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'Fingers and Thumbs': A Stripping Down of the Soulnew
With an intonation like Alanis Morissette, and the soul of folk sisters Carole King, and Joni Mitchell, Polly Paulusma showers tracks on her latest effort with poetic depth, and emotional splendor.
Metro Spirit |
LaToya Holloman |
08-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Fingers and Thumbs, Polly Paulusma
'Honey and Salt': A Mix of Pop, Rock, Punk & Countrynew
The L.A.-based group woos listeners with influences from the Byrds and Buffalo Springfield, but interspersed throughout each track, though, is the true individuality of the group.
Metro Spirit |
Latoya Holloman |
08-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Dead Rock West, Honey and Salt
Keith Murray Teeters on the Edge of Full Recognitionnew
Despite experiencing a number of setbacks (jail time, being dropped from Def Jam) and personal strife and tragedies (alcohol abuse in the family, succumbing to the streets), Murray still manages to put out his fourth album.
Metro Spirit |
LaToya Holloman |
08-08-2007 |
Reviews
'Paradise Lost': Milton Meets Metalnew
Symphony X should be commissioned to write a "Prog Metal for Dummies" book -- let's go down the checklist, shall we?
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
08-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paradise Lost, Symphony X
'Unless It Isn't: A Charming Country Feelnew
Allee likens himself to Paul Simon and Lyle Lovett, and actually is a fair blend of the two musicians.
Metro Spirit |
Kaylor Maddox |
08-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Johnnye Allee, Unless It Isn't
'A Decade on the Throne': Taiwanese Black Metalnew
Chthonic have gone under the radar and cemented their legacy as one of history's top black metal acts.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
08-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: A Decade on the Throne, Chthonic
'Retox' is Pure Glam-trashnew
The band resembles some severely perverted version of The Village People, with band members donning sailor outfits and army helmets onstage while simulating blowjobs on the machine heads of their guitars.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
08-07-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Turbonegro, Retox
Justice Keeps the Energy Pumpingnew
The duo's electro-fiddling tends toward the egalitarian, not the exclusionary, with amped-up beats and floor-filling giddiness balancing out the occasional nod to pomposity.
Across Tundras Bring the 'Blizzard'new
The EP has demos of three tracks slated for the next recording, plus a pair of curios that find Tanner Olson and friends exploring the crossroads of traditional folk and modern atmospherics.
Tags: Across Tundras, Full Moon Blizzard
Prince's Guitar-Shaped Shadownew
Prince's third album in a string of "Neo-Prince" releases proves that he has lost his unforgettable edge, reducing him to just a shadow of what he once was.
Jackson Free Press |
Rob Hamilton |
08-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Prince, Planet Earth
Quantum Leapnew
Bone Crusher jumps off the bandwagon on Free.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Rodney Carmichael |
08-02-2007 |
Reviews
Melancholy Threadnew
Easy Tiger is easy to listen to and hard to remove from your CD player.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
08-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Easy Tiger, Ryan Adams
Remarkable Texturesnew
Annie Clark's Clark's voice wraps you in sounds and sensations that resonate long after the album's over.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
08-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Marry Me, St. Vincent
Vast in Its Quietnessnew
Hrishikesh Hirway's The One AM Radio creates genius work with small sounds.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
08-02-2007 |
Reviews
A Lesson Learnednew
Wagoner can still deliver the goods.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
08-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Porter Wagoner, Wagonmaster
