AltWeeklies Wire
Pop Korn?new
On paper, Korn may be doomed -- but there's much to like about the band's new album.
Tucson Weekly |
Jon Hobson |
08-29-2007 |
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Kaskade Still Commands Big Room Housenew
From the rich gospel singing of the first track, Axwell's "I Found You," and the piano arrangements of Joslyn's "Funk 2 Night," the affable producer delivers mainstream house at its most radio-friendly — and that's a good thing
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Peter Nicholson |
08-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bring the Night, Kaskade
Sorcerer Shows His Magicnew
The 11 tracks feature fluorescent glimmers and surprising melodic nuances signal a major album-of-the-year contender at a time when such claims aren't just Baby New Year gibberish.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
08-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: White Magic, Sorcerer
Liars Release Most Approachable Album Yetnew
Liars may be the group's first disc on which the disparate elements that have defined their sound are allowed to gel.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sean Manning |
08-29-2007 |
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Tags: Liars
Dead C Still Roars and Shrieksnew
The five-song disc's hourlong listen sounds like one colossal field recording, as if the band flipped on the studio mics and went to town without a thought of composition or substance in mind.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Chris Sabbath |
08-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Dead C, Future Artists
'Love is the Song We Sing': All San Fran Includednew
The four-disc box features just about every musician around for the Summer of Love, plus pieces by Rock Scully, Ben Fong-Torres, and others.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
J. H. Tomkins |
08-29-2007 |
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Joe McMurrian Quartet Finds Its Own Smoky Voicenew
The bluesman McMurrian has shown impressive growth as a songwriter; his words have become as musical as his guitar playing is lyrical.
Willamette Week |
Jeff Rosenberg |
08-29-2007 |
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Deer or the Doe Find Tension But No Releasenew
The Portland indie rockers create a solid debut with definite repeat-button-ready songs despite its often frustrating stricture.
Willamette Week |
Anika Sabin |
08-29-2007 |
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Blanche Davidian: More Dead Boys than Grateful Deadnew
Orange Sunshine lacks the experimental liberties of the band's first album, opting instead for lean, mean rock riffs and bigger production.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
08-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Blanche Davidian, Orange Sunshine
If Rock 'n' Roll Outlives the Devil, Thank Dax Riggsnew
The former singer/guitarist of indie-rock duo Dead Boy and the Elephantmen crafts hypnotic, stripped-down garage blues and gritty psychedelic goth rock that points to a conceptual partnership with the Prince of Darkness
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
08-28-2007 |
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Monte Negro Creates the Blueprint for Rock Radionew
Tight, melodic and absolutely unafraid to meld multiple guitar-driven styles into the creation of a unique sound, the bilingual Monte Negro pushes beyond the soft expectations of both rock en Espanol and mainstream rock.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
08-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Cicatrix, Monte Negro
Aesop Rock Releases Best Album in Yearsnew
Rock demands an attentive ear for his inspired canvas and bountiful wit.
Orlando Weekly |
Dominic Umile |
08-28-2007 |
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Tags: Aesop Rock, None Shall Pass
Pseudosix Elicits Surprising Empathynew
This Portland-based group radiates an organic reclusivity that suggests Built to Spill if it was bingeing on '70s country and soft rock in a dank cavern.
Orlando Weekly |
Raymond Cummings |
08-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Pseudosix
Airiel Edges Away From Swooning Showgazenew
A gleaming mark of clarity, and the noisy washes of guitar surrounding it, serve as an unapologetic announcement that The Battle of Sealand is going to owe a lot to the Scene That Celebrated Itself.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
08-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Airiel, The Battle of Sealand
Joe Fornothin: More John Mayer Than Not Buddy Guynew
The air of hard-won experience that marks the best blues is entirely absent from this EP.
Tags: Joe Fornothin
