August 15, 2012The blues instrumental "Albatross" would influence a number of other songs including The Beatles "Sun King." Save This Story
Random Vinyl: Fleetwood Mac - The Pious Bird of Good Omen (1969)Steve Seel and Jill Riley • Aug 15, 2012The blues instrumental "Albatross" would influence a number of other songs including The Beatles "Sun King."
Slideshow: Coldplay at the Xcel Center Aug 14, 2012British alt-rock superstars Coldplay rolled through town last week. Check out a slideshow of photos from the event.
The Current's Most Anticipated Albums of Fall 2012 Aug 14, 2012We've rounded up our staff's most anticipated releases for the fall. Check out what everybody had to say!
Premiere: New Paper Tiger video, ‘The Fortunate Wayfarer’Andrea Swensson • Aug 14, 2012Doomtree producer's Summer EP out today
Random Vinyl: Kai Winding - The In Instrumentals (1965)Steve Seel and Jill Riley • Aug 14, 2012Jazz player and band leader from Denmark. He made a number of records on the Verve label. He attempts to jazz up some covers from the "mods and rockers."
Album Review: Beach House - BloomPeter Valelly • Aug 13, 2012Over the last six years, Baltimore-based duo Beach House has quietly honed a lovely, enveloping sound. On their fourth album, "Bloom," the band delivers the best music of their career.
Husky perform live in The Current studiosHusky • Aug 13, 2012Following several years on the Melbourne scene, the Australian band Husky is making inroads to the American folk/chamber-pop scene via their new release "Forever So" on Sub Pop records.
My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses, Trampled by Turtles make for satisfying triple-bill at SomersetAndrea Swensson • Aug 13, 2012“Don’t let this go down as the night you couldn’t get a beer. Let this go down as the night you saw My Morning (bleeping) Jacket!” That quote from emcee Jill Riley turned out to be the line of the night at Friday’s My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses, and Trampled by Turtles triple-bill at…
Local Gig List: August 13-19Andrea Swensson • Aug 13, 2012Each week on The Current’s Local Show, we pick out a handful of promising Twin Cities shows to recommend to our listeners. For your convenience, we thought we’d starting rounding up all this concert info into an easy-to-read list and adding in a few other must-see events that are coming up this week. Behold: Our…
Random Vinyl: Madness - One Step Beyond (1979)Steve Seel and Jill Riley • Aug 13, 2012The first record from Madness. We played "The Prince," a nod to Jamaican ska musician Prince Buster.