Category Archives: Sketchbook

This album is overwhelmingly amazing. I can promise that I have listened to this album more than Menomena themselves. Menomena are seriously geniuses and they deserve major recognition. Here are some videos of them performing in the KEXP studio: Queen Black Acid: Taos: Five Little Rooms:

Big props to my brother for getting me into this band. I didn’t like it at first, but upon further listening I was hooked. Here’s the video for Shadow People:

Colour Revolt has been through so much shit (e.g getting all of their equipment stolen while on tour, getting dropped by their label, all but two of the members quitting the band), so I’ve got major respect for this album. It’s different than their previous material and I dig it majorly. Here’s a video of [...]

There is no irony involved in the fact that I like this album. I heard Outkast for the first time in 6th grade and it was the first real rap that I was exposed to. I loved it. On this album, Big Boi doesn’t talk about selling crack or being a pusher. The whole album [...]

I love Poison the Well with all of my heart, so when I heard that Derek Miller was leaving the band I was totally bummed. But then he started Sleigh Bells and I was totally pumped. This album is like one huge electronic breakdown. Here’s the video for Infinity Guitars:

This album elevates Chromeo in my mind. I have like Chromeo since I first heard them, but this album makes me take them more serious as a band. It’s less gimmicky and there is no use of auto-tune which is doubleplusgood. Plus they’re so stylish it makes me want to cry. Here’s the video for [...]