AltWeeklies Wire
'The Mix-Up' Falls Way Shortnew
If all they could come up with in the three years since their last album is mildly enjoyable filler, these guys are either out of fresh ideas or overloaded with pre-owned ones.
Tags: Beastie Boys, The Mix-Up
The Political is Personal for Anne E. DeChantnew
Girls and Airplanes isn't a gentle folk album, nor is it an unplugged confessional -- the full-band affair has a kick missing from recent Ani DiFranco discs.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
07-13-2007 |
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Interpol Rises Above Its Influencesnew
In terms of writing and production, this may be Interpol at their best.
NOW Magazine |
Sarah Liss |
07-13-2007 |
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Tags: Interpol, Our Love To Admire
Frank Black's Kissin’ Cousin to Doolittlenew
Bluefinger, Black Francis' debut, captures the defunct punk legends' classic sound.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Tom Geddie |
07-12-2007 |
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Tags: Black Francis, Bluefinger
Ryan Adams: Could He Summon Debut Shine?new
The heroic singer-songwriter rediscovers his capabilities in Easy Tiger.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
07-12-2007 |
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Tags: Easy Tiger, Ryan Adams
Less Than Stellarnew
Yeah, the new Beastie Boys album is enjoyable, but this all-instrumental effort is not the band at their best.
Tucson Weekly |
Rich Schwartz |
07-12-2007 |
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Tags: Beastie Boys, The Mix-Up
Band of Paradoxesnew
Spoon keeps up its streak of winning albums with Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
07-12-2007 |
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Tags: Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Adaptationnew
Antidiotico evolves without succumbing to tiresome genre trends.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alejandro Leal |
07-12-2007 |
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Tags: Antidiotico, Orishas
One-two-three Punchnew
Deep-funk sound of KABOOM! is steeped in tradition.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
07-12-2007 |
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Spoon's Latest is Fresh Yet Familiarnew
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga infuses cool minimalism with flourishes of something warmer.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Corey Licht |
07-12-2007 |
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Tags: Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Time to Listennew
Jazz giant puts out aural melting pot with Tijuana Moods.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
07-12-2007 |
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Tags: Charles Mingus, Tijuana Moods
Junior Varsity's Change of Directionnew
The band sheds the pop-punk in second Victory
release.
Illinois Times |
Marissa Monson |
07-12-2007 |
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Tags: Cinematographic, Junior Varsity
The Gore Gore Girls' Feminine Mystiquenew
The Girls got gams and Gretsches!
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
07-12-2007 |
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Tags: Get the Gore, The Gore Gore Girls
'Avant Gershwin' is a Quiet Treasurenew
Austin captures the musicality of the Gershwins' tunes, making them seem timely without losing the timelessness of the songs.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
07-10-2007 |
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Tags: Avant Gershwin, Patti Austin
Brother Reade Follow in the Grand Two-man Traditionnew
Rapper Jimmy Jamz and producer Bobby Evans cut the bullshit (no skits, no grandiose, time-wasting intros, etc.) and get down to flaunting their considerable skills, as the album's no-nonsense title implies.
Tags: Brother Reade, rap music
