I’ve known about Bishop Allen for as long as I’ve been running this blog, but for some reason or another I just have never listened to any of their records. I’m sure I would enjoy their material, and maybe in some other parallel universe I’m praising them just like everyone else, but I guess I’m just waiting for someone to put one of their albums on my lap to listen to.

Well, I may not be on the B.A. bandwagon, but there are some other releases this week that I can certainly get behind. A few of those including Anni Rossi’s Rockwell (crappy cover not withstanding), Madeline’s White Flag, Mirah’s (a)spera, Handsome Furs’ Face Control, and Elvis Perkins’ Elvis Perkins in Dearland.

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An album i’ve been enjoying as of late comes from Anni Rossi, who currently resides in the Chicago area and recently added to the mighty 4AD label.  Ms. Rossi, a 23-year old classically trained and accomplished multi-instrumentalist, has been around for a couple of years now, as i’ve seen her mentioned in a few places going as far back as 2006.  She plays a type of sound that I’ve suddenly decided to dub as “viola-pop.” What is this you may ask?  I honestly have no idea, but her acoustic-based songs revolve around the almost frantic-like use of a viola, so there you have it.

Her debut full-length, Rockwell, is due out on March 10th.  Definitely worth checking out if you’re curious.

MP3: Anni Rossi :: “Ecology”
MP3: Anni Rossi :: “Machine”