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Cloud Nothings aren't "the new" anythingnew
Comparisons are fucking stupid. The immediate impulse when listening to Cloud Nothings' new post-hardcore (whatever that means) opus (whatever that means) Attack on Memory is to compare young frontman Dylan Baldi to another soft-spoken-though-undeniably-charismatic 20-something songwriter who channeled his love of angry hardcore bands (Wipers, Hüsker Dü, Black Flag, etc.) into inexplicably populist rage, but this isn't then.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
02-27-2012 |
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Sleigh Bells: 'Reign of Terror'new
Several of the bands that grabbed critical attention with the sugary-pop-through-blown-speakers aesthetic popular a few years back (Wavves, Dum Dum Girls) managed to remain relevant by totally not doing that shit anymore.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
02-27-2012 |
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Van Halen: 'A Different Kind of Truth'new
We can hardly expect A Different Kind of Truth — the first Van Halen album since brothers Eddie and Alex reunited with frontman David Lee Roth, released 40 years after the band's formation and 28 years after its last great record.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
02-15-2012 |
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Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylannew
Chimes, Amnesty International's bake-sale, gives 75 insanely varied artists the chance to play Dylan for a day.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
01-26-2012 |
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Tags: Bob Dylan
For Jenny Lewis, It's All About the Castingnew
When the former child star plays Lucinda Williams, Blue period Joni Mitchell, or even Stevie Nicks-led Fleetwood Mac, she nails the role, but when she's cast against type, the results aren't so hot.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
09-24-2008 |
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Tags: Jenny Lewis, Acid Tongue
The Walkmen Perfect Their Own Stripped-down Post-bender-rocknew
The bare-bones drone that defined previous albums’ least accessible tracks still forms the basis for many of the songs on their latest release, but the edges have been smoothed with a warm and fuzzy vintage sound.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
08-20-2008 |
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