Articles by Chris Whibbs

Early Day Miners

All Harm Ends Here

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005

The imagery brought by the band name is actually quite apt for the music contained within. An orange sun dusting the top of the horizon, il...

Ida

Heart Like A River

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005

Within music discussions, Ida and Low are usually mentioned together, and while it could be because of a shared love of crystalline harmoni...

Viva Voce

The Heat Can Melt Your Brain

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005

Rollicking between lo-fi indie rock and R&B vocal styles, Portland, Oregon’s Kevin and Anita Robinson (aka Viva Voce) create an interesting...

Cat Power

Speaking for Trees

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

The funny part about this entire endeavour is that one appreciates it more if they've seen Cat Power perform live. Chan Marshall is an erra...

Dead Texan

The Dead Texan

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

Although a vaguely political name to the cynic, the Dead Texan is in fact one Adam Wiltzie of Stars of the Lid, and like them, this self-ti...

Orchestra Dim Bridges

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

Upon first breath of air in the morning, the opening notes of "Horizon,” with its light strum of a guitar and breezy beats, seem to be a pe...

Arbouretum

Long Live the Well-Doer

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

With the Asian art on the cover and the sitar chiming in at the beginning, there was a slight tinge of unease, as only George Harrison — an...

Destroyalldreamers

A Coeur Leger Sommeil Sanglant

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

Not surprising in the least for this album of instrumental haziness is the choice of song titles, including the main title’s use of the wor...