Reviews

Album Review: Swans’ To Be Kind

Douglas Markowitz | May 27, 2014

The legendary band’s latest album is their most accessible – and possibly their best yet.

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Album Review: Cineplexx’s Florianopolis is a colorful soundtrack with a beachy mood

Danae Leake | Apr 11, 2014

Be ready to add colorful flavor to your summer music palette. After listening to Cineplexx’s Florianopolis, released April 7th, you will be entering into your own tropical world. The 13-track album...

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Album Spotlight: Sisyphus

Douglas Markowitz | Mar 27, 2014

This new collaborative project uniting three seemingly disparate indie voices holds many surprises.   Sufjan Stevens became an immensely important artist in the early 00s with a lilting voice...

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The Freddy Pigeons: An interview with We The King’s Travis Clark

Danae Leake | Mar 14, 2014

After the release of their crowdfunded self-produced fourth album, Somewhere Somehow, Florida-based pop-rock band We the Kings is ready to launch their tour. Spinnaker sat down for a phone interview to talk with lead singer Travis Clark, to talk about the new album, what they expect for the tour, and the band’s so-called pigeon obsession.

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Daily Discovery: Too True

Douglas Markowitz | Feb 4, 2014

Dum Dum Girls’ excellent 2012 EP End of Daze hit all the right notes thanks to its atmospheric blend of indie-pop and garage-rock. Their newest album, Too True, delves heavily into goth-rock. This territory is familiar to the band, yet never exploited by them this much.

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Daily Discovery: Mogwai

Douglas Markowitz | Jan 22, 2014

On their latest LP Rave Tapes, the veteran post rock group discover the power of the synthesizer.

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The Dog Apollo is off the leash

Natalie Logan | Oct 10, 2013

A year and a half ago, four guys met up at the Town Center Chick-fil-A for what would become their first meeting as a band.

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Daily Discovery: Jacuzzi Boys – Jacuzzi Boys

Lindsay Montgomery | Sep 18, 2013

Jacuzzi Boys retains the lo-fi, simple chords, and song structures of garage rock while implementing Florida-esque, inspired laid-back melodies and airy vocals.

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Daily Discovery: Okkervil River – The Silver Gymnasium

Marina Ubert | Sep 17, 2013

For Okkervil River, a song isn't just a set of chords and melodies to play to a crowd.

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Must-See Fall Concerts

Spinnaker | Sep 11, 2013

We may not get to experience packed concerts with stunning performers like The Killers and Lady Gaga, but Jacksonville has a diverse lineup this fall, according to Spinnaker Radio’s Music Director Mason McGough.

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Daily Discovery: AlunaGeorge – Body Music

Zach Sweat | Sep 3, 2013

On Body Music, each track is just as catchy as the last, and every expression of love just as cathartic.

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Interview with Corey Smith

Jessica Harden | Sep 3, 2013

S: Tell me about your craziest experience on tour. CS: I’ve got bit… After meeting with fans I was getting my picture made with this lady and she was drunk and she reached over and bit me, and drew blood. So I had a big bite mark I had to explain to my wife, “You’re not gonna believe this, but I actually got bit”.

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