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Weezer Makes One-Third of a Decent Albumnew

The rest, though: unlistenable, nothing to see here, move along.
Dallas Observer  |  Robert Wilonsky  |  06-23-2008  |  Reviews

'Lay It Down' is Easily the Right Rev.'s Best in Five Yearsnew

Green and Co. (a crew that prominently includes ?uestlove) make tangible the sound of long-ago church-pew Sunday mornings spent making up for all those sinful Saturday nights.
Dallas Observer  |  Robert Wilonsky  |  06-03-2008  |  Reviews

'The Slip': The Catchiest Thing Trent Reznor's Ever Donenew

Reznor's as much put-on as prophet nowadays -- the Debbie Downer of punk-pop-a-disco dishing out woe-is-me-isms when you can tell, well, he really just wants to dance.
Dallas Observer  |  Robert Wilonsky  |  05-19-2008  |  Reviews

Elvis Wakes Up from His Napnew

Shorn of too-good-to-rock novelties (string-quartet yawns, N'awlins nods, Bacharach blues, etc.) and absent the trying-too-hard missteps, Costello hasn't sounded so refreshed, relaxed, engaged or enraged in years.
Dallas Observer  |  Robert Wilonsky  |  05-12-2008  |  Reviews

Had to Be There?new

With Eels augmented by strings and autoharps and musical saws and other somber-shit extras, the music all sounds and feels the same -- there's no slap in the face to snap you out of the tremulous stupor.
Dallas Observer  |  Robert Wilonsky  |  02-27-2006  |  Reviews

From Out of Nowherenew

A Brazilian living in Los Angeles covers beloved obscurities and the result is an album that aches to be heard by someone.
Dallas Observer  |  Robert Wilonsky  |  01-23-2006  |  Reviews

Crowe's Songsnew

The CD Elizabethtown is only the latest to reveal director Cameron Crowe's love affair with soundtracks.
Dallas Observer  |  Robert Wilonsky  |  10-17-2005  |  Reviews

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