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Album Reviews: Mylo Xyloto
Coldplay’s fifth studio album has met a pretty nice commercial response. Mylo Xyloto is currently topping the charts: it’s #1 on Billboard 200. But what of critical reception? Reviews have been mixed....
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Staff Picks: High Speed
You guys, just imagine if you were a stunt driver or getaway driver (à la Driver in the film Drive)? What a spectacularly high-speed, devil-may-care lifestyle! Thrills, no frills. The need, the need...
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Album Reviews: Naked City
I’m just gonna put this one out there. Not all album reviews have to be of new releases. Sometimes, it’s nice to take a look back, to pay respect to late greats. Murfie staffer, Ben, wanted to review...
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Album Reviews: Kaya
Rastafarianism! Whenever I hear this word, I can’t help but think of this video (“a Rastafarian melody for the Quad”). But let’s get serious, the Rastafari movement has gained ground, thanks in large...
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Album Reviews: The Black Halo
Metalheads, listen up. Murfie staffer, Evan, reviews concept album The Black Halo, by symphonic power metal band Kamelot, for ya! ~ Had I not arbitrarily given in to my curiosity over a recommended...
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Album Reviews: Bad as Me
His voice sounds “like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car” (Daniel Durchholz). Who could that be? Mr. Tom...
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Album Reviews: Metals
Ugh, I have mad love for this band. So *snaps* to Murfie staffer, Sam, for sizing up Feist’s fourth studio album Metals, released on October 4, 2011. And 1, 2, 3, 4…here comes the review! ~ Leslie...
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Album Reviews: Just Won’t Burn
Susan Tedeschi received a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist in the year 2000. The award went to Christina Aguilera. We all know who Aguilera is, but what about Tedeschi? She’s a blues singer, who...
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Album Reviews: Arrows and Anchors
Get psyched for another album review. This one’s from Murfie staffer Evan. ~ Still riding an adrenaline high from catching the explosive Texan rockers’ Fair to Midland in concert for a fourth time –...
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Dueling Discs, Vol. 1: Frat Rock 70s vs Frat Rock 80s
Yes, you read that correctly. Frat Rock. What the “Now That’s What I Call Music!” series is to radio friendly pop hits, the “Frat Rock” franchise is to songs my dad did some serious broing out to (if...
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Cool Music: To Impress Your Friends
Most of the ingestors who work at Murfie have some sort of musical background – or at least some small obsession with music. There’s one set of speakers to go around the ingest room, and thanks to...
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Albums For Every Relationship Status
Recently the Operations Manager at Murfie reminded everyone of the upcoming holiday known as Black Tuesday Valentine’s Day. I had managed to suppress any thought of this holiday and was pretty content...
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Daniel and the Lion: Death Head (side A)
ALBUM REVIEWS Daniel and the Lion: Death Head (side A) Daniel and the Lion celebrated the release of their new album, Death Head (side A), on Wednesday, May 16th, at the High Noon Saloon in Madison....
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Keith’s Picks
Even though we are still experiencing quite a cold spell here at Murfie HQ, Spring has arrived! It’s that time of the year for spending time outdoors and finally being able to drive around the city...
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Noah’s Picks: Goldfrapp – Electronic Experimentation
Bold is the band that fixes what’s not broken. British electronic duo Goldfrapp does precisely that throughout their discography, developing a polished sound only to discard it on the next album....
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Staff Picks: Ally’s Picks
As a Murfie newbie in an office populated by seasoned music lovers and audiophiles, I thought there was no better way to make my introduction to Murfie’s blogosphere than to make my own musical...
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What’s on Murfie: Tributes to the Beatles
The often-imitated, never-duplicated Paul, John, George and Ringo hold an unmatched place in our hearts and our music collections. Who didn’t grow up with “Yellow Submarine” and “Hey Jude” in the...
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Sounds Like New Jersey: The Best of the Garden State
Last time, we brought you the best albums Colorado has to offer. This time, let’s head east to check out the best of the Garden State. Here are reviews of three albums by Jersey natives! Bruce...
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Sounds Like Florida: The Best of the Sunshine State
Last week, we brought you the best of the Garden State with New Jersey’s finest. This week, check out the best of Florida! Lynyrd Skynyrd Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd This album is, in a nutshell, the...
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Staff Picks: Ally’s Folk Picks
Up until recently, I definitely did not consider myself a fan of folk music—I barely could name a folk artist, and never thought to add folk music to my listening rotation. In the last few months,...
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