2006 November | 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 contributor Joel Armato caught up with Jenny Conlee of The Decemberists to discuss moving to a major label with The Crane Wife, working with Chris Walla, and adjusting to a much bigger fan base. What sort of transition has there been from working with Kill Rock Stars to working with Capitol? Was there an [...]

OTO Rating: 7/10       Global warming got you down? Have you become convinced that the first circle of hell is not in the Earth’s core but rather outside your front door? Has Coldplay begun to sound appealing based on nomenclature alone? To phrase it delicately, it’s hot. Very hot. And the perfect combatant in this [...]

OTO Rating: 9/10       A lot of bands have been compared to the Beatles over the years (a lot, a lot), but few have deserved the comparison as much as Jim Noir. Tower of Love, the debut full-length from the bowler-clad British tunesmith, collects the finest tracks from his first three EPs into a package [...]