2004 April | one times one
opinions were like kittens i was giving them away. -modest mouse
there's nothing as something as one. -e. e. cummings

OTO Rating: 8/10
      By My Side is a mood album, music I envision myself needing to hear at particular moments or places in time. The simplistic ballads are mystical, enlightened, and the haunting music is at its paramount. The penetrating pieces are beautiful, romantic, fragile, and magical. Dark melancholy permeates the lyrics laced with recurring [...]

      As a Pedro The Lion fan, I was very excited that David Bazan kindly took some time from his busy schedule to answer a few questions for us about his creative process, his inspirations, opinions on modern culture, touring with Death Cab for Cutie, and more. Their newest album, Achilles’ Heel will be released May [...]

Dave Debiak of Sleep Station took some time to answer a few questions via e-mail for One Times One.
JA (Joel Armato): The Questionagropher.
DD (Dave Debiak): Sleep Station Auteur
JA: How and where did Sleep Station form?
DD: It was formed when I was born, and named when I became enamored with space lingo.
JA: In this storytelling [...]

OTO Rating: 9/10
      OK, this is what I envision when I listen to the Introspective Raincoat Student Music: steamy, warm bubble baths amidst cool summer nights; long, leisurely walks on crisp fallen leaves; sipping Chablis while gazing at waves crashing on sandy shores; Intimate sessions filled with passion and love-laden eye gazing along candle-ridden backgrounds. The [...]

Sort of.
      That’s the one phrase I keep using over and over again as I describe Sleep Station to my friends. For what they do and how they do it, this seems to be the best way I can talk about their music, in short, once the details surface there is nothing ’sort of’ about [...]