AltWeeklies Wire
Stadium-Size Egonew
The Cool succeeds in spite of its pomposity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
01-23-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Lupe Fiasco, The Cool
Below Jupiter is Pogo-Readynew
The Cleveland duo's full-length debut unloads with three minutes of punky, bouncy, unplugged pop that sounds like the Violent Femmes, but with more keyboard and less bass.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
01-18-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Below Jupiter, Step into Home
Donna Jean Picks Up where the Dead Left Offnew
Donna Jean and the Tricksters shows what the seminal California jam band might have sounded like had they been more interested in their female singer.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Muckian |
01-18-2008 |
Reviews
The Tough and Tender of Frankie Vallinew
The early '60s weren't as bereft of rock 'n' roll as critics often say.
Shepherd Express |
Jamie Lee Rake |
01-18-2008 |
Reviews
Apocalyptic Folknew
Ben Chasny channels strum and drone into traditional song forms.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-17-2008 |
Reviews
Juke-Joint Rockernew
Soul Season takes the white-boy blues to a new place.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
01-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Soul Season, Tim Krekel Orchestra
Chameleonlike Transcendencenew
R&B 03 cuts the losses of Wire's spotty catalog.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Read & Burn 03, Wire
A Thing of Beautynew
Cat Power has some wonderfully unique takes on universal standards.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
01-17-2008 |
Reviews
'Destruction' is Low on Vision, High on Power & Convictionnew
A band that sells itself as the "last rock 'n' roll band" is probably one of two things: deluded or possibly right. The latter seems to be the case with Marah.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Gabe Gomez |
01-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Angels of Destruction, Marah
'Jukebox' Give Us the Same Old Channew
Jukebox could've been a mere promotional ploy, good for an iPod commercial or a House of Blues New Year's Eve gimmick. But as a loving salute to the idea of back catalog as salvation, the album is more convincing than Amy Winehouse's career.
Washington City Paper |
Jason Cherkis |
01-17-2008 |
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Black Mountain's Time Lapsenew
The band's idea of looking forward sounds an awful lot like 1970.
Washington City Paper |
Brent Burton |
01-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Black Mountain, In the Future
Neo-Psychedelic Compositionsnew
Samara Lubelski's new album is heavenly, ethereal and a little mind-bending, with a vaguely medieval undertone.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
01-16-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Parallel Suns, Samara Lubelski
New Force in Old-Schoolnew
This death-metal band will have you raising your fist in the air and throwing out devil horns like a vapid teenager.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
01-16-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Avenger of Blood, Death Brigade
Alternative Rock Conceived in a Snowstormnew
"We were just trapped inside and all we could do was drink and record," says Botnix lead singer-guitarist Tim O'Brien. "The storm was the best thing that ever happened to this band."
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
01-15-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Botnix, de-fe-'ni-shens/
More Than a Product Tie-Innew
The best soundtracks enhance the flicks from which they sprang even as they make a statement of their own. And Juno's CD companion more than accomplishes this goal.
