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...we’d made before,” he continues. “It ended up being a way to get out of the rut.”“We recorded ‘January,’” says Rudder, referring to the EP that emerged from the piano’s recording sessions. “It was really refreshing to be writing and making music again.” So refreshing, in fact, that it quickly spurred 12 tenacious months of recording. “One of us suggested...
...addition of a full-time backing band has put some meat on the bones of Ward’s previously wispy arrangements. “To Go Home,” the album’s first single and the eponymous highlight of M. Ward’s newest EP, is a case in point. Pitching up and down like a creaky fin de siècle roller coaster, the rollicking Daniel Johnston cover exemplifies Ward’s newfound balancing act. Offsetting the pounding drums, which swell repeatedly to (almost) fist-pump-inducing crescendos, Ward’s throwback...
...return to the rap game should come as no surprise: his retirement was one of the most half-assed in retirement history. He continued to record hits with Beyoncé and an ill-conceived EP with Linkin Park at a distinctly un-retired pace. But unlike many other stars that have come back only to efface their own legacies with sub-par performances (Why, Jordan, why?), Jigga still shines on his “comeback” album...
...disagrees. “They’re from Yale,” she says. “No wonder they suck.” 1:27 p.m.—Up last are the Sinister Turns, who are using the occasion to promote their new EP. Ever the diplomatic easy-goers, the band is reluctant to denounce their adversaries while they set up their equipment.Keyboardist and occasional trombone player Edward R. Sherrill ’08 is more Lennon than Lenin as we discuss his band’s intentions for their set.“In a weekend...
...deluxe reissue just on the merits of the original—especially when that original is still in print. For the most part, the collection offers nothing worthwhile to Pavement collectors, but newcomers will find a small smattering of essential B-sides.The “Pacific Trim” EP is included on Disc 1, and its lead-off track, “Give it a Day,” has always been one of the hidden gems of the Pavement catalog. “No More Kings,” a cover of a song from primary-school staple...