AltWeeklies Wire
Wavves: King of the Beachnew
In 2009, after releasing one of the most over-hyped albums in recent memory, Wavves mastermind Nathan Williams imploded onstage during the Primavera Sound Festival in Spain. The outburst was an obnoxious display, fueled by drugs and alcohol, and suggested an entitled media darling feeling the pressure.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
09-22-2010 |
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James Dunn's The Bed We Madenew
With this third release, James Dunn finds himself between rock and a chart place.
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The Hold Steady Goes Beyond the 'Matsnew
The extra-strength aesthetic of Heaven is Whenever suits the hearty themes of Craig Finn's latest songs.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-22-2010 |
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Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggitsnew
After fifteen years, this duo is still going strong.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
09-22-2010 |
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The Small Ponds' Caitlin Cary & Matt Douglas Are The Small Pondsnew
Caitlin Cary could start a goddamn grindcore band and she'd still be tagged popularly as an alt-country siren.
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Superchunk Reinforces Its Legacynew
Superchunk's ninth album, and first in nine years, doesn't reinvent the band but instead simply finds them doing what they do best, better than they've done it in more than a decade.
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The Moaners' Nocturnalnew
On Nocturnal, The Moaners' third and most varied album, Melissa Swingle and Laura King preside over a set of songs as idiosyncratic as their frontwoman's delivery.
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Superchunk: Majesty Shreddingnew
Majesty Shredding breaks the band's nearly decade-long silence and marks a return to form; it could be a lost album from their Foolish period. The band's trademark blistering enthusiasm runs through every song.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
09-20-2010 |
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Embarrassing Fruits' Frontier Justicenew
As they continue to age, Embarrassing Fruits look more and more like a band we'd like to grow older with.
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Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl: Children of Fortunenew
Southwestern-style takes on indie-acoustic folk.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-19-2010 |
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Menomena: Minesnew
Portland, Ore's Menomena is one strange band. An art-pop trio with a case of personality disorder, the band offers a sound that contains moments of pure beauty, madcap experimentation and smashing energy -- sometimes within the same track.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
09-16-2010 |
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Karyn Paige Trips the Light Fantasticnew
A refugee from corporate America makes her promising debut.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
09-15-2010 |
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The Pack: Wolfpack Partynew
The Pack returns with its second album, a nineteen-track journey into the mind of a 21-year-old with a dissolute lifestyle.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
09-13-2010 |
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Sex With An Xnew
Kurt Cobain's favorite Scottish band puts out their first album in 20 years.
North Coast Journal |
Mark Shikuma |
09-09-2010 |
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S. Carey: All We Grownew
All We Grow, the solo debut from Bon Iver drummer S (Sean) Carey, doesn't stray far from Bon Iver territory -- a Wisconsin-bred sort of neo-minimalism that revels in spare, crisp instrumentation.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
09-08-2010 |
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