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Full Metal Jackets
If metal really is the new indie rock, then Mogwai's latest was a wise career move.
Washington City Paper |
Brent Burton |
03-17-2006 |
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Our Wild Americannew
Kris Kristofferson has lived enough for 20 men, and he's not done yet.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
03-17-2006 |
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Tags: Kris Kristofferson, This Old Road
Indie Cred With Hokey Twangnew
Were it not issued on a cool indie label, Sun, Sun, Sun wouldn't sound out of place on adult contemporary radio between Bonnie Raitt and the Eagles.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
03-16-2006 |
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Tags: Sun, Sun, Sun, The Elected
Joking With Jesusnew
Whereas the Beatles once suggested they "might be more popular than Jesus," Loose Fur pokes fun at Christianity with a sense of awkward Americana.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
03-16-2006 |
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Tags: Born Again in the USA, Loose Fur
Meta Punknew
While Muldoon can't quite match the meta-explosion of this album's first two tracks, it deftly veers from mathematical guitar arpeggios to roaring, overdriven assaults.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
03-15-2006 |
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Tags: A Coat of Arms, Muldoon
Franco Say Relaxnew
Never before has Congolese music been so smartly compiled.
Seattle Weekly |
Keith Harris |
03-15-2006 |
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Truly Folknew
Neko Case's keen look at the world has sharpened to its finest point yet, and her stories and images are the kinds that great folk singers like Dylan once employed to earn their fans' trust and devotion.
Dallas Observer |
Sam Machkovech |
03-14-2006 |
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Icelandic Idiosyncrasiesnew
Iceland has got to be a weird place, if only because it gave the world the Sugarcubes and then Bjork.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Heather Kuldell |
03-10-2006 |
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Tags: Live Zabor, The Sugarcubes
Eek!new
Amid Eef's gems lie a gaffe or two: one measly voice and one measly acoustic guitar.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
03-10-2006 |
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Tags: Bitter Honey, Eef Barzelay
Esoteric Offeringnew
Rats! is no gateway drug into the mind of Gogogo Airheart, but a solid offering for those who are already there.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
03-09-2006 |
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Tags: Gogogo Airheart, Rats! Sing! Sing!
A Psychoactive Messnew
Retail Detail is awash in fragmented rhythms that jitter like synapses making all the wrong connections -- stoner kids pay good money for this quality of hallucinogenic product.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
03-09-2006 |
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Tags: Retail Detail, Untied States
Sludgy Hard Rocknew
J Mascis returns to his first love -- the drums.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-09-2006 |
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Tags: Witch
The Forgotten Citynew
Thanks to decades of Latinization and overdevelopment, the period between Miami's Art Deco glory and its glammy Miami Vice resurrection is often forgotten.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-09-2006 |
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Hard to Digest and Discardnew
For you hipsters seeking a nutty musical experience, put down the Liars' latest and pick up something by They Shoot Horses Don't They.
Dallas Observer |
Sam Machkovech |
03-06-2006 |
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