AltWeeklies Wire
The Fellow Americans Simply Rocksnew
Every song is spirited, lo-fi, and, true to punk style, short.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
08-24-2007 |
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Vee-Jay's Treasure Trovenew
Music fans who know of the legendary Vee-Jay Records only as the first American label of the Beatles really need to check out this great new four-disc compilation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
08-23-2007 |
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Bryan Ferry Walks the Tightrope Successfullynew
These versions feel so effortless you'd guess he'd written them himself.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
08-23-2007 |
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Tags: Bryan Ferry, Dylanesque
Barn Burnernew
Liars is the band's most accessible album since its 2001 debut.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Corey Licht |
08-23-2007 |
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Tags: Liars
Animal Collective's Cacophony with Pop Melodynew
Strawberry Jam is almost completely devoid of the meandering ambience and tribal caterwauling of the more experimental Here Comes the Indian.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Corey Licht |
08-23-2007 |
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Tags: Animal Collective, Strawberry Jam
On Heartbreaknew
The actress/model returns to singing with a fine effort that shows she's now a grown-up recording artist.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-23-2007 |
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Tags: Mandy Moore, Wild Hope
A New Take on Classicsnew
Bryan Ferry doing an entire album of Dylan covers? It's not as awful as one might expect.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
08-23-2007 |
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Tags: Bryan Ferry, Dylanesque
Damwell Betters: Make Music, Not Babiesnew
Heartfelt and powerful, crisp and dynamic, the disc packs a huge wallop of rock and a small dose of introspection in a complete package of music to damn well rave about.
Illinois Times |
Tom Irwin |
08-23-2007 |
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Reinventionnew
Soulive seems handcuffed on most of this compact, jam-free material.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
08-22-2007 |
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Tags: No Place Like Soul, Soulive
Nick Lowe: Man Out of Timenew
At My Age is a mesmerizing collection of songs for adults.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
08-22-2007 |
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M.I.A.'s Neon Funknew
Kala could have been the party album of the summer
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Corey Licht |
08-22-2007 |
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Cornel West Bridges the Gapnew
Helping older generations who underestimate the power of modern urban music.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
08-22-2007 |
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Okkervil River Trots Out More Song-novelsnew
What especially salvages Stage Names is that frontman Will Schef doesn't pretend he can't be bought or is unwilling to let the machine take control from time to time.
San Diego CityBeat |
Troy Johnson |
08-22-2007 |
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Tags: Okkervil River, The Stage Names
Kurt Hagardorn Makes Classic Effortlessnew
You'd be forgiven for mistaking Ten Singles for a broadcast block from a radio station called LITE FM, but Hagardorn smoothly incorporates the sounds of his throwback idols into something all his own.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
08-22-2007 |
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Tags: Kurt Hagardorn, Ten Singles
UGK Strongly Advise You Quit Hating the Southnew
While Underground Kingz doesn't move me the way Super Tight and Ridin' Dirty once did, it feels like a very promising kickoff for the second phase of UGK's career.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
08-21-2007 |
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Tags: UGK, Underground Kingz
