AltWeeklies Wire
Do-goodernew
Songs for Waiting's music matches its message.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jason Ferguson |
03-05-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Songs for Waiting, The Oaks
Valet Ushers in Pre-Springnew
Valet, a.k.a. Honey Owens -- most notably of Jackie-O Motherfucker's interchangeable cast -- crafts tunes that are much like fierce saplings struggling to break through layers of brittle frost.
Willamette Week |
Erik Bader |
03-05-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Naked Acid, Valet
Little Beirut's Not Quite Popnew
It goes down easy enough -- infectious melodies, casually perfected structures, instantly memorable turns of phrase -- but pop demands singles.
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
03-05-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: High Dive, Little Beirut
Court-ordered Conflictnew
Here, My Dear overflows with vitriol, love, confusion and sorrow.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
03-05-2008 |
Reviews
Crunch Heavynew
Stuck Mojo forgos rap-metal cliches.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jason Ferguson |
03-05-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Southern Born Killers, Stuck Mojo
The Raveonettes Charm Againnew
The Danish duo uses white noise and distortion with more aplomb than any group since the Jesus & Mary Chain, but there is always a girl-group naivete competing with the feedback.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
03-05-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Lust Lust Lust, The Raveonettes
Inspired By Who?new
The press release for Alopecia claims that Why? ringleader Yoni Wolf was inspired "as much by MF Doom and Lil' Wayne as J. Newsom and Big Dylan."
Bradford Cox Takes a Solo Flight as Atlas Soundnew
The erstwhile Deerhunter vocalist is one of the few shoegaze suitors who seems clued in to the searing -- and often distressing -- tensions that distinguish My Bloody Valentine from followers like Slowdive and Ride.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Max Goldberg |
03-05-2008 |
Reviews
He's a Solar Mannew
Now Magic Lantern guitarist Cameron Stallones has struck out on his own with a solo album under the moniker Sun Araw.
A Gentler Autechrenew
On Quaristice, they occasionally veer into a more classically "beautiful" melodic mode; overall, the album's less rhythmically manic than their more recent releases.
Tags: Autechre, Quaristice
What's Happening Goes Beyond Bossa Novanew
The compilation proves biodiversity is hardly the only kind of variety in Brazil.
Chicago Reader |
Peter Margasak |
03-03-2008 |
Reviews
Martin Atkins Wants to Rock Chinanew
Atkins juxtaposes modern and traditional sounds, including DJs, Tibetan chants, mandolin and instruments such as the pipa and hulusi, along with heavily digitized post-production.
Shepherd Express |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
02-29-2008 |
Reviews
Celtic Frost's Origins as Hellhammernew
This two-disc compilation gathers a trio of oft-bootlegged demos from 1983. Newly remastered, the dungeon tapes sound cleaner than ever while retaining their grit.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
02-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Demon Entrails, Hellhammer
Once More With Feelingnew
There are numerous highlights to Real Emotional Trash, the new album from Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, but I'd wager the most striking one is that the album will not make you long for a Pavement reunion.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
Comfort Musicnew
Oh, My Darling satisfies because of its instant familiarity and wholeness of heart
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Basia Bulat, Oh, My Darling
