AltWeeklies Wire
Cultural, Generational and Stylistic Collisionnew
Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid share a silent telepathy that draws strength from an intense exploration of each other's natural rhythmic tendencies.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
03-01-2007 |
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Weird Wordsnew
This album takes patience to enjoy -- but the patient will be rewarded.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Deerhoof, Friend Opportunity
Misguided MCnew
Miss Macro should forget about the pop-culture references and focus on the poetic.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
02-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Macromantics, Moments in Movement
Raw Vulnerabilitynew
Lucinda Williams' West is the first real country-rock masterpiece of the 21st century.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
02-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lucinda Williams, West
Box Set Celebrate's Elektra's Art Over Commercenew
Forever Changing speaks to the power of Jac Holzman's ideal.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Can't Quite Recapture the Magicnew
Some Loud Thunder indulges in indie-rock's middling tendencies: willed obscurity and challenging arrangements with no payoffs.
The Memphis Flyer |
Stephen Deusner |
02-23-2007 |
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The Nerdiest of the Indie Nerdsnew
The sound money is on Robert Schneider of the Apples in Stereo.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
02-22-2007 |
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Small Brilliancesnew
Money Mark perfectly matches sound to feeling.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Brand New by Tomorrow, Money Mark
Tunes From Outer Space?new
Grizzly Bear plays music like you might have heard in a dream that you never knew you had.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Grizzly Bear, Yellow House
Earthbound, but Relatablenew
The Broken West's music may not be universal, but it's easy to see why it could seem that way.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
02-22-2007 |
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Norah Jones Plumbs New Depthsnew
The result is a surprisingly thematic mix from someone so perfect but breezy on her breakthrough debut.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Norah Jones, Not Too Late
Playin' It Safenew
Play with the Changes could use a sense of adventure.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: 4Hero, Play with the Changes
Late-Night Lineupnew
While Om: Chilled is meant for the bedroom, the CD's standout songs feature vocals or rhymes that will keep you up listening into the wee hours.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
T. LaGon |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Artists, Om: Chilled
Beyond Beats and Rhymesnew
The choice between rapping and singing is the difference between writing structured lyrics and flying free.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Atlantis: Hymns for Disco, K-OS
Southern Culture on the Skids & Heads on Sticksnew
These Southern iconoclasts have nailed the possum to the wall: Nobody captures the tragedy of upscale downward mobility better than Southern Culture on the Skids. Also reviewed: Heads on Sticks' The Pamphleteer.
