Tag: Neutral Milk Hotel
Gobotron Releasing Album: On Your Mark, Get Set…
Jan.13, 2010 at 12:57 pm, under News
Manchester Orchestra’s lead guitarist Robert McDowell will be digitally releasing his very first solo album under the moniker Gobotron entitled: On Your Mark, Get Set… on January 19 via Favorite Gentlemen Recordings. Gobotron is said to be the pet project of McDowell, taking responsibility for the all of the writing, instrumentation, and recording. On Your Mark, Get Set… first came to fruition in the summer of 2008, prior to Manchester Orchestra’s latest LP of 2009, Mean Everything to Nothing, but wasn’t mixed until this past summer, with Mean Everything to Nothing taking first priority.
In describing Gobotron, McDowell stated: “Sonically, I was going for Neutral Milk Hotel. Especially with vocals. I didn’t want to sing like them, per se, but they have exactly the tone and lo-fi quality I was striving for.”
The first single from On Your Mark, Get Set… entitled “Nice Things”, as well as the album opener: “Never Turn Around Now” are now streaming at Gobotron’s myspace here.
The 10 Finest Albums of The 1990’s
Nov.01, 2009 at 12:00 pm, under Finest Albums of the 1990's
Easily the hardest decade to decide on — maybe because it was the first decade where I was properly introduced to music — the 90’s undoubtedly had a diverse impact on the music world. Hip-Hop was blooming and developing into something with substance, whether it be through the “Native Tongue” movement of groups like A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul, or through a more gritty, gangsta approach with rappers like N.W.A., and 2pac.
The dance community was becoming enveloped in British trance/trip-hop through the eyes of Portishead and Massive Attack, while a little thing called “Grunge” was dominating the rock community and basically the entire world. Indie rock may have formed in the 80’s, but it wasn’t until the 90’s that it really began to pick up momentum with goups like Pavement and Neutral Milk Hotel laying the foundation out for more obscure bands today. The 90’s offered a lot, but unfortunately, all wonderful things come to an end. Still, we cannot help but glance back in retrospect with wide eyes and cheerful smiles.
In Constant Rotation
