AltWeeklies Wire
Arduous Name, Angry Musicnew
The most recent release of the Austin-based band strips back the transparent ambitions of Worlds Apart for smaller-scale victories.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jonathan Garrett |
11-16-2006 |
Reviews
Pole Positionnew
Talking strippers, lies, and aging with the daisy-fied Juggaknots.
The Village Voice |
Makkada B. Selah |
11-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Juggaknots, Use Your Confusion
Plucking Brilliantnew
Ys is Joanna Newsom's coming out as a capital-E eccentric.
Washington City Paper |
Brent Burton |
11-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Joanna Newsom, Ys
A Dedicated Lovernew
For Bold and Beautiful, Duplaix removes the nightclub gloss of his debut album, 2003's International Affairs and creates a tone that is lush and balletic.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
11-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bold and Beautiful, Vikter Duplaix
After-Work Commute Musicnew
Grey Does Matter prescribes an elemental blast of vintage indie power pop for the workplace blues, delivered in easy-to-digest two- and three-minute doses.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Schacht |
11-10-2006 |
Reviews
Fusing Skynard and Radioheadnew
For Okonokos, the group's latest release, My Morning Jacket recorded live at San Francisco's Fillmore over two days in November 2005 and the band's energy translates spectacularly.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Debbie Michaud |
11-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: My Morning Jacket, Okonokos
Unhinged Brutalitynew
Fifteen years and seven LPs into its existence, Boston's Converge has delivered one of the best heavy albums of the year.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hamilton Jordan Jr. |
11-10-2006 |
Reviews
Endless Lovenew
Why is Lionel Richie always overlooked?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tamara Palmer |
11-10-2006 |
Reviews
A Vagabond's Scrapbooknew
Amy Annelle and the Places sing of escape.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
11-09-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Songs for Creeps, The Places
Strange Birdsnew
An enigmatic Miami band pushes expectations out of the nest.
Miami New Times |
Jonathan Zwickel |
11-06-2006 |
Reviews
Love Is His Religionnew
Bob Marley's first-born has seemed to alternately embrace and elude his father's legacy. Until now.
Cleveland Scene |
Dan LeRoy |
11-03-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Ziggy Marley, Love Is My Religion
Say What?
More angry youngsters than ever before will be able to understand what the Blood Brothers have to say -- which according to the lyrics sheet, may not be much.
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Leitko |
11-03-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: The Blood Brothers, Young Machetes
Bearable Lightness
When an album's title is its only major misstep, well, that's something to be happy about.
Washington City Paper |
Joe Dempsey |
11-03-2006 |
Reviews
Under Pressure
Banks doesn’t exactly make good on his promise to "make" some of the fine producers he's unearthed.
Washington City Paper |
Sarah Godfrey |
11-03-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Lloyd Banks, Rotten Apple
The Mook of Love
Saturday Night Wrist is no disaster, but it definitely shows what happens when a talented frontman decides that it’s time to assuage his own boredom.
Washington City Paper |
Joe Warminsky |
11-03-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Deftones, Saturday Night Wrist
