Lanie Lane – ‘Ain’t Hungry’ 2011 has seen me discover a number of female blues and soul singers, but I would have to say that Lanie Lane’s ‘Ain’t Hungry’ just edges ahead of the pack in terms of my favourite such song (and indeed, any song) for the year. This all-too-short track was produced by…
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Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues I love Fleet Foxes forever. I have a long history of being a huge fan girl for Fleet Foxes, but Helplessness Blues wins my number one spot because its mastery can stand completely alone from my bias. I simply can’t get enough of the harmonious, meticulously arranged, intelligent musicianship, rollercoaster…
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I think you guys know me well enough to know that I love The White Stripes. I was looking through my portfolio on Lip and realized that I’ve never explicitly said that, but my undying love for the Black Keys as well as female musicians makes this a logical assumption. So when Shane McIntyre and…
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Consider yourself warned: my feelings about this album are so strong that I feel like I’m defining a relationship more than I am writing a review. I first got into the Black Keys two years ago, after my town library introduced me to the brilliance of Attack and Release. I had heard a lot about…
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