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Super Consumers: A Lyrically Subversive Radio-Ready Anthem Factorynew
With a name like Super Consumers and a debut EP called Terrorism, you might expect something like anarchist punk.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Doug Wallen |
09-08-2008 |
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Rachael Sage's 'Chandelier' is Pleasant Enoughnew
There's an entire genre of musicians who cite Ani DiFranco as an influence including Sage, whose existence as a touring and recording artist is owed almost exclusively to DiFranco.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Staff |
09-08-2008 |
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Saxophonist Joe Lovano's Orchestral Effort Lives and Dies by the Solosnew
In fact, he gives only three members of Germany's massive WDR Radio Big Band & Orchestra solo time on Symphonica, a live CD of a 2005 show in Cologne that puts his compositions in an orchestral setting.
Washington City Paper |
Michael J. West |
09-04-2008 |
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David Byrne and Brian Eno Create Digital Gospelnew
What can two seasoned musicians do to convert new fans, to show they're still influential? In the case of David Byrne and Brian Eno, the answer is: Be themselves.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
09-04-2008 |
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Jennifer O'Connor's Heart on Sleevenew
With any luck, indie rock will never die, thanks to efforts as painstakingly constructed and brashly executed as this.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
09-04-2008 |
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Tags: Jennifer O'Connor, Here With Me
Chad VanGaalen Releases His Most Consistent Vision to Datenew
Chad VanGaalen hasn't left his bedroom on his latest album, Soft Airplane, but it sounds like he might have moved out of the basement.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Garth Paulson |
09-04-2008 |
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Tags: Chad VanGaalen, Soft Airplane
Summer's Over: The New Horse Feathers Album has Droppednew
Listen closely underneath the handpicked guitar and buttery voice of frontman Justin Ringle and you might detect the spatter of raindrops or the crackle of a fire.
Willamette Week |
Robert Ham |
09-03-2008 |
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Tags: Horse Feathers, House With No Home
'Take Me to the Sea' Announces Jaguar Love as Its Own Entitynew
Johnny Whitney's new project with ex-Blood Brother Cody Votolato and ex- Pretty Girls Make Graves member Jay Clark, finds him dialing the histrionics down to suit the trio's relatively broader musical palette.
Baltimore City Paper |
Raymond Cummings |
09-02-2008 |
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Cacophonous Urgency Propells Abe Vigodanew
Beneath the pretty wash of lo-fi pedal effects, chiming guitars, and singers Michael Vidal and Juan Velazquez's wavering, endearingly boyish harmonies--all near-dominated by constant drums--is a mighty drive toward pure noise, a not-quite-consuming dissolution.
Baltimore City Paper |
Raven Baker |
09-02-2008 |
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Ron Rico Summons the Ghost of J Dillanew
In the space of just over half an hour, Music in Me Instrumentals runs through 20 tracks, most of them playing out as simple loops with occasional variations.
Baltimore City Paper |
Al Shipley |
09-02-2008 |
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Ra Ra Riot Debuts with Solemn 'The Rhumb Line'new
It's clear that—unlike with other string-heavy collectives that use the nautical to quite literal ends (read: British Sea Power)—for Ra Ra Riot, the seas exist as a metaphor for the natural—and, at times, devastating—ebbs and flows of young life.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
09-02-2008 |
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Tags: Ra Ra Riot, The Rhumb Line
David Byrne and Brian Eno's Recent Work Sounds Familiarnew
Eno's musical settings recall the curious warmth of his mid-'70s recordings, and their sonic consistency prevents Byrne from indulging in the sort of genre exercises that have made his post-Talking Heads solo work so spotty.
Indian Jewelry Occasionally Leaves Listeners Adriftnew
There's something inherently oceanic about Free Gold, the densely layered second disc from the (mostly) Houston-based collective headed by ex-Japanic/Swarm of Angels provocateur Tex Kerschen and wife Erika Thrasher.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
09-02-2008 |
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Tags: Free Gold!, Indian Jewelry
Still Fightingnew
Few artists have the kind of a story to tell about the fragility of life as Alejandro Escovedo. He has used his previous two albums—2006’s “Boxing Mirror” and the recently released “Real Animal"—to deliver his message.
Jackson Free Press |
Rob Hamilton |
09-02-2008 |
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Tags: Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal
Deeper Dancenew
Listeners are in for something special with this debut album by this New York City-based dance-music project.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-29-2008 |
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Tags: Hercules and Love Affair
