Akron at Night in tall Vetiver Grass…

Three of my reviews went up today at PureMusic.

My #1 or #2 so far…Akron/Family’s Set ‘Em Wild Set ‘Em Free

The dependably wonderful Vetiver’s Tight Knit


And a kinda magic lo-fi disco debut from a young lady going by the name of Nite Jewel

Dusted's mid-year picks

Some interesting albums on Dusted's mid-year report, which came out Friday. I've only heard a few of these (my own, Akron/Family's Set 'Em Wild Set 'Em Free, Animal Collective, Allen Toussaint and the Death reissue), so lots of work to do.

Also, my review of the super freaky Magnificence in the Memory by mid-1970s LA cult band (not in the sense of only having a few rabid followers, but more in the sense of actually being a cult) YaHoWha.

Here's "Treat You So Right"

Hey look my Akron/Family feature is up

This might be my favorite album of 2009 so far. (Yes, I'm very fickle this year...I think I only had two favorites all year last year.)

I talked to Miles, who kept wanting to talk about sex and the Beatles.

By the way, it seemed too silly for the article, but if we do the Beatles typology on Akron/Family, it would be:

Seth -- John
Ryan -- George
Miles -- Paul (though, of course, we hope he will avoid late-life atrocities like "Ebony and Ivory")
Dana -- Ringo

Here's the link.

My last PopMatters feature.