happy fourth y’all. here’s a quick catch up on some of the goods i’ve been rocking over my little hiatus. grab em all or just what you want. tell a friend and enjoy your weekend! love, cj steel train – fall asleep summer camp – ghost train candy claws – not strange winged snail colour [...]

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right now im just trying to hold back the screaming fan-boy inside that is drooling at the prospect of new andy hull material, let alone right away, great captain. head over to myspace to stream the new track entitled “health” no word if this is going to be on the previously announced LP3, the big [...]

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As 2009 nears it’s end, it’s time to look ahead to a year full of more new music. I always get excited during the crossover from December to January when best of the year lists start dropping and the new release period starts picking itself up out of the holiday lull. Don’t forget to check [...]

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Summer is officially gone. With the introduction to dreary, cloud heavy weather, it’s definitely hoodie season where I reside. While many will be mourning the death of summer, I for one am ecstatic for the change. Fall is without a doubt my favorite time of the year. October means a few good things in particular [...]

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On the heels of my recently posted best records of the decade, i’ve spent quite some time compiling what are, in my opinion, the top 50 songs released from 2000 to the end of 2009. as always, if you dig the song, support the artist! the picture is of my brother getting punched in the [...]

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Let me gush for a minute over a man that (should) need no introduction. I’ve been on an Andy Hull binge recently. For those that don’t know, Hull fronts Manchester Orchestra and is the man behind this years best record (so far) Mean Everything to Nothing. (read my review here) While he’s not fronting MO, [...]

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Here in Utah, it’s been pretty rainy up until the last couple of days where we’ve finally been treated to some real summer weather. Whether it’s for riding in the hot summer sun singing along to your favorite songs or kicking back on a warm summer’s night with some friends, it’s hard to find things [...]

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Have you heard of Manchester Orchestra? If not, I suggest get acquainted with these guys, because they are going to blow up this year. The video below of one of the new songs off the upcoming album “Mean Everything to Nothing” only confirms this. watch it below. MO frontman Andy Hull’s side project, Right Away, [...]

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2008 has been a wonderful year for music. It has been a year that has produced alot of albums that exceeded my expectations and a year that had letdown records few and far between. So without further ado, I give you the 10 best records released in 2008. 10. The Sound of Animals Fighting – [...]

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Right Away, Great Captain! The Eventually HomeFavorite Gentlemen Recordings4.5 / 5 Right Away, Great Captain, the brain child of Manchester Orchestra frontman Andy Hull, returns with his second installment in a trilogy of conceptual albums. Each album is a collection of journal entries detailing a sailor’s journey through madness and despair after finding his wife [...]

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Right Away, Great Captain! (solo project of Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull) has released his second full-length, The Eventually Home today! I have been waiting for this day for months now since I vowed not to listen to a single song until I had my hands on a full copy. After my first listen, it is [...]

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Right Away, Great Captain! has posted two brand new tracks off of his new album “The Eventually Home” currently slated for a November 11th release. I’ve listened to them both and I am stunned. I don’t want to get too worked up about this one, but Andy Hull has really come along way as a [...]

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Andy Hull has been a busy man this year. Between penning new records for his main band Manchester Orchestra and his side project Right Away, Great Captain, I seriously wonder if he gets much sleep. I know this is late, but Hull recently announced the follow-up to one of my favorite records of 2007. The [...]

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I think I might have a slight mancrush on Andy Hull. There’s only one way to describe this guy: Prolific. Everything this man does is solid gold. Whether he’s writing songs for his main band Manchester Orchestra or his solo project Right Away, Great Captain! there is no exception. This guy cannot write a bad [...]

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