Archive for the Decemberists

Decemberists’ ‘As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again’: Two Cent Review

Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags , on 08/24/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

With As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again, frontman Colin Meloy and his merry pranksters prove that all is not lost. Go to Music Connection for my full review of the Decemberists’ As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again.

My City Rules: Exray’s On San Francisco

Posted in Features, Interviews, MP3s, My City Rules with tags , , , on 10/27/2010 by Kurt Orzeck

You say your band has a big following on Facebook? Well, San Francisco’s Exray’s can do you one better: One of their songs is featured in David Fincher’s related movie “The Social Network,” which appears well on its way to a Best Picture nomination. The experimental lo-fi group just released its debut EP; here’s a downloadable song from it – along with one of the bandmembers’ contribution to “My City Rules,” a new Bad Penny series. Continue reading