Album Review: Jemina Pearl “Break It Up”

I’m not one to give negative reviews, but as I kept searching for something inspired from this album, I found it to be severely lacking.

As a Be Your Own Pet fan, I was definitely bummed to hear that the band was breaking up

Cast Spells/Good Old War Split

Click to stream the EP online!

While I continue to wait and wait and wait for the day Maps&Atlases makes a full-length album, I am really enjoying the tunes Dave Davison is cranking out in his folksy escape as Cast Spells. Last week Cast Spells released two new tracks on a split EP with Sargent House label mates Good Old War

Best of 2009 Awards

In true fashion of the end-of-the-year rush for music bloggers to compact the year’s music into lists and rankings, I’ve been thinking about categorizing the year in music. What categories stick out for me and why? Here are HipsterSpinster’s awards for the year.

Breakthrough Artist of the Year: Lady GaGa

Alright. Yes. Lady GaGa. She’s candy right? Pop, Glamour, Fashion, Drama. Personality wise, this woman scares the crap out of me. But I just can’t help it, 2009 was the Year of Lady GaGa.  Pop as she may be

Best Discoveries of 2009

While trying to put together my “Best of 2009″ list, I realized a lot of the new releases I paid attention to were more local than national, and more of the albums I bought were earlier releases, catch-up albums rather than new releases. I want to take time to honor those albums and musicians that inspired me this year, regardless of their release date.

[1] Cloud Control – Cloud Control

Although this EP came out in 2007, I didn’t hear a peep about it until I took myself down to Australia and saw the band live for myself, and it’s easily become my favorite album and favorite band this year.  If you are looking for some excellent indie rock that can be both upbeat and refreshingly mellow, Cloud Control is the only remedy for your crave.