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Somewhere Elsenew
Producer Bill Laswell proves that Matthew Miller has a lot going on.
The Village Voice |
James Hunter |
04-19-2006 |
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Heavenly Hash

Sparxxx's rapping proves fairly interesting throughout the album--and not just lyrically.
Washington City Paper |
Andrew Beaujon |
04-17-2006 |
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Tags: Bubba Sparxxx, The Charm
Hallmark Hippie
Gelb's mix of bent platitudes, loping-limping guitars, and wayward melodies is both wholly sincere and deeply appealing.
Washington City Paper |
Pamela Murray Winters |
04-17-2006 |
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Tags: Howe Gelb, 'Sno Angel Like You
Hack in Black
Miller's new album is less consistent than his last, but musically at least, a little bit bolder.
Washington City Paper |
Joe Dempsey |
04-17-2006 |
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Tags: Rhett Miller, The Believer
Hefty Records Repeats Historynew
The label's latest collections of remixed tracks serve as the best argument for its continuing relevance.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
04-14-2006 |
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Forcing Beautynew
An elegiac-meets-alluring aura gives Fox Confessor an undercurrent of disassociation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
04-14-2006 |
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Hard Knock Lifenew
A Blessing and a Curse is a more personal disc full of the same assembly of ramblers and ne'er-do-wells.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
04-14-2006 |
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Jailbird Countrynew
Fans of country music, rejoice: 10 of Merle Haggard's early Capitol Records albums have been remastered and released.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
04-13-2006 |
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New Tricks for the Mopesternew
Morrissey provokes with new challenges to old questions.
New York Press |
Armond White |
04-13-2006 |
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The Viking of Sixth Avenuenew
This new 36-track compilation highlights the artist's own cosmological reality.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
04-13-2006 |
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Limited Appealnew
Rephlex label's new release features the best of their Analord 1-11 series.
Orlando Weekly |
Ian Monroe |
04-13-2006 |
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Tags: AFX, Chosen Lords
Uncanny Wisdomnew
If Joe Good wasn't born with a mic in his fist, then the doctor must have handed him one after pulling him out of his mama's womb.
Tags: Hi, May I Help You?, Joe Good
Not a Throwawaynew
Roots Manuva goes deep once again and comes up with another funky treasure.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Zwickel |
04-11-2006 |
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Tags: Alternately Deep, Roots Manuva
Support the 'War'new

Fortunately, this Bush-inspired disc isn't a one-dimensional screed, but an eccentric slab of pop psychedelia that wraps topical references in weirdness.
Scarfacenew
Scarface's latest release features more of his homies than his self.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
04-10-2006 |
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