Hello. My name is Harry Wolff.

I am a web developer working at GetGlue.

I enjoy tweeting, taking pictures, and making movies.

This is where I write.

Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History

Posted on 02/09/2010 by Harry

I love finding artists before mainstream media does. It’s an acquired skill, one that is mostly luck and perseverance. There isn’t a science to it, but there are ways in which you can increase your odds. In this particular case I have the Hype Machine to thank for this new artist discovery.

There are times when my enthusiasm for finding a new artist overshadows the actual talent – for Two Door Cinema Club this is not the case. Since getting my hands on their debut album Tourist History (released 3/1/10 in the UK) I have not been able to stop listening.

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Massive Attack – Heligoland

Posted on 02/09/2010 by Harry

I’ve been a fan of Massive Attack’s since I first heard their song Teardrop. An evil creeping song, it became my anthem for some time – a perfect backdrop for my teenage angst.

In 2003 Massive Attack released their LP 100th Window. I got a copy and began listening – hoping and waiting to see what the follow-up to Teardrop would sound like. Ultimately I was let down. The track that came closest to reproducing the feeling I got from Teardrop was Prayer For England, and even then I was left wanting.

This was seven years ago. Massive Attack have just released their latest LP, Heligoland. I have had the pleasure of listening to this album a few times and I can safely say that this is a true return to form.

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