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A Dresden Doll Goes Solo on 'Who Killed Amanda Palmer'new
Deviance is also a key topic on Amanda Palmer's debut solo album, but she examines it in a somewhat more personalized -- and occasionally even tender -- manner.
Washington City Paper |
Casey Rae-Hunter |
11-13-2008 |
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Unrest's Bridget Cross Recalls Her Old Bandmates for New Projectnew
Cross now lives in Alaska, but for most of the tracks on Maybe It's Reno's self-titled debut, she reunites with her former Unrest mates, Mark Robinson and drummer Phil Krauth, to deliver an agreeably familiar mix of dreamy guitar and gawky grooves.
Washington City Paper |
Casey Rae-Hunter |
05-23-2008 |
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Nick Cave Has Gone to Seedinessnew
On his first album in four years with the Bad Seeds, the carnal and cadaverous Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, Cave ditches the script of the piano-heavy Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus and embraces the sound of his recent side project Grinderman -- itself driven by primitive electric guitars that recalled his '80s post-punk act the Birthday Party.
Washington City Paper |
Casey Rae-Hunter |
04-10-2008 |
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Apes' New Singer Fits Right Innew
The group's best work has always teetered between avant-garde skronk and pop euphoria. On Ghost Games, the line is completely obliterated.
Washington City Paper |
Casey Rae-Hunter |
02-28-2008 |
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Tags: Apes, Ghost Games
Forest Slumpnew
Dead Meadow has somehow misplaced its shuddering, guitar-rock effervescence. Perhaps the band members left it in a truck stop after they decamped from D.C. to Los Angeles last year.
Washington City Paper |
Casey Rae-Hunter |
02-01-2008 |
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Tags: Dead Meadow, Old Growth
