Grace Notes: Clive Tanaka, French Curves

“You could approach “Jet Set Siempre 1°” reductionistically but doing so misses the forest for the trees.”

Grace Notes: Carlos Forster, Teen Daze

“While studying philosophy in the Swiss Alps in 2008, the artist known as Teen Daze came across C.S. Lewis’ Out of the Silent Planet.”

Grace Notes: Minikon, Eric Painter, The Caretaker

” . . . as Minikon puts it, imagine if ‘My Bloody Valentine wrote soundtracks for the Nintendo Entertainment System'”

Grace Notes: Birch Book, Antonymes, Friendly Fires, and My Morning Jacket

Grace Notes: Lovesliescrushing, Cut Copy

“Lovesliescrushing’s music goes even further, eschewing song structures altogether in favor of massive, gossamery veils of pure sound.”

Grace Notes: Fleet Foxes and The Antlers

This week’s signs of common grace in the music world.

Grace Notes: Little Scream, tUnE-yArDs, Metal Ghibli, etc.

“There’s something absolutely delightful about a band undoubtedly decked out in leather, spikes, and corpse paint ripping through the theme of one of the finest children’s films of all time.”

Grace Notes: Panda Bear and Death Cab for Cutie

Grace Notes: Maritime, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Low, and Junior Boys

Grace Notes:Fred Baty, Puzzle Mutson, Peter Bjorn and John, and Grizzly Bear

Grace Notes: Oh No Oh My, Epic45, Johnny Flynn, Aaron Roche, Kurt Vile, and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

Grace Notes: Deaf Center, Slowdive, Kirk Hamilton, J Mascis, Josh T. Pearson, and Jeremy Larson

Grace Notes: James Blake, Toro Y Moi, Gamble House, Architecture in Helsinki

Grace Notes: Josh T. Pearson, Low, The Selene Project, Future Islands, and Jeremy Larson