AltWeeklies Wire
Leaping Outnew
The first nine songs of National Anthem make it an album worth your money.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
04-26-2007 |
Reviews
Deliverancenew
Our Earthly Pleasures won't dazzle listeners with an amazingly innovative sound.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
04-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Maximo Park, Our Earthly Pleasures
Indie Trendnew
Former chart-topper releases album on indie label.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
04-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Pam Tillis, Rhinestoned
Dizzy Beats Aboundnew
The radical reworkings of Box turn Ono's arty material into throbbing club-floor mixes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
04-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Open Your Box, Yoko Ono
Booze-soaked Texas Mythology Turned Up to 11new
With their blend of breakneck two-step and pick-scraping punch, The Von Ehrics clearly worship at the altar of St. Johnny (Cash) and take their communion from Reverend Horton Heat, but they don't trip over any psychobilly cliches.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Steve Steward |
04-26-2007 |
Reviews
This Will Do Just Finenew
Led constantly by the mercurial Herod through frequent line-up shifts, The Comas have been looking for their identity since sometime around 1998 -- they may have finally found one.
John Fahey's Worthy Successornew
Glenn Jones shows why he has the most cred. Also reviewed: David Kilgour's The Far Now.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
04-26-2007 |
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A Faded Kodak Fantasy of 1960s Popnew
Animal Collective member Noah Lennox has made a record best listened to while falling asleep, just waking up, or any other time you're groggy enough to mistake a passing garbage truck for a Bach cantata.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jess Harvell |
04-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Panda Bear, Person Pitch
Hippest Hard Metal Band to Hit Western World in a Long Timenew
This Japanese rock band is huge in its home country, and it's starting to make waves here in the States, despite being way too cool for us.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
04-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Dir En Grey, The Marrow of a Bone
An Uncharacteristically Lively Albumnew
It seems dating fellow Drag City artist Joanna Newsom has worked out exceedingly well for the enigmatic singer-songwriter formerly known as Smog.
Dallas Observer |
Noah W. Bailey |
04-24-2007 |
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Impressively Blandnew
Meat is a mostly mediocre attempt at cutesy-yet-earnestly-indie pop music, and despite sincere comparisons to acts such as the Shins or even Sunny Day Real Estate, it lacks the sheer creative veracity that makes those groups great.
Walking Ashland is Often Called Piano Rocknew
For the most part, that's an accurate description.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: The Well, Waking Ashland
Sly of the Family Stone Gets What He Deservesnew
Seven discs of not-so-simple songs.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
04-23-2007 |
Reviews
The Brain of Birdnew
So enchanting, you won't notice how smart he is.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
04-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Andrew Bird, Armchair Apocrypha
A Disappointing Third Albumnew
Lavigne's attempts to embrace her girly side (a move for which the ex-Sk8er Girl has received much flak) mistake empowerment for helplessness.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
04-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Avril Lavigne, The Best Damn Thing
