Author Archives: Jacob Hyman

About Jacob Hyman

Drums. Drums. Also, drums.

Traversing the Great Republic

Posted on August 14, 2009

>Some bands make a career of striving toward the new: new sounds, new techniques, new combinations, new instruments. Few bands live in the past, making bygones relevant once again and resurrecting parts of music that died well before the start … Continue reading →

Posted in "ella fitzgerald", "great republic", "nina simone", "the great republic of rough and ready" | 2 Comments

Review: The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love (2009)

Posted on May 12, 2009

> It’s funny how quickly a judgment can be turned on its head. After 2006′s The Crane Wife, I had all but dismissed The Decemberists as overdone (especially lyrically) and overhyped. But with the release of The Hazards of Love … Continue reading →

Posted in anne briggs, colin meloy, crane wife, decemberists, hazards of love, leitmotif, libretto, opera | Leave a comment

Best Albums of 2008 (A Retrospective)

Posted on January 12, 2009

>As a music semi-journalist, there’s a clause in the contract with myself that says I am required to write a “best of” blog for the Albums of 2008. This year was a rather unique one for music. The indie scene … Continue reading →

Posted in dear science, electric arguments, fleet foxes, heretic pride, mountain goats, the fireman, tv on the radio, tvotr, vampire weekend | Leave a comment