This week on Featured Album Friday, I am showcasing the 2009 self-titled album from Miike Snow – Miike Snow! (Yes, I’m actually back this time!) Here is the description of Miike Snow from their Last.FM: Miike Snow are Andrew Wyatt, Christian Karlsson, and Pontus Winnberg. Named after an acquaintance with an “i” added for extra [...]
Posted on November 27th, 2009 by Jon Lim
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Whew! After a brief hiatus, Featured Album Fridays is back! This week on Featured Album Fridays, I am featuring the 2009 album from Har Mar Superstar – Dark Touches. Here is the description of Har Mar Superstar from his Last.FM: Sideproject of Sean Tilmann of Sean Na Na fame. Har Mar Superstar is an American [...]
Posted on November 6th, 2009 by Jon Lim
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This week on Featured Album Fridays, I am showcasing the 2009 album from The Rural Alberta Advantage – Hometowns. Here is the description of The Rural Alberta Advantage from their Last.FM: Toronto-based trio The Rural Alberta Advantage (Nils Edenloff, Amy Cole, and Paul Banwatt) play indie-rock songs about hometowns and heartbreak, born out of images [...]
Posted on October 9th, 2009 by Jon Lim
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This week on Featured Album Fridays, I am showcasing the 2009 album from Zero 7 – Yeah Ghost. Here is the description of Zero 7 from their Last.FM: Zero 7 is a downtempo act comprising Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker from the United Kingdom. The band’s songs feature vocals from Mozez, Sia Furler, Tina Dico, [...]
Posted on October 2nd, 2009 by Jon Lim
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This week on Featured Album Fridays, I’m showcasing the 2009 album from Lights – The Listening. Here is the description of Lights from her Last.FM: Lights Poxleitner (born Valerie Poxleitner, 11 April 1987), known by her stage name Lights, is a Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter. She is best known for composing and performing heavily synthesized [...]
Posted on September 25th, 2009 by Jon Lim
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This week on Featured Album Fridays, I am showcasing the 2009 album from Montreal-based band Islands – Vapours. Here is the description of Islands from their Last.FM: Hailing from Montreal, Canada, Islands is a 6 piece band founded by former The Unicorns frontman Nick Thorburn (briefly taking the stage name “Nick Diamonds”) and drummer J’Aime [...]
Posted on September 18th, 2009 by Jon Lim
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This week on Featured Album Fridays, I am showcasing the 2009 album from Bat For Lashes – Two Suns. Here is the description of Bat For Lashes from her Last.FM: Bat for Lashes is the work of British singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist Natasha Khan. Khan was born in Hertfordshire, England to a Pakistani father [...]
Posted on September 11th, 2009 by Jon Lim
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This week on Featured Album Fridays, I am showcasing the much awaited 2009 album from the Arctic Monkeys – Humbug. Of course, if you don’t know about the Arctic Monkeys, here is their description from Last.FM: Arctic Monkeys are an indie rock band who formed in High Green, Sheffield, England in 2002. The band consists [...]
Posted on August 28th, 2009 by Jon Lim
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This week on Featured Album Friday, I am showcasing the 2009 album from As Tall As Lions – You Can’t Take It With You. Here is the description of As Tall As Lions from their Last.FM: After coming off the road in mid-2005, following months of touring in support of their Triple Crown debut, Lafcadio, [...]
Posted on August 21st, 2009 by Jon Lim
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This week on Featured Album Fridays, I am showcasing the 2009 album from Brendan Benson – My Old Familiar Friend. Here is the description of Brendan Benson on his Last.FM: Brendan Benson is a Detroit, Michigan born musician and singer-songwriter. He plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboard and drums. He has released three solo albums and [...]
Posted on August 14th, 2009 by Jon Lim
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