AltWeeklies Wire
No Masterpiecenew
While the music has grown more authoritative, the beats feel a little tired and the squirrelly energy of the first release is gone.
Style Weekly |
Amy Biegelsen |
06-22-2006 |
Reviews
Well, You Need Itnew
This newly released CD set reveals how Monk taught Coltrane to be himself.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
06-22-2006 |
Reviews
Belle, Without Sebastiannew
Isobel Campbell, the mythical Belle of Belle and Sebastian, makes an odd pairing with The Screaming Trees' Mark Lanegan -- but it definitely works.
Style Weekly |
Ira Calos |
06-22-2006 |
Reviews
VH Cover Album Misses the Marknew
These covers are mostly from early Van Halen records (thank all that's holy), but it seems unintentionally funny when disciplined country singing meets cock-rock lyrics.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
06-22-2006 |
Reviews
Aphex Twin Resurfacesnew
After 2001 Aphex Twin's Richard James kept his distance and released no new music; many assumed he’d retired -- in 2005, he returned with 11 new EPs.
Style Weekly |
Mark Richardson |
06-22-2006 |
Reviews
More Good Stuffnew
Seamlessly tied together by the pristine production of Rick Rubin, this is one of the year's best albums.
Style Weekly |
Hilary Langford |
06-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Dixie Chicks, Taking the Long Way
Sensitive Smart-Assesnew
Guster go hard rock -- sort of.
Nashville Scene |
Michael McCall |
06-21-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Ganging Up on the Sun, Guster
Vested Disinterest
Despite their clothes, the ’Heads don’t really care about being nerdy anymore.
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Leitko |
06-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: News and Tributes, The Futureheads
Wall That Jazz
Mahanthappa and Iyer divide their disc nicely between East and West.
Washington City Paper |
Joe Dempsey |
06-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: The Tyde, Three's Co.
South by Northwestnew
Band of Horses' sub pop debut combines the spacious feel of the Pacific Northwest with more intimate Southern roots.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Schacht |
06-15-2006 |
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A Second Actnew
Widespread Panic's new album acts as a metaphor for the band's rebirth.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
06-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Earth to America, Widespread Panic
Half Fullnew
The second offering from Omaha's tap-dancing phenomenon flirts with living down a name.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
06-15-2006 |
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Funk and Politicsnew
Oakland rapper/activist Raymond "Boots" Riley, updates the phenom of funk music as social satire.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
06-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Pick a Bigger Weapon, The Coup
New Front, Same Feelnew
With only two-fifths of its original lineup, The New Cars are a total joyride.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
06-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: The New Cars, It's Alive
Pretension Headache
The Drift offers no release from its monolithic depression.
Washington City Paper |
David Dunlap Jr. |
06-12-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Scott Walker, The Drift
