http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview no-nonsense music reviews Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:17:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/give-up-the-ghost-2009-by-brandi-carlile/ http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/give-up-the-ghost-2009-by-brandi-carlile/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:00:47 +0000 admin http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/?p=1164 Brandi Carlile Give Up The Ghost 2009, Columbia folk rock It's been a while since I've given a 5-star rating to two consecutive albums from the same artist/band, but Brandi Carlile has made it impossible for me to rate this any less than a 5.]]> http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/give-up-the-ghost-2009-by-brandi-carlile/feed/ 0 http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/beggars-2009-by-thrice/ http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/beggars-2009-by-thrice/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:02:04 +0000 admin http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/?p=1097 Thrice Beggars 2009, Vagrant alt rock, post-hardcore If I were to crown any modern band as Most Surprising With Every Album They Put Out, Thrice would be it.]]> http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/beggars-2009-by-thrice/feed/ 0 http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/tidal-1996-by-fiona-apple/ http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/tidal-1996-by-fiona-apple/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:37:52 +0000 admin http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/?p=1008 mentioned before that my musical education pop began in 1997. Well, I still remember the single "Criminal" from that time as one of the songs that really shaped my musical tastes, and my recent 'rediscovery' of this album only makes me appreciate Fiona Apple that much more.]]> http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/tidal-1996-by-fiona-apple/feed/ 0 http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/fumbling-towards-ecstasy-1993-by-sarah-mclachlan/ http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/fumbling-towards-ecstasy-1993-by-sarah-mclachlan/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:35:37 +0000 admin http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/?p=1014 http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/fumbling-towards-ecstasy-1993-by-sarah-mclachlan/feed/ 0 http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/pigeonholed-ep-2009-by-lipona/ http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/pigeonholed-ep-2009-by-lipona/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:00:58 +0000 admin http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/?p=958 Pigeonholed EP.]]> http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/pigeonholed-ep-2009-by-lipona/feed/ 0 http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/iron-ponies-ep-2008-by-provincial-parks/ http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/iron-ponies-ep-2008-by-provincial-parks/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:01:59 +0000 admin http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/?p=836 Iron Ponies is probably the one exception to that rule, because it jumped out at me through the first listen.]]> http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/iron-ponies-ep-2008-by-provincial-parks/feed/ 0 http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/speak-for-yourself-2005-by-imogen-heap/ http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/speak-for-yourself-2005-by-imogen-heap/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:47:38 +0000 admin http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/?p=661 Speak for Yourself features songs that are as elegant as they are sprawling, and as controlled as they are rebellious.]]> http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/speak-for-yourself-2005-by-imogen-heap/feed/ 0 http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/the-earth-is-not-2003-by-explosions-in-the-sky/ http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/the-earth-is-not-2003-by-explosions-in-the-sky/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:43:47 +0000 admin http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/?p=615 http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/the-earth-is-not-2003-by-explosions-in-the-sky/feed/ 0 http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/the-alchemy-index-vol-3-4-2008-by-thrice/ http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/the-alchemy-index-vol-3-4-2008-by-thrice/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:41:33 +0000 admin http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/?p=560 Thrice The Alchemy Index Volumes III and IV 2008, Vagrant Records alt rock, acoustic, folk Thrice has managed to mix blues, electronica, pop, folk, acoustic, and post-hardcore so confidently and convincingly that their previous Vheissu seems like child play...]]> http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/the-alchemy-index-vol-3-4-2008-by-thrice/feed/ 0 http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/the-story-2007-by-brandi-carlile/ http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/the-story-2007-by-brandi-carlile/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:35:35 +0000 admin http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/?p=492 Genre: folk rock Rating: "Again Today," "Josephine," "Losing Heart," and "The Story." myspace, last.fm Catherine Feeny's Hurricane Glass, Amy Macdonald's This is the Life I found myself moved not only by her mastery of her vocal talent, but by the underlying hint that she doesn't take herself as seriously as most female singer/songwriters do...]]> http://www.awaitstheday.sunira.net/tunereview/the-story-2007-by-brandi-carlile/feed/ 0