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Snap Sounds: Elephant9's 'Walk the Nile'new
Norwegian power trio Elephant9 lays on the acid-laced, "wildly cavorting in fields of fusion" prog (light on the kraut and pop, more in tune with the jazz) on their second long-player, Walk the Nile.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kimberly Chun |
02-24-2010 |
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Tags: Elephant9, Walk the Nile
Gov't Mule's Main Man Says He Takes Time Off, But We Don't Believe Himnew
Warren Haynes reveals the depth of his blues knowledge on Gov't Mule's latest album, last year's By a Thread, which he released on his own Evil Teen label.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
02-23-2010 |
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Tags: By a Thread, Gov't Mule
With its Fourth Album, Story of the Year Stays the Coursenew
Four albums into its career, the St. Louis quintet continues to defy critics – and resist pigeonholing. Exhibit A: The Constant, the band's second LP for Epitaph Records and fourth album overall, which it recorded last summer with producer Elvis Baskette
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
02-19-2010 |
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Tags: The Constant, Story of the Year
Pokey LaFarge Forges His Own Path Through Old-Time Country and Bluesnew
The question isn't how Pokey LaFarge, a 26-year-old, guitar-plucking blues singer — who was born in Benton, Illinois, and is now based in St. Louis — got to Florida. That's easy: Love and Interstates 10 and 75 took him there.
Riverfront Times |
Roy Kasten |
02-19-2010 |
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Tags: Pokey LaFarge, Riverboat Soul
Everything You'd Expect From Johnny Cash, Reallynew
An album full of hurt, devotion, malaise and dejection — American VI: Ain't No Grave is everything, really, that you’d expect from a well-rounded Cash album.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
02-17-2010 |
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Wait, What Happened to Brian Jonestown Massacre?new
No one just kind of likes Brian Jonestown Massacre. Well, not until now, maybe. A band that enjoyed hefty press after the 2004 documentary DiG! became the darling of Sundance, fans and haters have become staunch in their stances.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
02-17-2010 |
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Precise Narratives, Courtesy of Darden Smithnew
This retrospective collection of 16 of the Austin singer/songwriter's best tunes focuses primarily on midtempo and nearly twangless folk-pop tales of small towns, heartache, dreams and desire.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-17-2010 |
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Obscurely Accessible: In Mourning's 'Monolith'new
Monolith is either a beautiful way to say goodbye to a broken world, or a chance to enjoy metal done right and - dare it be said - accessibly. Vocalist Tobias Netzell could be singing about flowers and bunnies, but methinks he's actually obsessed with end times.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
02-17-2010 |
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Tags: In Mourning, Monolith
Sade's 'Soldier of Love' Worth the 10-Year Waitnew
On her long-awaited new album, Sade continues to practice a now-classic style of exquisite heartbreak and desperate desire while slipping from blissed-out funk to heady R&B revivalism.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-17-2010 |
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Tags: Sade, Soldier of Love
New Experi-Indie Album Shinesnew
Review of Cave Syndrome, a new experi-indie album by a Seattle-based project fronted by a North Texas artist, Transient Songs.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Ken Shimamoto |
02-17-2010 |
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The Thermals Write An Olympic Anthemnew
Well, isn’t this good timing. Just three days before the Winter Olympics start in Vancouver, BC, everyone’s favorite punk band the Thermals have penned an ode to the land of hockey, poutine, and mounties.
Willamette Week |
Michael Mannheimer |
02-10-2010 |
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The Second Coming of Retribution Gospel Choirnew
Alan Sparhawk doesn't have a reputation for writing exciting music, which makes his ascent into the exuberant rock of Retribution Gospel Choir's aptly titled second coming, 2, so remarkable.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
02-09-2010 |
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Tags: 2, Retribution Gospel Choir
Second Helping: AM's 'Future Sons Daughters'new
Future sound-bites Philly soul, Brazilian flavors and Italian soundtracks, but it all turns out like country-tinged, throwback Cali pop. A bit Turtles, a bit Byrds, a bit Mamas and Papas.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lily Moayeri |
02-09-2010 |
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Tags: AM, Future Sons Daughters
Flip It and Reverse It: The Magnetic Fields' 'Realism'new
Not even Morrissey could pull off a line like "I want you crawling back to me, down on your knees, like an appendectomy sans anesthesia" without a hint of irony; but that's the power of Stephin Merritt.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
02-09-2010 |
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Deep Dish: Galactic's 'Ya-Ka-May'new
Ya-Ka-May is a Chinese soup enjoyed by New Orleanians, made from meat (just about any kind will do), noodles, a hard-boiled egg and green onions. Galactic's latest, Ya-Ka-May, is infused with the same spirit.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
02-09-2010 |
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