AltWeeklies Wire
Raw and Irresistiblenew
On this live CD, Hillstomp reveal a stripped-down sound that's absolutely endearing.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-25-2007 |
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Combined Creativitynew
These twins write apart, but come together to make stunning music.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
10-25-2007 |
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Tags: Tegan and Sara, The Con
'Crawl Inside Your Head' Roams Geek Turfnew
SNMNMNM's quirk-and-chorus has long had a wide appeal. This record won't change that.
Tags: Crawl Inside Your Head, SNMNMNM
Little Brother Has Something to Provenew
On Getback, Big Pooh and Phonte hint at apology, balancing newly nuanced social- and self-criticism.
Tags: Getback, Little Brother
Trey Songz and J. Holiday Embrace Hug Lifenew
On Trey Day and Back of My Lac', these male R&B singers embrace romance without sounding like a bunch of pushovers.
Washington City Paper |
Sarah Godfrey |
10-25-2007 |
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An Intriguing Take on the Misfitsnew
It doesn't take a lot of courage or ingenuity to cover the Misfits -- if you're a punk rock band, that is. Mumpsy, however, is not.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-25-2007 |
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Caves Does Nothing New Pretty Darn Rightnew
Caves' pretty-boy retro rock certainly pays proper homage to its influences.
Willamette Week |
Amy McCullough |
10-24-2007 |
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Tags: Caves, Get On With It
'In Rainbows' Wears 'More Rock' Crownnew
It's kind of funny that every Radiohead album released post-Kid A has been heralded as the group's "return to rock" -- as though Thom Yorke's dips into electronic music and jazz have only delayed what we really want to hear: more versions of "High and Dry."
San Antonio Current |
Chuck Kerr |
10-24-2007 |
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Tags: In Rainbows, Radiohead
Challenging the Limits of Inaccessible Music with Popnew
The appeal of pop-based music generally lies largely in its accessibility, its ability to capture and hold one's attention right away. But artists like Sightings, Yellow Swans and Fiery Furnaces do the opposite.
Baltimore City Paper |
Raymond Cummings |
10-23-2007 |
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Mindless Faith Releases Electro-Industrial 'Medication for the Misinformed'new
Can the music played in goth dance clubs save the world, or will it just be unjustly blamed for yet another spate of teen-age social ills? Mindless Faith hopes it's the former.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Manny Theiner |
10-23-2007 |
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Anita Fix Focuses on Redemptionnew
On one hand, Alan Lewandowski, aka Anita Fix, is just an unassuming, lanky guy with neo-primitivist guitar stylings in the vein of indie folk heroes Jad Fair, Calvin Johnson and Bill Callahan.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Manny Theiner |
10-23-2007 |
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Gowns Meld Droning Noise with Quiet Folk-popnew
Gowns, like much of the psychedelia the band resembles, often exhibit a spiritual feel that pervades even when the content of the songs strays toward the mundane.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Andy Mulkerin |
10-23-2007 |
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'Hungry Beat' Fills Fire Engines' Voidnew
Cited by Primal Scream and Franz Ferdinand as inspirations for their own bands, Scotland's Fire Engines burned briefly but thrice as brightly as most other groups of their time. Their oeuvre amounted to merely 18 tracks, but it is, as they say, all good.
Tags: Fire Engines, Hungry Beat
Witchcraft Undulge in Noir Nostalgianew
This CD sounds like sitting in the back of a 1976 Dodge van, surrounded by blacklight posters, clouds of incense smoke, and stacks of 8-tracks.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
10-23-2007 |
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Tags: The Alchemist, Witchcraft
Chicago's Bloodshot Records Diversifiesnew
The label's next step comes in the form of two recent releases: a barroom rumble from Deadstring Brothers, the other a fey tumble from The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir.
Shepherd Express |
Jon Gilbertson |
10-22-2007 |
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