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Grady O'Brien

I have the only opinions on the internet.

Album Reviews, Reviews

J. Cole: 2014 Forest Hills Drive

By Grady O'Brien

I’ve never been a big fan of defining myself by where I’m from. With that said, I live and work in North Carolina and…

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Matthew Squires & The Learning Disorders: Where The Music Goes To Die

By Grady O'Brien

“Although it seems beyond belief, there does not exist a single piece of music, not composed within the last forty years, that is regarded…

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Ex Hex: Rips

By Grady O'Brien

On your mark. Get set. Go. That feels like the most appropriate way I could start a review about Rips, the debut album from…

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Weezer: Everything Will Be Alright In The End

By Grady O'Brien

“I am the greatest man that ever lived/I was born to give.” These were the words of Rivers Cuomo, sung over his favorite “Simple…

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Interpol: El Pintor

By Grady O'Brien

At face value, El Pintor translates into English as “the painter.” If you take a look at the cover art for Interpol’s fifth studio…

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Busdriver: Perfect Hair

By Grady O'Brien

Art is weird, man. A glimpse into the inner workings of an artist’s brain can be both awesome and terrifying. It can inspire or…

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Bishop Allen: Lights Out
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Bishop Allen: Lights Out

By Grady O'Brien

It is rather fitting that the first album from indie-rock outfit Bishop Allen was titled Charm School. I can think of no more fitting…

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Dirty Lungs: Dirty Lungs
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Dirty Lungs: Dirty Lungs

By Grady O'Brien

The internet tells me that rock outfit Dirty Lungs is from Birmingham, AL and they released an album in 2014. You would never actually…

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Michael Bellar And The As-Is Ensemble: Oh No Oh Wow
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Michael Bellar And The As-Is Ensemble: Oh No Oh Wow

By Grady O'Brien

There aren’t any lyrics on Oh No Oh Wow, the latest album from alt-jazz outfit Michael Bellar and The As-Is Ensemble. Some of the…

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Parquet Courts: Sunbathing Animal
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Parquet Courts: Sunbathing Animal

By Grady O'Brien

“I feel like it’s important to make this band different.” That was the sentiment Parquet Courts’ frontman Andrew Savage recently shared with Grantland’s Steven…

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