AltWeeklies Wire
Bill Callahan's Latest Is More Accessible, At Least Musicallynew
The songs on Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle may have sprung from Bill Callahan's parting with fellow indie-folker Joanna Newsom, but this album will be remembered long after the gossip is forgotten.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
05-06-2009 |
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Ian Svenonius Reinvents Himself Againnew
Down with Liberty...Up With Chains finds D.C. humorist/antagonist Ian Svenonius exploring muffled and slow punk/soul grooves that evoke genius in subversive ways.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
05-06-2009 |
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Obits Turn Back the Clocknew
The debut album from Obits--the latest band to showcase vocalist/guitarist Rick Frober--is not what you might expect.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
04-29-2009 |
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'Beware' of Bonnie 'Prince' Billynew
Perhaps Will Oldham has gotten too good at what he does, and/or this is just the natural progression of Oldham's voice and technique--but here's hoping the next one doesn't sound so phoned in.
Tucson Weekly |
Brian Mock |
04-29-2009 |
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Theresa Andersson's 'Hummingbird, Go!'new
Theresa Andersson steps outside her roots-music box to discover success on a national scale.
Asher Roth Is 'Asleep'new
Being a privileged white guy from the Philly suburbs doesn’t disqualify Asher Roth from legitimate hip-hop MC status—not being able to spin an interesting yarn does.
Leela James' 'Let's Do It Again'new
Giving classic soul the kind of contemporary kick it's been crying out for, in the end Let's Do It Again only begs one question: "When?"
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
04-28-2009 |
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The Secret Handshake's 'My Name Up in Lights'new
Few acts among the crowded Dallas mall-pop scene are as sonically promising as The Secret Handshake.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
04-27-2009 |
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'Ten' + 18
Pearl Jam's touchstone grunge record gets a fresh coat of paint 18 years later.
Silversun Pickups' 'Swoon' Produces a Musical Fugue Statenew
The second full-length album by this young Los Angeles quartet melds pop-rock conventions with robust guitarscapes, hypnotic rhythms and lyrics that juggle angst, trepidation and beauty.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-23-2009 |
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Depeche Mode Is Still Chainednew
Depeche Mode has made their most sonically inspired and creative effort since 1986's Black Celebration.
Tucson Weekly |
James Hudson |
04-23-2009 |
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'Wyllt' Is the Stuff of Nightmaresnew
For every horrendous indie-rock act praised in the virtual pages of music blogs, there's a musically accomplished group of post-headbangers knocking on hell's door--and one such group is Black Math Horseman.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
04-23-2009 |
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Are They Battling the Devil, or Music Itself?
Eddie Argos and company return with an album that finds them running out of ideas, but finding just enough new ones to keep things interesting.
California Rockers Make Big Strides with Their Second LPnew
Silversun Pickups break out of the shadows and into their own identity with their terrific second album Swoon.
Meet the New Rock Opera
Colin Meloy and the Decemberists stretch their penchant for story-songs into an album-length piece on The Hazards of Love.
