Photo by Jason Gonulsen // August 2017 Yeah yeah, another Ryan Adams post. But when they tried to kick him out last night, he kept playing past curfew, including a “$15,000 song.” Hey, you live once. Hear/view “Come Pick Me Up” w/ First Aid Kit and a solo “Jacksonville Skyline” for his late brother, below.
ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN David Bowie’s death did not affect me the way it affected many of you. I did not grow up with his music the way I did with Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, the Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam, or Nirvana. Oh, or Tom Petty. I grew up with … Read more
Sweden has long been bringing its A-game when it comes to musical exports. Now following the lead of other satisfying Swede acts like The Tallest Man on Earth, Shout Out Louds, and The Knife, comes the sisterly duo of First Aid Kit. Klara and Johanna Soderberg play wise-beyond-their-years, country-tinged pop. They look not a day … Read more
PHOTO BY JASON GONULSEN We’re all in this together. I mentioned this last year, but it’s so, so true. We’re in it together to endure the heat index, which reached a stifling and relentless peak on Sunday. To escape the 60 mph winds and approaching rain, which cut Sam Smith’s stellar set short and made … Read more
Johanna Soderberg of First Aid Kit | PHOTO BY RACHEL WATERS The 2015 Forecastle Festival has concluded, and here are our photos from the final day of action. We’ll post a recap on our favorite sets soon. PHOTOS BELOW BY JASON GONULSEN OVER THE RHINE FIRST AID KIT TWIN PEAKS THE LONE BELLOW DIARRHEA PLANET … Read more
For some of you, this track may be old news. But for you others, brace yourselves. I don’t pay a lot of attention to remixes, aside from those put out by the producers I keep an eye on, but this remix of First Aid Kit’s “Winter is All Over You” is infectious. The 23-year-old Baauer … Read more
Photo by Marcus Haney Happy Monday. We weren’t at Glastonbury, but we do have the Internets. Which allows us to see things like the video below. Do you need anybody?
Photo by Neil Krug What is it that makes First Aid Kit so able to make such gorgeous Laurel Canyon flavored folk rock? Is it being from Sweden? I will be from Sweden, then, because “My Silver Lining”, the first single from upcoming second LP Stay Gold, is thoroughly, lushly beautiful. The harmonies that make … Read more
First Aid Kit’s 2010’s debut, The Big Black and the Blue was chillingly intimate, feeling somehow like the female yin to the mansculine yang of Bon Iver’s For Emma, Forever Ago. And keeping with that comparison, their new album, The Lion’s Roar, mirrors Justin Vernon’s eponymous second album by adding a full band and completely expanding … Read more
Album art for The Big Pink’s upcoming Future This Wow. 2011 was a helluva year for music. But, then again, so was 2010. Today, we feel ready to begin it all again (on our second birthday, no less!) with a batch of new records coming our way in January, February, and March. Here’s the 25 … Read more
The Lion’s Roar album art courtesy of Wichita Recordings Speakers Rating: 85/100 Sisters Söderberg, Johanna and Klara of Sweden’s First Aid Kit, bowled over critics, music lovers, and esteemed colleagues alike with the release of their folkie debut LP, The Big Black and The Blue, back in 2010. The effort was easily one of our … Read more
All Photos by Nate Burrell This is the second post of a two-part series covering the 2012 Austin City Limits music festival. The first post was a recap of the festival, and can be found here. Above and below are various shots of the festival taken by Nate Burrell (www.beforetheblink.com). Please check his site in … Read more
Vinyl, CD, MP3, Spotify, etc. Take your pick, bust most of us around here prefer vinyl whenever possible, only because when we listen to a song like Brandi Carlile’s “Hard Way Home,” we can really feel it via our turntables. What’s important, though, is that you find music that suits you. And here are the … Read more
Artwork credit: Alyssa Shapkoff Well, here we are again. To say we’ve listened to every release in 2012 would be a lie. We probably haven’t even listened to every genre. But, still, we feel lists are important because of discovery, and not because of what we think is best, or what you think is better. … Read more