Kings of Leon know how to lament

18Mar09

And it’s some of the saddest lyrics, and obviously you can tell that was a person who felt like he was at the end of his rope. And the only thing I remember from that day about that session, was saying, ‘Jesus don’t love me.’…It was the saddest thing I’d ever said… And (someone) [...]

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six remarkable albums from 07

23Jan08

while I am no Kester, i submit to you my musical affinities of the past year:
arcade fire–neon bible. theologically profound. arcade fire explore post-christendom and critique the modern church with both subtlety and stinging irony. the sound is huge, and the medium is the message. the album was recorded in [...]

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