AltWeeklies Wire
Spotlight on: Tinsley Ellisnew
Some live double albums are criticized for not whittling the material down to a single disc. Based on the roaring performance of these 11 songs, the album could have gone twice the distance and leaves listeners wanting more.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
06-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Tinsley Ellis, Live - Highwayman
Band Gives You Something to Hold Ontonew
To handle noise and form it into composition is not easily done, and despite the many groups making the effort these days - Wolf Eyes, Black Dice, etc. - few do it as pleasurably as the Brooklyn quartet Gang Gang Dance.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Gang Gang Dance, God's Money
Duo Does Great Job of Keeping it Countrynew
What works best for the duo is the edgy "Two Different Things," which exposes the gap between dreams and reality, and the two-stepping "Party Time," capturing the dichotomy of commitment and freedom.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
06-16-2005 |
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Aimee Mann Creates Concept Cyclenew
Aimee Mann sings the blues, or rather, depression with her "luxuriant but coolly aloof vocals".
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
06-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Aimee Mann, The Forgotten Arm
Roky Erickson Produces Near Timeless Musicnew
Roky Erickson exudes a charming if unhinged persona. His bizarre yet poetic lyrics result in music of unusual intensity and integrity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Two Live Albums Re-Releasednew
It's unusual that an artist as prolific, eclectic and theatrical as David Bowie has released only two official live albums to document his extensive concert activities.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
05-26-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: David Bowie, David Live/Stage
Greg Trooper Has Created Opus of Stellar Proportionsnew
Greg Trooper and producer Dan Penn have created a sweet and soulful collection of great tunes that are easy on the ears.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
05-26-2005 |
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Band Traded its D.C. Art-Punk Roots for Brooklyn Stylingsnew
Formerly the three-piece musical deconstructors El Guapo, Supersystem takes the minimalist rhythms of the former band, adds a new member and festoons its sound with ample clamor.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
05-19-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Always Never Again, Supersystem
Nifty Noirnew
Perhaps sensing they were boxing themselves in as Jesus and Mary Chain clones, Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo, aka the Raveonettes, strip away the squealing reverb and punk influences of their debut on this sophomore release.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
05-19-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: The Raveonettes, Pretty in Black
Detroit Band Moves Upnew
When the trio tears into the dozen grinding rockers on its album, you won't care about the extra "t" in its moniker any more than anyone ever missed the "a" in Led.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
05-12-2005 |
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Band Finds its Apotheosis on Latest Albumnew
Working a shoe-gazer vibe that echoes acts like Ride and Lush, lead vocalist Jason Martin outfits the velveteen textures with strings and percolating electronics, crooning over gilded hooks and drummer Frank Lenz's bubbling backbeat.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chris Parker |
05-12-2005 |
Reviews
Band Takes Well-Deserved Step Into Forefront of Genrenew
Doylel Lawson & Quicksilver are best known for their gospel work, but their forays into the secular realm are just as fruitful and entertaining.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
05-12-2005 |
Reviews
Album Never Seems Overly Longnew
Like the fable of the blind men all describing an elephant as a different animal because of the part they felt, Australian guitarist John Butler's American debut changes depending on which of the 14 tracks you choose.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
05-05-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: John Butler Trio, Sunrise Over Sea
Band May Be Too Good for American Earsnew
After four albums, the Welsh threesome turns up the heat and volume on its rugged new release.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
05-05-2005 |
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Tales Are Most Tuneful Band Has Yet to Tellnew
Colin Meloy surrenders his near chokehold on Victorian Europe and moves into more modern constructs for the backdrops of some of the songs on his band's new album.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
05-05-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Decemberists, Picaresque
