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Singer/Guitarist Eric Lindell Makes Space for Soulnew
Gulf Coast Highway finds Lindell reaching new musical ground. As passionate as ever, he sounds as strong on the mic and through the guitar amp as he did on previous albums. But there's a fine layer and extra polish on this new batch.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-23-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Eric Lindell, Gulf Coast Highway
A Dirty Job for Goodie Mobnew
With Cee-Lo back in the fold, Atlanta's Goodie Mob returns to salvage the real Dirty South.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Maurice Garland |
09-22-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Raekwon's Newfound Peace of Mind Leads to Release of Long-Awaited 'Cuban Linx' Sequelnew
Now, 14 years later, the Wu-Tang Clan's slang-master general is ready to follow Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II through to fruition.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Philip Mlynar |
09-22-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Intelligence Gets Lost in Spacenew
Fake Surfers, the fourth album from Seattle's junk-punk, noise-pop foursome the Intelligence, begins like the opening scene from The Godfather.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
09-22-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fake Surfers, The Intelligence
Sunn O))) Moves Mountains With Apocalyptic Soundnew
With the group's members spread out across the globe, getting them together on the same continent is a chore no less monumental than the doom-laden riffs Sunn O))) wields.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
09-22-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Monoliths & Dimensions, Sunn o)))
In Philly, Dean & Britta Set Music to Andy Warhol's Barely Moving Picturesnew
The pair has long been associated with dreamy, cranky, Velvet Underground-like pop, adore '60s cinema and sound-tracked recent film fare like Noah Baumbach's The Squid and the Whale. They were born to make a live score for the Live Arts Festival's 13 Most Beautiful ... Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
09-22-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dallas' Neon Indian Hits the National Scenenew
Despite the fact that the band's debut release still won't see the light of day until October, the hyper-aware music fans at the Monolith Festival sang along as the band launched into "Terminally Chill," the first song the band leaked to its internet fan base earlier this summer.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
09-21-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Neon Indian, Monolith Festival
Nathan Williams of Wavves Likes His Rock Served Rawnew
Whether Nathan Williams, the multi-instrumentalist behind San Diego's Wavves, likes it or not, his musical vehicle has been shoved under the ever-widening umbrella of lo-fi, or "no-fi" or, to use my new personal favorite term from the blogosphere, "shitgaze."
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
09-18-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jamaican Hitmaker Sean Kingston Hears With a Teen's Earsnew
They may be as shiny and sugary as any Top 10 tune, but the hooks from Sean Kingston's 2007 hit, "Beautiful Girls," and his latest, "Fire Burning," combine a contagious catchiness with a touch of dancehall and a pile of youthful exuberance.
Montreal Mirror |
Erin MacLeod |
09-18-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sean Kingston, Tomorrow
On Album 12, Yo La Tengo Again Turns Familiar Music Inside Outnew
For 25 years, Yo La Tengo has taken a contrarian approach to originality. Unafraid to evoke other artists, genres and time periods, the trio has dabbled in folk, pop, doo-wop, classic rock and the avant-garde.
INDY Week |
Marc Masters |
09-18-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Two Jersey Boys Called Spider Bags Find a New Chance in North Carolinanew
Goodbye Cruel World, Hello Crueler World, the second album by Spider Bags, is a glorious mess. Each of its 10 tracks feels as if it fights from beneath a haze of distortion or gasps for air underneath a tide of tape hiss.
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
09-18-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Langhorne Slim Comes to Portland and Makes an Excellent Recordnew
Be Set Free is an intoxicating listen, one that frames Langhorne Slim in a brand-new light and plainly makes the case for Scolnick as one of the best American songwriters currently active.
The Portland Mercury |
Ned Lannamann |
09-18-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Be Set Free, Langhorne Slim
Dear 'Diary': Sunny Day Real Estate Returnsnew
Judging from the band's beaming comments, this current reunion -- all original members, all old songs -- feels like a sincere gesture, and while it's hard to ignore the nostalgia and historical revisionism of it all, it's just nice to have Sunny Day Real Estate back in our lives.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
09-18-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are Becoming an Indie Sensationnew
When the band's self-titled debut LP was released in February, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart had the attention of tastemakers from The New York Times to Pitchfork and Stereogum, but Kip Berman says it was hardly an overnight turn.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
09-16-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Fishtank Ensemble Keeps it Extremely Old-Schoolnew
The band combines traditional gypsy music and varied other styles into a gloriously eclectic mixture.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-16-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
