glory. The Beatings’ balance of melodicism and churning guitar noise sporadically conjures up the likes of Husker Du, Superchunk, and Guided By Voices, but most of the time, it’s those iconic Boston bands of yore that draw the loudest comparisons. Since their 2001 debut EP. Actually sat ...