Reviews

Strange Land

Strange Land

Barsuk

Mar 29, 2012 By Austin Trunick

Last year's The Mistress was primarily the work of Alex Schaaf; Strange Land sees the Yellow Ostrich moniker expand to a three-piece, bringing on drummer Michael Tapper and multi-instrumentalist Jon Natchez as full-timers. More

The Mistress

The Mistress

Barsuk

Aug 23, 2011 By Austin Trunick

Yellow Ostrich’s The Mistress is the playful debut LP from Wisconsin-to-NYC transplant Alex Schaaf. Recorded primarily in his bedroom with Schaaf playing most instruments (with some help throughout from a few other musicians), it's an enormously positive-feeling album that explores plenty of creative ideas in its short running time. More