Podcast | Album Review | Perfume Genius: Put Your Back N 2 It

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In this third five minute podcast from The Gamut's Aristotle Eliopoulos, we'll be reviewing the album from Seattle based musician Perfume Genius, the moniker of artist Mike Hadreas. In this second, more polished album titled Put Your Back N 2 It, released on Matador Records, Hadreas creates an intimate and subtle sophomore. Listen to the review below!

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Show Notes

00:01 - Introduction and welcome

00:33 - Mike Hadreas as Perfume Genius

01:12 - The sound of Put Your Back N 2 It

02:12 - Hadreas' openness as a musician

03:02 - Standout tracks

• "Sister Song"
• "No Tear"
• "Normal Song"
• "Hood"

03:57 - Ambition lost

04:23 - Concluding remarks and star rating

04:36 - How to subscribe and comment

(Luke Gilford/Slutever)

WATCH: Perfume Genius | "Hood"

Articles Cited

1) Barton, Laura. "Perfume Genius: 'I've Learned Not to Trust Myself'" The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 16 Feb. 2012. Web. 26 Mar. 2012. <http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/feb/16/perfume-genius-mike-hadreas>.

2) Slutever, Karley. "Radically Transparent." Slutever. Slutever, 5 Mar. 2012. Web. 26 Mar. 2012. <http://slutever.com/radically-transparent/>.

"The Gamut" introduction music created by Aristotle Eliopoulos, in GarageBand.

Podcast | Album Review | Trust: TRST

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In this second five minute podcast from The Gamut's Aristotle Eliopoulos, we'll be listening to the new debut from buzzing Toronto based band Trust, titled TRST, released on independent Canadian label, Arts & Crafts.

You can listen to and download the new podcast episode below!

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Show Notes

00:01 - Introduction and welcome

00:30 - What do we know about the band Trust?

01:17 - Trust and their inspirations on TRST

01:50 - TRST as an album

03:03 - Standout tracks

• "Dressed for Space"
• "Bulbform"
• "Candy Walls"
• "Heaven"

04:03 - Concluding Remarks and star rating

04:26 - How to suscribe and next podcast episode

(Arts & Crafts/National Post)

WATCH: Trust | "Candy Walls"

Articles Cited

1) Arrazola, Luis-Enrique. "Trust: 'It's the Sound of Rats Running up A mountain'"National Post. Postmedia Network Inc., 1 Mar. 2012. Web. 17 Mar. 2012. <http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/03/01/trust-its-the-sound-of-rats-running-up-a-mountain/>.

2) Ritchie, Kevin. "Trust: Local Duo Emerges from the Jaze with New LP." NOW Magazine. NOW Communications Inc., 1 Mar. 2012. Web. 17 Mar. 2012. <http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=185482>.

3) Miller, Aaron. "Trust TRST AC068." Arts & Crafts. Arts & Crafts Biography. Web. 17 Mar. 2012. <http://www.arts-crafts.ca/artists/pdf/TRUST_BIO.pdf>.

"The Gamut" introduction music created by Aristotle Eliopoulos, in GarageBand.

Podcast | Album Review | Grimes: Visions

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In this first five minute podcast from The Gamut's Aristotle Eliopoulos, we'll be reviewing - and even deconstructing - the third studio album Visions from Montreal based artist Grimes, released on independent label 4AD.

You can listen to and download the episode below!

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Show Notes

00:01 - Introduction and welcome

00:31 - Who is Grimes

01:07 - Grimes in the "post-internet"genre, internet as inspiration

01:44 - Visions as an album

02:41 - Standout tracks

• "Eight"
• "Vowels = Space and Time"
• "Be a Body"

03:46 - What is Visions about

04:30 - Concluding Remarks and star rating

(John Londono/Rodeo)

WATCH: Grimes | "Oblivion"

Articles Cited

1) Aguirre, Abby. "Out of This World." The New York Times Style Magazine. The New York Times Company, 18 Aug. 2011. Web. 07 Mar. 2012. <http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/18/out-of-this-world/>.

2) Battan, Carrie. "Rising: Grimes." Pitchfork Media. Pitchfork Media, Inc., 16 Oct. 2011. Web. 07 Mar.   2012. <http://pitchfork.com/features/rising/8689-grimes/>.

"The Gamut" introduction music created by Aristotle Eliopoulos, in GarageBand.

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