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Duo Gives Big Dose of Georgia Soulnew
With alternating leads and plenty of sweetly blended harmonies, the pair showcase their great voices in a stellar selection of songs, which they wrote or co-wrote, and each one is a keeper.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
04-28-2005 |
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Tags: The Wrights, Down This Road
Album Captures Most Symbiotic Moments Between Artistsnew
Yearlong is sound clips from the hip, and the results vary from metallic coupling to the resonant, resolute pluck of acoustic strings flicking flecks of shimmying mica.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
04-28-2005 |
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Sophomore Release Begins With a Gallopnew
It's the sound of near-emptiness, with the guitars turned down and the clink and clang of cymbals quelling the constant thump of the automated bass drum. The most notable change, however, is that VV appears to have learned a few vocal tricks over the last two years.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
04-14-2005 |
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One Spin Shows Band Has Something Specialnew
The delightful concoction starts with a pinch of Celtic guitar, uilleann pipes and pennywhistles, then a little Afro-beat percussion, gorgeous traditional fiddle and old-timey banjo.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
04-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: The Duhks
Strum and Jangle Isn't Easily Forgottennew
A collection of singles and non-album tracks that encapsulate the group's most essential and obscure material released throughout the '90s, this link in Panoply's evolutionary chain harvests bleak rhythms and searing sonic scuffs in one definitive document of disjointed parallels.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
04-07-2005 |
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Looney Tunes Gone Wildnew
The fifth offering from Mike Patton and Co. pays homage to both the month of April and the soundtracks from the golden era of Warner Bros. cartoons. It sounds simple but when executed, it's Looney Tunes gone wild.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
04-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Fantomas, Suspended Animation
Album is Central Entrypoint into Enonnew
Lost Marbles and Exploded Evidence, a collection of singles, rarities, and web-only tracks, takes shape as the group's most captivating listen to date.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
03-03-2005 |
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Album Perfect Accompaniment to Mountain Drivingnew
The songs are fragile, earthy and melancholic -- drawing comparisons to early/mid-'70s Neil Young, Yo La Tengo and Red House Painters (especially "Late Blues" and "Sundown"), but with a far more celestial chorale.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
03-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Heart Like a River, Ida
Collaboration Possesses Qualities of Deranged Filmnew
When former Faith No More vocalist Mike Patton teams up with Norwegian film score composer John Kaada, the two unleash a sonic panorama that brings to mind a twinkling and surreal snow-dusted landscape.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
02-17-2005 |
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Tags: Kaada/Patton, Romances
All 14 Tracks Demand the Extra Punctuationnew
With production help from kindred spirit Southern Culture on the Skids' frontman Rick Miller, Dexter Romweber finds cracked yet honest soul in his Elvis-on-amphetamines, Sun-styled rockabilly rumbles.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
02-17-2005 |
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New Album Will Resonate With Fans of Mutable Downtemponew
With quivery dub as the hub, the duo of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton has crafted 15 billowing reams of hand-loomed textures on their fourth full-length, The Cosmic Game.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
02-17-2005 |
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Recordings Show Twosome at Most Sublimenew
The intuitive communication between guitar and bass is evident on two sets from the Sweetwater club. Here the sound is stripped to its folk-blues essence as Jack Casady's nimble but thunderous bass supports and prods Jorma Kaukonen's agile picking.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
01-13-2005 |
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Newest Release Serves Stunning Assortment of Tidbitsnew
The newest release, Lonely Runs Both Ways, serves up another stunning assortment of musical tidbits, each as savory as the one before. It's almost as if Krauss and Co. have found the perfect recipe and don't need to experiment anymore.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
01-13-2005 |
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Album Weaves Two Voices Into Cohesive Wholenew
The recording is a terse, five-song collaboration that finds both artists alternately contributing to each other's songs.
Their approach is complementary to the point that their signature sounds bleed into each other.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-06-2005 |
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Piano-driven R&B Tunes Have Dash of Hip-Hopnew
Vocalist/pianist John Legend appears to be on a mission to slip more classic and serious sounds onto the plate of pop music by delivering them with a heaping serving of hot beats.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Carlton Hargro |
01-06-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: John Legend, Get Lifted
