MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY

Benoît Pioulard | Temper

MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:39:45 GMT

Kranky (2008)
Benoît Pioulard is the Gallic pseudonym of Oregon singer-songwriter Thomas Meluch, for whom inscrutability is an instrument and affectation an art.

TV on the Radio | Dear Science,

MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:48:11 GMT

Interscope
TVOTR have maintained their special vision while drawing in new ideas and expanding their sound.

Tanya Tagaq

MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:44:32 GMT

Auk/Blood | Ipecac
Though rough and inarticulate, the visceral, glottal sounds that Tagaq generates impart meaning and emotion.

David Byrne and Brian Eno

MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:37:52 GMT

Everything That Happens Will Happen Today | Self-Released
Everything That Happens is a brilliant addition to a creative partnership that has yielded so much and shouldn’t have taken 27 years to rekindle.

Jeff Hanson

MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:12:24 GMT

Madam Owl | Kill Rock Stars
Hanson has augmented the sparse, acoustic folk of his previous albums with a backdrop of strings and horns, thus giving these songs greater depth and body.

Zach Hill

MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:09:34 GMT

Astrological Straits | Ipecac
On his first solo release, he indulges in an unrestrained torrent of challenging yet tuneful rock.

Oneida

MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:48:09 GMT

Preteen Weaponry | Jagjaguwar
Oneida’s Preteen Weaponry is a fair introduction to the band’s stripped-down, elemental nature.

Nico Muhly

MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:57:07 GMT

Mothertongue | Brassland
Nico Muhly is too young to realize that classical music is meant to be a gated community.

Robert Pollard(1)

MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:18:11 GMT

Robert Pollard Is Off to Business | Guided by Voices Inc.
Pollard achieves the balance of indie and arena rock he’s been chasing for years, but he demonstrates something new in his approach

Asobi Seksu

MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:41:40 GMT

Citrus | Friendly Fire
In the two years since their debut, NYC’s Asobi Seksu have found solid footing for their dreamy, effervescent mixture of coy indie rock and shoegazer noisemaking. Asobi Seksu, "New Years" (mp3 via MySpace)