Dec
13

Douglas Martin’s Favorite Shoes: Sacred Bones, the Dirty Shoes Label of the Year

Douglas Martin listened to 1,498 records this year. By a rough estimate. A bunch of great indie labels released music this year. If I paid tribute to them all, it would feature over 100 albums with a word count that rivals The Iliad. Sub Pop, Matador, Merge, Domino, 4AD, Slumberland, Captured Tracks, Woodsist, In the… Continue reading »

Apr
15

Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: Crystal Stilts are In Love With Oblivion

Douglas Martin needs neither stilts nor lifts. Crystal Stilts are a band that sound flawlessly cool on paper. 1. The group’s founding members– Brooklyn-via-Florida dudes Brad Hargett and JB Townsend– have a refined sartorial aesthetic; the former has hair like Bob Dylan and wears all black while the latter wears sunglasses indoors and has hair… Continue reading »