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Favorite Albums of 2011: Joel Oliphint

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Joel Oliphint

This year’s list of favorites is fairly sedate (even for me), with just a little ruckus here and there. Lots of morning-coffee music, which I guess says something about my 2011. But music’s strength is its pliability. It can be whatever you need it to be at the moment, especially when we have instant access to virtually any song ever recorded, often for free. Judging by this list, I needed music to be a salve more than a release valve this year.

I also never expected my favorite album to come from someone who held the spot previously, but the iTunes “most played” playlist doesn’t lie. It’s a divisive one, but people who like it really like it.

I picked 15 favorites and several honorable mentions, plus a Favorite Columbus Albums list below — separate but equal in enjoyment and quality. As usual, I limit my lists to albums, so some EPs and 7”s I liked (e.g. Envelope, Sundown, Malefactors of Great Wealth, Dolfish) aren’t listed.

That is all.

15. Wussy – Strawberry

MP3: Grand Champion Steer

As Chip said about Wussy’s Chuck Cleaver, “One wouldn’t expect the heavily tattooed Cincinnati songwriter to produce his best collection of songs this late in his already highly-prolific career, but that’s exactly what he’s done.”

14. TV on the Radio – Nine Types of Light

TV On The Radio – “Will Do” by Interscope Records

13. The War on Drugs – Slave Ambient

MP3: Come to the City

12. Tom Waits – Bad As Me

Tom Waits – Bad As Me by antirecords

I’ve never been a Tom Waits fanboy, but this record grabbed me and didn’t let go.

11. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues

MP3: Helplessness Blues

10. Crooked Fingers – Breaks in the Armor

MP3: Typhoon

Best songs since Red Devil Dawn.

9. Southeast Engine – Canary

MP3: New Growth

8. Centro-matic – Candidate Waltz

MP3: Only in My Double Mind

7. David Bazan – Strange Negotiations

MP3: Wolves at the Door

6. A.A. Bondy – Believers

MP3: Surfer King

5. Youth Lagoon – The Year of Hibernation

MP3: Cannons

4. Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring for My Halo

MP3: Jesus Fever

3. Bill Callahan – Apocalypse

MP3: Baby’s Breath

2. Gillian Welch – The Harrow & the Harvest

MP3: The Way It Goes

1. Bon Iver – Bon Iver

MP3: Holocene

By now, I know every moment on this album, but I’m still continually surprised by its beauty. Seeing Bon Iver in Philly would also make my Favorite Life Occurrences of 2011 list.

Honorable mention:
The Roots – Undun
The Black Keys – El Camino
Dawes – Nothing is Wrong
Joe Henry – Reverie
Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire
Mountain Goats – All Eternals Deck
Richard Buckner – Our Blood
Thurston Moore – Demolished Thoughts
J Mascis – Several Shades of Why
Tim Easton – Beat the Band/Since 1966 Vol. 1
Thao & Mirah – Thao & Mirah
Joseph Arthur – The Graduation Ceremony

Favorite 2011 Columbus albums:
1. The Black Swans – Don’t Blame the Stars
2. Lydia Loveless – Indestructible Machine
3. Times New Viking – Dancer Equired
4. Psandwich – Northren Psych
5. Saintseneca – Last
6. Blueprint – Adventures in Counter-Culture
7. Bicentennial Bear – Lost Summers
8. The Regionals – The Regionals
9. Psychedelic Horseshit – Laced
10. The Lindsay – Deep in the Queue

Honorable mention:
P. Blackk – Blackk Friday
Moon High – Six Suns
Shane Sweeney – The Finding Time
Tin Armor – Life of Abundance
Alyosha Het – The Purgatourist

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Photos: Megacity Music Marathon

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Rachael Barbash

This past Saturday Woodland’s Tavern in Grandview and PBR hosted the Megacity Music Marathon. This event was held with over 30 bands on 3 stages which I’m sure one of my donewaiting comrades will elaborate on.

These photos include Flotation Walls, Swimsuit Edition, TK Webb, Kyle Sowashes, Andrew Graham, Nick Tolford, You’re so Bossy, Bird & Flower, Chris McCoy, The Bygones, Tin Armor, The Lindsay, Saintseneca, Tree of Snakes and Bigfoot.

Tree of Snakes
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Nick Tolford & Co.
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Flotation Walls
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Swimsuit Edition
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TK Webb
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Andrew Graham
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Nick Tolford & Co.
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You’re So Bossy
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Bird & Flower
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Chris McCoy
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The Bygones
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Tin Armor
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The Lindsey
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Tree of Snakes
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Bigfoot
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Check out the rest of the photos here

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Wednesday at Wild Goose: Saintseneca album release show

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Adriana Mundy

MP3: Saintseneca – Acid Rain

While there have been plenty of bands under the umbrella of folk doing well on the global level as of late, there seems to be one recurring problem I have with many of them: a lack of sincerity. Any band can stomp rhythmically on the ground, throw some forlorn rhetoric into their lyrics or integrate a menagerie of instrumentation into an album, but few can do it with the sincere gusto of Saintseneca.

Though the four-piece have been playing house shows for four years, they only just released their first full-length album, ironically entitled Last, on August 16th. Since the first listen, Last has definitely been played more than anything in my iTunes library. Some tracks proved to be particularly nostalgic for me in missing the lovely aspects of Ohio (“Last,” “Shipwrecked,” “Missing Dogs”), while others illuminate the faith I’ve always had in Columbus’s local music scene (“Acid Rain,” “Beasts,” “The Worst Days”).

Zac Little’s voice resonates well as a mixture of Kristian Matsson’s (Tallest Man on Earth) nasal tone and something more melodic, smooth and youthfully wise. Grace Chang’s violin weaves sweet earthy tones while Steva Jacobs and Luke Smith fill Last to the brim with their arsenal of instruments.

Though I’m aware of the line-up changes this band is about to go through, I’m quite confident of them achieving the success they set for themselves. The music, candid energy and work ethic they’ve shown reach much further than most bands I encounter.

Saintseneca will be performing their final show with the original lineup tomorrow night at Wild Goose Creative starting at 9 p.m. Whether you’ve caught them before or not, be sure not to miss this show and definitely pick up your own copy of Last.

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Adriana Mundy’s Favorite Albums of 2010

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Adriana Mundy

It is indeed that time of year. Well, yes, it is late December aka Christmas/New Years time. However, when most people are trimming trees, dusting off their John Denver and the Muppets Christmas albums and throwing back some egg nog, music addicts/geeks alike are perusing every “Best of 2010″ list they can find on the world wide web. That being said…

Two-thousand and ten was quite a whirlwind year for me. I became part of this brilliant music blog, had a crash course in promoting shows and met some pretty special people along the way. It’s safe to say the music released this year all served as an applicable soundtrack as it felt like new albums came out faster than I could digest them.

If you’ve read most of my posts, it’s apparent that I enjoy reporting on international acts that I feel deserve American attention (and also since the rest of the Donewaiting staff do such a stellar job of keeping up on everything).

On top of national and international releases, Columbus’s scene has also kept quite busy this year. Without further ado, here’s my 2010 list:


1. Efterklang, Magic Chairs
Watch: Modern Drift

Reasons why Denmark rules: 1. Efterklang 2.Christiania 3. Legoland


2. Finders Keepers Compilation – Pomegranates
MP3:Zia: “Helelyos”

Who can resist some 60′s Persian Pop/Funk/Psych?


3. Cate Le Bon, Me Oh My
Watch: Shoeing the Bones

Honestly didn’t know much about Cate before interviewing her earlier this year, now I can’t stop listening to her. (Oh, and this video is really wonderfully weird.)


4. Jonsi, Go
Watch:Time Lapse of Entire Show

Hands down, top TWO shows I saw this year.


5. The Black Keys, Brothers
Watch: Your Touch

“Doin’ it and doin’ it and doin’ it well..” If you subtract the sexual innuendo and replace it with how good Brothers is, LL was DEFINITELY talking about The Black Keys.


6. Male Bonding, Nothing Hurts
Watch: Pirate Key

Best possible way to kill 29 minutes.


7. Beach House, Teen Dream
MP3: Norway

Victoria Legrand: All I see is hair. All I hear is magic.


8. Joanna Newsom, Have One On Me
MP3: Good Intentions Paving Co.

Wasn’t sure what to think of this epic release initially, but it made my list. And my favorite track is 7 minutes and 01 second long and has 27 letters in it’s title.


9. Wild Nothing, Gemini
Watch: Live In Dreams

Makes me feel like taking a Summer Holiday everyday.


10. The Morning Benders – Big Echo
Watch: All Day Day Light

I’m glad they grew up too fast.

Local Columbus, OH Favorites:
1. The Alwood Sisters – The Black Falcon and The Forest Spirit
2. Nick Toldford and Company – Extraordinary Love
3. Andrew Graham and The Swarming Branch – Andrew Graham’s Good Word
4. Old Hundred – Old Hundred
5. Phantods – Creature
6. The Black Swans – Words Are Stupid
7. Time and Temperature – Cream of the Low Tide
8. Way Yes – Herringbone
9. The Super Desserts – Twee As Folk
10. Saintseneca – Grey Cloud EP

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Columbus release shows this weekend: The Beatdowns, Obviouslies, Saintseneca

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Joel Oliphint


Saintseneca info:

Saintseneca released a new Ep! We’re having a show at used kids to celebrate.

This Friday May 7th at Used Kids record store

6pm sharp

with:
Way Yes

http://www.myspace.com/wayyeswayyes

Old Hundred

http://www.myspace.com/oldhundred

Saintseneca
(stream the entire new ep)

http://www.paperbrigade.com/

http://www.myspace.com/saintseneca

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MP3: Saintseneca – “Grey Flag”

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Joel Oliphint

MP3: GreyFlag

From the Columbus indie-folk foursome’s 5-song cassette/digital EP of the same name released today on Paper Brigade. You can buy the cassette here and stream it in full and/or download it here.

Live performance of another track from the EP, “Kill All Animals,” after the jump.

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Super Desserts Release Banjo Forever

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Adriana Mundy

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MP3: Yr Heart

The Super Desserts are set to release their new record Banjo Forever this Sunday (Jan. 24) at Used Kids Records. In a way, this is a new old record, as many tracks come from previously released material that have been remixed with added instrumentation. Singer/guitarist Bobby Miller explains: “Really it’s just the culmination of a plan we had from day one. We set out to record as many songs as we could in a two-year span, releasing them in DIY fashion along the way. Then, we took our favorites and packaged them with the strongest of our “new” songs to create this record.” Whether you’re new to their music or not, their efforts don’t seem to be in vain as they’ve managed to channel all of their energy into a highly enjoyable album.

This quirky gaggle of artists call on a variety of instruments (as with the first album, Barefoot in the Disenchanted Forest) that seem to tell stories of the mishaps of seeing life through melodic, rose-colored glasses. In fact, their airy way of tale-telling can refresh your inner child and leave you whistling, like in the track “Gotta Lotta Sun.” While I’m left wanting to hear more new material, I’ll be playing outstanding tracks such as the Sondre Lerche-like tune “Falling Out of Fashion,” the charming “Yr Heart” and the tragically fun “I Only Love You Because You Can Play Guitar” on repeat for a while.

On Sunday you’ll be able to purchase your own vinyl copy as well as catch an in-store performance from both Saintseneca and Super Desserts.

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Tomorrow: Saintseneca 7″ release show at Used Kids

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Joel Oliphint

Last month Columbus folkies Saintseneca released a 4-song 7″ on Paper Brigade, and tomorrow is the official release show at Used Kids, with Letters to the Moon and Couch Forts. 6 pm. Here’s a video of the band performing “Shipwrecked,” which you’ll find on the aformentioned slab of vinyl.

If you can’t make it to the show and like things digital-style, you can download the songs from iTunes or Amazon.

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