Heartland is one of those albums that has been in the making so long that it’s become a bit of a small legend in some circles. Owen Pallett has certainly kept himself busy over the past couple years, so I suppose that the three-plus year incubation time can be forgiven. Since the release of his [...]

If you were by chance one of the smaller audience to follow the music of Reid Dunn over the course of the past few years, then The Shimmering Hour might have not caught you off guard. Dunn has been putting out albums under the name Wisp for some time, but that major-label debut was so [...]

Twas just over a year ago that I announced the end of an era (for me, anyway) in ending weekly music review updates at almostcool.org. It wasnt’ a decision that I made lightly, but one that I was at peace with, and a year on I feel even better about the decision. For one, there [...]