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'I Was a King' Is a Beautiful Tangle of Influencesnew
I Was a King is a beautiful tangle of influences woven together in a patchwork of post-modern pop.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
06-03-2009 |
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Tags: I Was a King, indie rock
'We Be Xuxa' Is a Superior Albumnew
We Be Xuxa kicks Mika Miko's infectious grooves up a notch, by fine-tuning the art of what happens when primitivism and high-energy grooves collide.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
06-03-2009 |
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Isis' Fifth Full-Length Moves with Glacial Metal Ambiancenew
Atmospheric tension overpowers cathartic brutality on Isis' Wavering Radiant.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
05-21-2009 |
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The Field's Latest Is Aural Wallpapernew
Yesterday and Today, the follow-up to the Field's 2007 debut full-length, finds Swedish producer Axil Wilner further mining the elegantly minimal techno formulas that divided listeners the first time around.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
05-21-2009 |
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New Disc Captures the Contrasting Innocence and Perversion of The Vaselinesnew
The Vaselines were a couple of randy Scotts whose giddy affections for each other solidified in amateurish though remarkably catchy pop ditties about sex and religion. This deluxe revamp of The Way of the Vaselines encompasses their short 1986-1990 lifespan.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
05-13-2009 |
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Club Awesome's Debut Full-Length Is Exaggeratednew
When stripped of the accessories, catchy rhythms and chemistry abound on Dynamos despite a feeling of overcompensation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
05-06-2009 |
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Ian Svenonius Reinvents Himself Againnew
Down with Liberty...Up With Chains finds D.C. humorist/antagonist Ian Svenonius exploring muffled and slow punk/soul grooves that evoke genius in subversive ways.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
05-06-2009 |
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The Weakendsnew
These Franco garage rockers show off breezy but gut-wrenching riffs and melancholy rhythms that embrace the traditions of ramshackle American blues and rock.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
03-18-2009 |
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Tags: indie rock, The Weakends
Spindrift's 'The West'new
The West is a carnival of mysterious sounds and haunted Spaghetti Western images, dark, dramatic and brimming with old-timey psychedelia.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
03-18-2009 |
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These Are Powers' 'All About Future'new
Drummer Bill Salas is the new guy in These Are Powers, but the fascist cadences of his hallucinogenic beats give direction to the ghost-punk traipse at the center of All Aboard Future.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
02-25-2009 |
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Black Lips' '200 Million Thousand'new
Garage-rock Nazis can revel in the muffled hue that envelops the album from beginning to end. What sets 2MT apart are the smooth melodies that guide each song.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
02-25-2009 |
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Wolves in the Throne Room: Green Metal?new
The Olympia, Wash., group skews the typical scorched earth imagery to commune with Mother Nature's malevolence in a slow aural grind.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
02-18-2009 |
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'Merriweather' Is One More Step Up the Evolutionary Laddernew
When distorted guitar loops bleed into Animal Collective's trademark slur of serene mantras, the many layers of Merriweather Post Pavilion rise to the surface and dangle threads just waiting to be tugged, while only offering hints at what further listens will reveal.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-21-2009 |
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'Drone Trailer' Is a Welcome Respite From Hippie Clichésnew
MV+EE with the Golden Road's Drone Trailer is a dark record filled with lingering drones, lurking weirdness and a quietude that revels in sparse and blissful isolation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-21-2009 |
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'Too Thirsty' Pales in Comparison to Quintron's Live Showsnew
Quintron and puppet master/spouse, Miss Pussycat, can't quite put together a record that holds the excitement or spectacle of their shows.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
11-20-2008 |
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