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'Kala' is a Party Record with a Point of Viewnew
Arular struck just the right balance of radical politics, innovative production and round-the-way appeal for critics and clubgoers to go apeshit, and this follow-up follows suit.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
09-19-2007 |
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Insect Warfare's Grindcore is More Cathartic Than Flipping the Birdnew
Great stuff, especially if you've been harboring a deep-seated grudge against a coworker or family member.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
09-19-2007 |
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The Late Big Robert Smith Had a Voice Like a Foghornnew
This is a solid Texas blues disc that recalls those Sunday-evening soirees and Blue Monday jams over on Dowling Street or down in Sunnyside that, sadly, are rapidly slipping into Houston's past.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
09-19-2007 |
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Brooklyn's Dub Master Releases a Smash Solo Discnew
Ticklah vs. Axelrod is so good that it warms you one minute and gives you the chills right afterward.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
09-19-2007 |
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Tags: Ticklah, Ticklah vs. Axelrod
The New Pornographers Issue a 'Meh' Albumnew
The joyfully erratic sounds present in their earlier Mass Romantic, Electric Version, and, to some degree, Twin Cinema are, on first listen, surprisingly absent.
Baltimore City Paper |
Allison Levin |
09-18-2007 |
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Tags: Challengers, The New Pornographers
Common and UGK Offer the Best Rap Releases So Farnew
Common's Finding Forever and UGK's Underground Kingz are "albums" in the true sense of the word: a group of consistent, thematically cohesive songs.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brandon Soderburg |
09-18-2007 |
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Tags: UGK, Underground Kingz
Black Moth Super Rainbow Doesn't Write Songs, It Doodlesnew
Dandelion Gum can sound like the lo-fi bedroom work of one or two people.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michaelangelo Matos |
09-18-2007 |
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Black Moth Super Rainbow Only Sounds Like Drug Musicnew
It's easy to see how that mistake could be made. It's all heady fuzz and spiraling surrealism, at once terrifying and giddy. Dandelion Gum's either a fairy tale with fangs or a nightmare drenched in syrup.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kiernan Maletsky |
09-18-2007 |
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The Skivies Only Sound Like a Jokenew
The humor on Between Appliance and Apparel has a dark edge that matches the heavier-than-expected music.
'Scene of the Crime' is Like a Gritty Tableau of Lifenew
Sultry notes are delivered almost ethereally by LaVette, who seems to be channeling a long-gone New Orleans honky-tonk barfly.
Metro Spirit |
Erika Bolin |
09-18-2007 |
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'Eardrum' is Another Well-written Album by the Cognizant MCnew
Talib Kweli has risen to the top as one of the most respected, erudite, and charismatic lyricists to ever emerge from the underground hip-hop scene into the mainstream.
Metro Spirit |
Frazia Lee |
09-18-2007 |
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Tags: Eardrum, Talib Kweli
'The Alchemist' is a Masterpiecenew
There is in every song a seamless union of laissez-faire and unrelenting heaviness, its cohesiveness largely owing to the dudes' knack for deceptive and aggressive melodies.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
09-18-2007 |
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Tags: The Alchemist, Witchcraft
Aiden is an Alternative Band with a Different Soundnew
It seems to be a blend of punk rock with contemporary alternative, similar to bands such as My Chemical Romance and others.
Metro Spirit |
Rich McCracken |
09-18-2007 |
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Tags: Aiden, Conviction
'Love and Anxiety' is Almost Like Folk Musicnew
Sleeper Car reminds me of the Flying Burrito Brothers and the Marshall Tucker Band.
Metro Spirit |
Rich McCracken |
09-18-2007 |
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Tags: Love and Anxiety, Sleeper Car
'Ghetto Passport' Needs Some Worknew
He may have been famous on the football field, but it may take a while to be "Famouz" in the music field.
Metro Spirit |
Frazia Lee |
09-18-2007 |
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Tags: Famouz, Ghetto Passport
