Music

Big Star - Keep an Eye on the Sky Big Star languished in semi-obscurity for much of their short career in the 70s before inspiring countless more popular bands like Cheap Trick and the Replacements. With the amount of accolades they have collected over the years, it is surprising that they never received a proper career-spanning box set until now. Turns out that it was worth the wait. All of the three classic albums are included but we're mainly in love with the demos and live tracks. It best shows the genius of the band: introspective and folky while also rocking and soulful.

Mount Eerie - Wind's Poem Supposedly influenced by black metal, Mount Eerie (well, it's just Phil Elverum after all) release an emotionally direct album of quiet songs soundscapes. The sound of the record is rich and echoey, the kind of album that you just want to live inside. It also features a track largely built of samples from the Twin Peaks soundtrack, a seeming novelty that works surprisingly well. The way we have been playing this record all month long, we're getting close to declaring this the record of the fall.