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'Remixed' is a Standards Slaughternew
The overarching cut 'n' paste effect leaves the listener with the impression that everybody in the studio just let the Holiday tracks roll as some peripheral noise while they got overly excited at the mixing boards in endless "Look at me!" moments.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
08-21-2007 |
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Fog is Almost Beyond Genrenew
Seldom does a trip to the edge feel as intuitive and natural as in this stirring and forward-thinking work.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
08-21-2007 |
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Jason Molina Gives Himself the Box-set Treatmentnew
It's an overwhelming batch of material, not nearly as striking as Songs: Ohia's best work, but anyone enamored with Molina's high-lonesome drawl will find plenty of room to stretch out and wait.
Orlando Weekly |
Rob O'Connor |
08-21-2007 |
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Tags: Magnolia Electric Co., Sojourner
Gogol Bordello: A Band for Our Timesnew
It's a movable feast of sound and spirit that asserts that home isn't a place but something you carry around with you.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
08-21-2007 |
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Tags: Gogol Bordello, Super Taranta
Devildriver Hits its Stridenew
Continuing the glorious and deadly thrash-pop trends of their previous output, The Last Kind Words carries its weight with other heavyweight metal releases this year.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
08-20-2007 |
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Tags: Devildriver, The Last Kind Words
Bebo Norman Displays the Ultimate Devotionnew
The Georgia-born Christian artist's latest project is bound to transform the lost souls.
Metro Spirit |
LaToya Hollomon |
08-20-2007 |
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Common Continues to Wear Many Hatsnew
You can expect a bit of the same lyricism, full of his vision of the world and the ghetto from social and political standpoints.
Metro Spirit |
LaToya Hollomon |
08-20-2007 |
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Tags: Common, Finding Forever
Big Chief is On His Way to Stardomnew
Just as the ATL has many hip-hop visionaries, Big Chief has caught the ear of many listeners because of his unique approach to the music and melodies that are original and individual.
Metro Spirit |
Rich McCracken II |
08-20-2007 |
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Tags: All About Emotions, Big Chief
'Planet of Ice' Stretches the Formnew
Minus the Bear knows the right way to put art into rock, and vice-versa.
Tags: Minus the Bear, Planet of Ice
Rilo Kiley Goes Second-ratenew
What makes Under The Blacklight a true disappointment is the shoddy songcraft.
NOW Magazine |
Sarah Liss |
08-20-2007 |
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Tags: Rilo Kiley, Under The Blacklight
'Challengers': Unabashed Mellownessnew
Gone are the wired-up anthems that are the New Pornographers' hallmark, replaced here by quiet introspection.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
08-20-2007 |
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Tags: Challengers, The New Pornographers
Lick This!new
Juliette Lewis continues to earn respect for her musical efforts, with a little help from Dave Grohl.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
08-16-2007 |
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Interpol is Deadly Seriousnew
Interpol's third album contains not a single misfire, with songs as emotionally devastating as getting dumped and fired in the same afternoon.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Ben Westhoff |
08-15-2007 |
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Tags: Interpol, Our Love To Admire
'Appetite for Destruction': Revisiting a Classicnew
Twenty years after its release, Guns N' Roses' masterpiece remains a filthy, ferocious glimpse into lawless rock music.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
08-15-2007 |
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Fresh Outta Prison, Jah Cure Drops a 'New Beginning'new
True Reflections shows that, even from a jail cell, Jah Cure has become one of the strongest singer/songwriters in Jamaican music.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
08-14-2007 |
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