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Southern Blendnew
Dent May's Mississippi-based, mixed-up pop songs.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
01-16-2014 |
Music
Going Organicnew
The Cave Singers keep up their natural progression.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
06-18-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: cave singers
Natural Cultivationnew
How Gardens and Villa grew into their lush California-inspired sound.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
07-06-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gardens and Villa
Suuns: Zeroes QCnew
With drums, bass guitar and minimal electronic effects, Suuns create an energizing monotone universe.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
11-17-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Suuns
The Grownup Noise: Shall We? (Self-Released)new
Boston's The Grownup Noise are anything but noisy For them, maturity means a contemplative focus of sound They're a band that revels in the beauty of a simple melody delivered with minimal enhancement for maximum emotional effect—it's grown-up in its precision...
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
08-11-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Grownup Noise
The Love Language: Librariesnew
Recorded entirely by Stuart McLamb and producer/engineer BJ Burton, 'Libraries' shimmers with the same intricate aura of a Bruegel painting, a symphony or a novel.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
08-04-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Love Language
Thieves Like Us: Again and Againnew
The music of Thieves Like Us is saturated with the unmistakable sounds of new wave -- specifically, synth sounds straight out of Joy Division, New Order and The Cure's sound banks.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
07-30-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Thieves Like Us
Softness and Closenessnew
The ever-calm Silje Nes gets just a little louder on her upcoming album.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
07-07-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Batucaxé: The Blessing of the Beatnew
The Blessing of the Beat, the first CD from local Afro-Brazilian collective Batucaxé, includes songs from Brazilian artists, as well as original songs written with South American and African music in mind.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
05-25-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Batucaxé, The Blessing of the Beat
Dosh: All About Ambiancenew
Dosh's Tommy is complex but clean, experimental but listenable.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
04-28-2010 |
Reviews
Through Sixteen Years Quasi Has Endurednew
We could all learn a lesson in staying power from Portland band Quasi. When Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss formed the band 16 years ago, they were married. They aren't anymore, and haven't been for years. Coomes and Weiss have both been members of other, better-known bands that have long since broken up.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
03-17-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ólöf Arnalds: 'Við og Við' ('One Little Indian')new
Icelandic multi-instrumentalist Ólöf Arnalds' solo debut was originally released in Iceland back in 2007, and is only finding a U.S. home this week. Arnalds' songs invite you to listen closely, sway, hum along and get sucked into her world.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
01-13-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Við og Við, Ólöf Arnalds
Lymbyc Systym's Michael and Jared Bell Blend Post-Rock Influencesnew
Lymbyc Systym's songs captivate instead of falling into background noise. On Shutter Release, Michael and Jared Bell blend their Sigur Rós and Explosions in the Sky influences; room-filling drums give way to microbeats, and dramatic guitar hooks give way to quieter and more contemplative synthesized melodies, often within the same song.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
01-06-2010 |
Reviews
Fanfarlo's Acoustic Alchemynew
The special blend leads to deeply textured and layered songs.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
12-02-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Thao Nguyen's Third Record with Her Two Bandmates is Better and Fasternew
It's been almost two years since the release of We Brave Bee Stings and All, and their new record, Know Better Learn Faster, burns even more brightly.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
11-11-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
