Posts Tagged ‘Neil Hannon’
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Neil Hannon Plays Somerset
Picture this scene: a dimly-lit bar with a wide variety of liquor lined up alongside its oak walls, the multitude of bottles casting a refraction on the dozen or so guests in the room. A grand piano sits on a small, elevated st...
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God Help the Girl
Belle & Sebastian have always been one of the finest examples of how simplicity and intricacy are not exclusive entities in music. The Glasgow-based group’s melodies have always been extremely accessible; the arrangements f...
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Brent Randall & His Pinecones
In independent music, anticipation can sometimes be just as important as the material itself. Artists have taken advantage of such leverage before, pushing an album’s release date ahead or behind originally scheduled to keep in...
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Don Lennon’s Odd and Honest Charm
I always considered honesty to be a complementary feature; especially in the music industry, where propaganda and materialism try to devour those with exceeding potential. Due to his blunt nature, some may be offended by Don Le...
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The High Llamas quietly carry on
In the world of underrated British artists, one of my many favorites include The High Llamas, a band formed in 1991 by talented songwriter Sean O’Hagan after the demise of his duo with Cathal Coughlan, Microdisney. Though...
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Neil Hannon covers the classics
My admiration for Neil Hannon and his The Divine Comedy is no secret. Their most recent album, Victory for the Comic Muse, is one of my favorite releases of 2006 for good reason. For over thirteen years, Hannon has been a devas...
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The (Halfway Point) Top Ten Albums of 2006
One of the reasons why I enjoy listing my favorite albums from a certain year is that it’s so highly debatable. There are rarely two publications who have exactly the same order or number one album. There will always be a...
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MONDAY PLAYLIST
I hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day weekend. Since I have off from school and work today, it will probably be one of the few relaxing Mondays of the year. Here is what is currently playing: ———̵...
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TEN SONGS: Unrequited Love
I take a look at ten great songs that concern themselves with the popular lyrical topic of unrequited love. I figured the feature would fit best on a Monday.
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