AltWeeklies Wire
No Masterpiecenew
While the music has grown more authoritative, the beats feel a little tired and the squirrelly energy of the first release is gone.
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Amy Biegelsen |
06-22-2006 |
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Belle, Without Sebastiannew
Isobel Campbell, the mythical Belle of Belle and Sebastian, makes an odd pairing with The Screaming Trees' Mark Lanegan -- but it definitely works.
Style Weekly |
Ira Calos |
06-22-2006 |
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VH Cover Album Misses the Marknew
These covers are mostly from early Van Halen records (thank all that's holy), but it seems unintentionally funny when disciplined country singing meets cock-rock lyrics.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
06-22-2006 |
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Aphex Twin Resurfacesnew
After 2001 Aphex Twin's Richard James kept his distance and released no new music; many assumed he’d retired -- in 2005, he returned with 11 new EPs.
Style Weekly |
Mark Richardson |
06-22-2006 |
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More Good Stuffnew
Seamlessly tied together by the pristine production of Rick Rubin, this is one of the year's best albums.
Style Weekly |
Hilary Langford |
06-22-2006 |
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Tags: Dixie Chicks, Taking the Long Way
Layers of Soundnew
Ilad creates warm compositions without losing momentum.
Style Weekly |
Nathan Lott |
06-01-2006 |
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An Old Chestnutnew
Even attenuated by age and obscured by primitive recording, Tolliver's charms more than rival the polished virtuosity of most modern re-enactors.
Style Weekly |
Peter McElhinney |
05-04-2006 |
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Tags: Now and Then, Speedy Tolliver
Burning Sagenew
The Exchange Session works because these very different musicians meet each other halfway, resulting in something that sounds like an oxymoron: accessible experimental jazz.
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Mark Richardson |
05-04-2006 |
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A Big No, No, Nonew
These 11 tracks are filled with polished guitars, structured arrangements, sing-song rhythms and an overall sense of lethargy -- and it's not just because the tempos have eased.
Style Weekly |
Hillary Langford |
05-04-2006 |
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Tags: Show Your Bones, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Aptly Namednew
This dual disc finds Harper oscillating between delicate troubadour and brazen bluesman, revolutionary and romantic.
Style Weekly |
Hillary Langford |
04-20-2006 |
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Tags: Ben Harper, Both Sides of the Gun
Pre-World Musicnew
Long before there was actually a genre of music called world music, trumpeter and flugelhornist Hugh Masekela was blending cultures with sound.
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Chris Bopst |
04-20-2006 |
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A Touching Compilationnew
Considering the cruel fate that befell this man and his family, it is comforting that he left behind so many musical testaments to a life well-lived -- passionate songs that still carry his personal spirit and provide lasting memories for loved ones and fans.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
04-20-2006 |
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Tags: Bryan Harvey, Remember Me Well
Morrissey's Latest Albumnew
The key recent development in Morrissey’s work is that the melodic crack has returned to his songwriting; he appears to be thinking in terms of catchy singles again.
Style Weekly |
Mark Richardson |
04-20-2006 |
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Jailbird Countrynew
Fans of country music, rejoice: 10 of Merle Haggard's early Capitol Records albums have been remastered and released.
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Brent Baldwin |
04-13-2006 |
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