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The Hives: 'We Kick Ass and You Don't'new
It's been said that the purpose of all art is to express the inexpressible; to convey something that can't be easily defined. If that's the case, then the music of the Hives may not be art.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
12-05-2007 |
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The Best CDs of 2007new
Here is a list of my most favorite discs coming with me into 2008.
We Need Some Quaaludesnew
We can't stop listening to Phoenix rock trio Psych 101's Attachment Disorder, and it's totally messing with our heads.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
12-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: attachment disorder, Psych 101
Unsparing Sea Creates Eerinessnew
There are also plenty of cellos, harmoniums, saws, glockenspiels, and accordions on A Cloud in the Cathedral, a majestic sprawl of baroque psychedelia and Victorian gothic.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
12-04-2007 |
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Workhorse Rides Roughnew
Workhorse is an animal willing to do the heavy lifting -- emphasis on "heavy."
Tags: Beasts of Burden, Workhorse
Duran Duran Was Never a Great Bandnew
The Duranies gained fame as sleek, sleazy showmen with a strong visual sense and the ability to transform other people's ideas into garish pop readymades. Massacre follows that formula.
Tags: Duran Duran, Red Carpet Massacre
Young Franknew
A Voice in Time's material shows the surprising, youthful vulnerability and naïve romanticism of early Sinatra — a far cry from the cocky swagger of his Vegas years.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
11-30-2007 |
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A Beast of a 'Belly'new
FFA's second disc, Belly, picks up where 2004's criminally ignored Scavengers left off: Its beats are constructed almost exclusively from crackle and fuzz, and its rhymes veer from the personal into the impressionistic.
Washington City Paper |
Joe Warminsky |
11-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Belly, Food for Animals
Analog Jetpacks Leaves Politics Off 'And How They Flew'new
The group recently toured in support of D.C. voting rights and is attempting to sell MTV on a reality series about the subject. But its debut album is a largely apolitical series of easygoing (if verbose) good-time tunes that bend over backward not to take themselves too seriously.
Washington City Paper |
Ben Westhoff |
11-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Analog Jetpack, And How They Flew
Dusty Treasurenew
Slippin' In is the Macon native's second solo record of his lengthy career.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
11-29-2007 |
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Tags: Eddie Tigner, Slippin' In
Triple Whammynew
Instant Karma flows seamlessly from track to track.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Clay Duda |
11-29-2007 |
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The Colonel is Backnew
Give Thanks to Chank is Col. Bruce Hampton's first studio album since he recorded Deluxe Edition.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
11-29-2007 |
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Push Playnew
Clockcleaner channels a bevy of sheer hostility into a catchy blend of rockabilly damaged post-punk and post-goth songwriting.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
11-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Babylon Rules, Clockcleaner
Somobe Hits the Backpacknew
Bombs, the Taliban, vague "land collapse"; we need an indie rapper, stat!
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
11-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Somobe, The Great Communication
Glass Celebrates Cohen's Returnnew
He's converted Book of Longing into an 86-minute symphony as complicated and macabre as the poet himself.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
11-29-2007 |
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