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Muddy Mississippinew
Costello takes a good, long dunk in swampy blooze.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
02-13-2008 |
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Tags: Sean Costello, We Can Get Together
Panther's Second Album Starts Roughnew
Though 14 Kt. God hits with strong, rhythmic muscle on the surface, there's a lot going on underneath; discoveries like warm, resonant cello and subtle electronics make it a little more interesting with each listen.
Willamette Week |
Travis Ritter |
02-13-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Panther, 14 Kt. God
Buttercup's Strong Finishnew
When Buttercup plotted their three-EPs-in-a-year crusade to bring extreme productivity back to music, The Head Sits Upside Down on the Top of the Head was conceived as the weird finale.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
02-13-2008 |
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Bach Setnew
It is not an exaggeration to call the Bach Cantata project of Nicholas Harnoncourt and Gustav Leonhardt a landmark in the history of recorded music.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Peter Burwasser |
02-12-2008 |
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Dojo's Shared Visionnew
Analog Suspect fills the sensei role on Duality, with Selecta Roswell holding the spotlight on the strength of her sharp wordplay and a verbal style that encompasses rapid-paced syllable twisting and impassioned spitting.
Jack Johnson Sure Seems Nicenew
But niceness doesn't translate to interesting music on Sleep Through the Static, an album snoozy enough to put Ambien out of business.
Yip-Yip Adds Organic Instruments to Their Simplistic Electronicanew
But in their playful, kitschy take on modernism, the real thrust remains the analog synthesizers, which are still aimed at pumping their artificial funhouse with some of the most absurd, scurrying dance music made today.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
02-11-2008 |
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Power of Soulnew
Marvin Gaye's Here, My Dear -- the biggest fuck-you album ever -- gets reworked.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Craig D. Lindsey |
02-11-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Marvin Gaye, Here, My Dear
Cathartic Noise-Popnew
This CD balances a sense of rock 'n' roll depravity with romantic decay that makes a listener want to wash his hands after the final track.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-10-2008 |
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Tags: Blood on the Wall, Liferz
The Psychedelic Bandwagonnew
Dead Meadow, deep in their patchouli-laden heart, are a formalist pop band that refuses to sacrifice a good hook in exchange for a greasy, hallucinogenic jam.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
02-10-2008 |
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Tags: Dead Meadow, Old Growth
Protective Measuresnew
Instead of being just another pretty indie face, Thao Nguyen infuses her songs with strange and thoughtful images.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
02-10-2008 |
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'Field Manual' Doesn't Live Up to the Controversynew
Despite the customs dust up and seizure of his hard drive, Chris Walla's social and political indictments are hardly harsh.
The Memphis Flyer |
Stephen Deusner |
02-08-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Chris Walla, Field Manual
Living in Synthnew
These days there’s no shortage of retro-styled cosmic rockers: Black Mountain, Witchcraft, Dungen, Comets on Fire, and even the likes of Bigelf. The question for Portland quartet Danava is how to distinguish itself from that undifferentiated blur of longhaired reenactors.
Washington City Paper |
David Dunlap Jr. |
02-08-2008 |
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Grammar-Dropping Doesn't Make a Band Smartnew
In the last few years the phrase "literate indie rock" has been thrown around willy-nilly to describe bands that make some sort of "smart" reference in their music. The term could easily be applied to the online-hype-driven Vampire Weekend.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Patricia Sauthoff |
02-08-2008 |
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Tags: Vampire Weekend
Three People Can Only Do So Muchnew
Blue Petal’s talent is obvious, demands attention, and effectively nullifies any quibbles — until perhaps the 500th time you listen to the CD. And you will at least that much.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Tom Urquhart |
02-07-2008 |
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Tags: Blue Petal
