AltWeeklies Wire
Ólöf Arnalds: 'Við og Við' ('One Little Indian')new
Icelandic multi-instrumentalist Ólöf Arnalds' solo debut was originally released in Iceland back in 2007, and is only finding a U.S. home this week. Arnalds' songs invite you to listen closely, sway, hum along and get sucked into her world.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
01-13-2010 |
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Tags: Við og Við, Ólöf Arnalds
Fluffy Fun: Vampire Weekend's 'Contra'new
The frenetic buzz surrounding the band — the blogosphere debates over the band's merits — has made them into the Jonathan Safran Foer of indie rock. On Contra, debates about Vampire Weekend will not be settled, only recycled. If anyone still cares.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
01-13-2010 |
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Tags: Contra, Vampire Weekend
Rod Stewart: 'The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998'new
There are dozens of Rod Stewart compilations covering everything from his early years as the sassy, strutting "Rod the Mod" Faces frontman to his most recent incarnation as a somewhat unlikely crooner of the great American songbook. This isn't one more. Rather, the four-disc box unearths rarities.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
01-12-2010 |
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Muddy Waters: The N.E.C.'s 'Is'new
The group’s latest EP plunges headlong into dark, psychedelic murk. The semantics of a word like "progressive" need to be handled delicately when it comes to the band, which is defined by an ever-constant push to better itself. But progress for the N.E.C. is a process of refinement.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-12-2010 |
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Tags: The N.E.C., Is
A History Lesson, Courtesy of The Dimesnew
The Dimes' second album contains 12 jangly pop songs about early American history. Harbour tackles subjects like the Great Boston Fire of 1872, Susan B. Anthony, Winslow Homer and Beantown's Charles Street Jail... which is now a luxury hotel.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
01-12-2010 |
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PBR Poetry: Chickens and Pigs' 'See Through Soul'new
See Through Soul by the group Chickens and Pigs balances introspective moments with “aw shucks” inflections.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-12-2010 |
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Deep Impact: The Dutchess & the Duke's 'Sunset/Sunrise'new
Sunset/Sunrise reaches deeper than The Duchess & the Duke's raw-nerve, indie-folk-strumming ‘08 debut.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-12-2010 |
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DJ DiBiase & Singh Slim: 'So Far So Gucci'new
Seeing as Gucci is known for tailoring his flows to his original beats, he sounds disjointed on such tracks as "Every Freaky Girl in the World" and "Running Closer," although their slower tempos make it easier to understand his words.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
01-12-2010 |
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Animal Collective: Same Song and Dancenew
Animal Collective’s vibrant, psychedelic pop experiments have settled into the proverbial ass-groove in the couch
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-12-2010 |
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Tags: Fall Be Kind, Animal Collective
New From Manu Chao, the Modern-Day Populist Troubadournew
Filmed in a packed bullring in the southern French city of Bayonne, deep in Basque country near the Spanish border, this live double-album and DVD captures the essence of the former Mano Negra frontman's colorful career as an artist.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alejandro Leal |
01-12-2010 |
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Tags: Baionarena, Manu Chao
Atlanta Punk Trio Channels Every Ounce of Self-Loathing it Cannew
Honest Man tears open the first single from Atlanta punk trio Predator with a lo-fi whiz and bang that cuts right to the chase. The group channels every ounce of self-loathing it can muster into these three songs driven by three buzz-saw chords.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-12-2010 |
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Tags: Predator 7-inch EP, Predator
Glory Days: 'Glitter and Doom Live' From Tom Waitsnew
rom the first strangulated “aaargh” to its final, rumbling growl 16 songs and 73 minutes later, Tom Waits’ first official live album since 1988’s Big Time captures every oblique aspect of the singer/songwriter’s funhouse mirror persona.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
01-12-2010 |
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Tags: Glitter and Doom Live, Tom Waits
Indie Rock Darlings Real Estate Charm Blog Worldnew
Real Estate is the latest of the delightfully fey and arty indie-rock darlings to charm the pants off of the blog world — and with good reason. The self-titled, debut full-length from these New Jersey newcomers is rife with instant nostalgia that colors the wilting melodies of such songs as “Pool Swimmers,” “Atlantic City” and “Beach Comber.”
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-12-2010 |
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Tags: real estate
Amazing Grace: Cartel's 'Cycles' a One-Star Experiencenew
The Conyers quintet’s third album rings out with the grace of a leaf blower. The only thing that separates the group from the Avril Lavignes and Ashlee Simpsons of the world is gender.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-12-2010 |
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White Denim's 'Fits' Brims with Rhythmic Dexteritynew
By design, nothing stays in one place for too long. Radio Milk How Can You Stand It opens with a wash of noise that bursts into rhythms snaking through funk, psychedelia and art-rock terrain. The music careens wildly, crashing against the noise-damaged, Tex-Mex spaz of El Hard Attack Dcwyw and the spaced-out dub of Sex Prayer.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-12-2010 |
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Tags: Fits, White Denim
