The project started in January—my sister-in-law, proprietor of , commissioned my brother and I (there’s three of us, you do the math) to come up with two complementary articles on perfect ...

The decade has almost come to an end. And of course, you know what that means-lists, `best ofs' and all kinds of general retrospective features and columns. Treble is no exception, hard at work on figuring out the best albums and singles of the past nine years. Yet, before we get into albums ...

It’s a pretty safe bet that none of Treble’s writers or editors would be spouting opinions on these pages were it not for frequent trips to local, independent record stores at an early age. There’s something indescribable about the feeling of coming home with a fresh batch of new music, paid for ...

The decade has almost come to an end. And of course, you know what that means-lists, `best ofs' and all kinds of general retrospective features and columns. Treble is no exception, hard at work on figuring out the best albums and singles of the past nine years. Yet, before we get into albums ...

Speaking in ballpark figures, Treble reviews something in the range of 5-600 albums per year. That’s a pretty big number. It’s not as large a number as the amount of albums some of our peers tackle in a given year, though it’s greater than others’, and far more plentiful than the number of new ...

The decade has almost come to an end. And of course, you know what that means—lists, `best ofs' and all kinds of general retrospective features and columns. Treble is no exception, hard at work on figuring out the best albums and singles of the past nine years. Yet, before we get into albums ...

Spring has finally arrived, which means almost three months of spectacular music in 2009 are behind us. Boy, how time flies when The Decemberists, Junior Boys and Mastodon all show up in the same week(ish). But let’s not forget about the shorter, less highfalutin releases. With the change of ...

Mount Kimbie Maybes Hotflush Recordings An EP can prove a wonderful introduction. Four songs say, all different but all held together by elusive, inextricable bonds. No big track to cast a long shadow over the others, nothing too conspicuous, just something bubbling below the ...

Bono once described Jeff Buckley as “…a pure drop in an ocean of noise.” I used to wish there was a book that could capture the complete life of Buckley just as succinctly as Bono’s quote. But it seems that there’s been a lack of candid biographies willing to sift through the amazing myths about ...

Ryan Adams described his first literary tome, “Infinity Blues as” “…the jewel of my life’s work. Who I am is this book." Many of us like to think we know who Ryan Adams is by his confessional songwriting style that we adore from his memorable songs. Adams’ writing technique is a very ...