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Listening • The Bloomed Hill Impasse

Remember how it was all supposed to be? And how the distance between that supposed and that of your here and now is the breadth of the America you inhabit? Imagine all that distance and the places in between which are passed through—once, twice at most—but never lived. Have you ever loved it all, all of America, not only because it seems like it’s no less sensitive to your condition in between these places, but also because you’re fairly confident it could kick your ass without question? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then worry not: since all the music explaining these lives and places is now just “information,” it’s that much easier to return to and cherish.

On March 10, three albums by Richard Buckner (Bloomed, The Hill, and Impasse) will be available as digital downloads from the Merge Records site (and presumably other places that trade in such stock as well). He will also be touring this coming Spring in support of these somewhat overlooked masterpieces. Though my introduction to the man came when he embarrassed Kris Kristofferson by way of superior tribute (#7 down: “Loving Her Was Easier”), I quickly covered these Buckner gaps in my catalog. Here’s your chance to do the same. —Erik Bryan, Feb. 13, 2009

» Listen to "Born Into Giving It Up" at MBV Music

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Listening • Out With the Old

For so long we’ve seen decline, dissolution, and departure. From our vantage here in the middle of winter we’ve seen Nature itself stripped of life and leaf, but memory serves to remind that these are merely cycles within a greater cycle. The days’ arcing sunlight is gradually getting longer, warmer. January’s nearly past. Suddenly the new year’s first marks are set. At last, we have new things to look forward to.

In this spirit we present Telekinesis, a new band recently signed to Chapel Hill’s Merge Records, a label well-known for signing some of the best bands working today. Their first single, “Coast of Carolina,” evokes the same refreshing sense of renewal. The count-off is always the same, the familiarity tugs at something elemental, buried deep down, but it’s still a new take, another chance to do it right. And don’t let the meek lead-in fool you. This one’s a rocker. Telekinesis will be touring the West coast this spring, with their last performance of this introductory tour at SXSW in Austin. Welcome them. —Erik Bryan, Jan. 22, 2009

» Listen to "Coast of Carolina" at Brooklyn Vegan

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