AltWeeklies Wire
'That's So Gay' Is Gimmicky Goodnessnew
Yeah, the joke behind Pansy Division is obvious, but it doesn't ever get old, because the music is actually fun as hell.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
05-07-2009 |
Reviews
Obits Turn Back the Clocknew
The debut album from Obits--the latest band to showcase vocalist/guitarist Rick Frober--is not what you might expect.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
04-29-2009 |
Reviews
'Beware' of Bonnie 'Prince' Billynew
Perhaps Will Oldham has gotten too good at what he does, and/or this is just the natural progression of Oldham's voice and technique--but here's hoping the next one doesn't sound so phoned in.
Tucson Weekly |
Brian Mock |
04-29-2009 |
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Silversun Pickups' 'Swoon' Produces a Musical Fugue Statenew
The second full-length album by this young Los Angeles quartet melds pop-rock conventions with robust guitarscapes, hypnotic rhythms and lyrics that juggle angst, trepidation and beauty.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-23-2009 |
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Depeche Mode Is Still Chainednew
Depeche Mode has made their most sonically inspired and creative effort since 1986's Black Celebration.
Tucson Weekly |
James Hudson |
04-23-2009 |
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'Wyllt' Is the Stuff of Nightmaresnew
For every horrendous indie-rock act praised in the virtual pages of music blogs, there's a musically accomplished group of post-headbangers knocking on hell's door--and one such group is Black Math Horseman.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
04-23-2009 |
Reviews
No Repeats: Yeah Yeah Yeahs' 'It's Blitz!'new
On their third album, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have congealed into a true unit whose collective voice somehow grows louder through controlled, focused maturity.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
04-16-2009 |
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Leaving the Lights On: Cannibal Corpse's 'Evisceration Plague'new
If you're an extreme metalhead with any sense of history, Evisceration Plague likely sounds better than it is.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
04-16-2009 |
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The Horrors Dig Vinyl and Other Old-School Music Formatsnew
The five young Londoners in The Horrors say they play music largely because of their mutual love for many of the same things adored by rabid music fans like you and me.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-16-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Decemberists' Rock Operanew
The Decemberists' latest may be a variation on a theme, but it's a damn fine one.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
04-08-2009 |
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Wholly Viola: Anni Rossinew
Rockwell is so delightful in its oddness and sweet in its wordplay that we can easily forgive Anni Rossi her excesses.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
04-08-2009 |
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Warm and Fuzzy: It Hugs Backnew
Like kittens playing in yarn, It Hugs Back, from Kent, England, revels in soft cuteness.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
04-08-2009 |
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Vetiver Hits the Roadnew
With a new album out on Sub Pop and a lengthy stretch of 49 shows this spring, Vetiver is garnering attention far beyond its San Francisco home, and transcending the freak-folk label the band has casually endured.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
04-08-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Meet the Vivian Girlsnew
There's something immensely charming about the raw pop-punk of the 2-year-old band the Vivian Girls, a harmonizing pop-punk trio from Brooklyn who trade in short, sharp songs.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-08-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: indie rock, Vivian Girls
Blind Pilot Makes Soft Music Out of Chatternew
Any duo who can cart around all of their equipment on bicycles obviously plays stripped-down music; Blind Pilot's sound is acoustic-guitar-focused folk-pop, with sparse, quiet drums. Their music is so essentially simple and so immediately loved by many because of that resonance of bareness.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
04-02-2009 |
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