Articles by Scott Reid

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  The Books

  The Lemon of Pink

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  A unique bricolage of found sound, vocal sampling, a slew of traditional instruments (ranging from banjo to cello) and electronic splicing,...

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  Wheat

  Per Second, Per Second, Per Second… Every Second

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  Originally slated to be put out in 2001 on the now defunct Nude label and later re-recorded for this actual release, Per Second loses the g...

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  Minus Story

  The Captain is Dead, Let the Drum Corpse Dance

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  Grandiose art-pop records are nothing new to of us, of course, as even decades after Sgt. Pepper would be the catalyst for the first loadin...

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  Dreamend

  Maybe We're Making God Sad and Lonely

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2005

  As much as parts of this mini-album are going to convince you otherwise, Dreamend aren’t just more "wake me when it gets interesting” post-...

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  Favorite Saints

  Southern Gentlemen

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2005

  Favorite Saints are going to be plagued by Death Cab comparisons, most of it having to do with singer/songwriter David Elliot Johnson’s fam...

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  Mussels

  Night Lights

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2005

  A lot of bands get labelled "indie rock,” dumbing it down as the new vague "alternative,” but few bands play into the genre’s superficialit...

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  YMCK

  Family Music

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2005

  What a gimmick. Take the 8-bit soundtracks from old Nintendo games like original Mario and Zelda, then sample and splice them, tossing real...

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  Dirty Children

  Shut Off the World

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

  Dirty Children lead singer Nadia Fay sounds a lot like Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O. From the frequent yelps to the same breathy grunts and lyr...