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Melodic Pleasuresnew
Grant-Lee Phillips has never sounded more confident.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
04-19-2007 |
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Tags: Grant-Lee Phillips, Strangelet
Beyond Cliche and Back Againnew
Even though the tribute-album concept has gone beyond cliche, every once in a while a decent collection emerges.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
04-19-2007 |
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Arctic Monkeys Slow it Down, Try to Impress Lessnew
Arctic Monkeys talk about what they know, which is why their songs ring true.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lily Moayeri |
04-19-2007 |
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A Smooth and Pleasing Approach to Bossa Novanew
For her sixth album and first since 2004's self-titled album, the Brazilian-born, New York-based Gilberto sticks to the lovely ballads and midtempo numbers that made her an international star.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
04-19-2007 |
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Tags: Bebel Gilberto, momento
Simple, Powerful Rhythmic Chatternew
Since the release of his acclaimed 1968 album, Machine Gun, Peter Brotzmann has pushed free jazz into deeper, darker realms of raw, visceral expression.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
04-19-2007 |
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Kaleidoscopic Psychedelics & Sundried Melancholynew
This Chapel Hill five-piece doesn't try to hide the fact that they live for guitars.
Tags: *SONS, Viracochas
This Debut Album is an Ambitious Projectnew
Swimming with Orange inches past its flaws, but once it grabs your attention, the struggle begins to maintain the listener’s focus.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Gabe Gomez |
04-19-2007 |
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Leonard Cohen's Backup Singer On Her Own for Third Solo Albumnew
If you're in the mood for molasses-sweet songs about the human condition, it's a good choice for a late-evening listen.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Tom Geddie |
04-19-2007 |
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Tags: Anjani, Blue Alert
The Hardest-working Unsigned Band Around?new
The five guys in Oliver Future have apparently been studying their vinyl record collections.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Joshua Loewen |
04-19-2007 |
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Tags: Oliver Future, Pax Futura
Not Wholly Derivative & Highly Ambitiousnew
The new CD by Arizona industrial metal band The Iris sounds like a sonic blueprint for a band that's finding its sound, and getting hotter by the minute.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
04-17-2007 |
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Tags: The Iris, The Vanity Fair
The Hottest Follow-up Album of the Yearnew
UK chanteuse Amy Winehouse is quickly becoming known for two things: her drinking habit and her amazing voice.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
04-17-2007 |
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Tags: Amy Winehouse, Back to Black
The Zorn Supremacynew
The saxist and his cohorts reshape metal without a single guitar.
Washington City Paper |
Mike West |
04-13-2007 |
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Coming Apart at the Themesnew
Mick Barr finds new ways to attack heavy metal.
Washington City Paper |
Mike West |
04-13-2007 |
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Tags: Mick Barr, Octis: Iohargh Wended
In the Key of Menew
Timbaland's guests tend to serve the maestro's ego.
Washington City Paper |
David Dunlap Jr. |
04-13-2007 |
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Gong Hits for Jesusnew
The Trees Community were about groove as much as Gospel.
Washington City Paper |
Andrew Beaujon |
04-13-2007 |
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