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
Atlantans Revive Gangster Rapnew
The album's gritty production and even harder lyrics prove a formidable combination. Most of the songs have an ominous feel: menacing, but still thumping in the club.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ronda Racha Penrice |
06-16-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Boyz N Da Hood
Canada's The Dears Are Looking for Lovenew
Though it wasn't released in the U.S. until October of last year, the album had been generating buzz since its Canadian unveiling for its sheer pomposity in arrangement, vocals and lyrics.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
06-16-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Dears, No Cities Left
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 |
Reviews
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
Seattle's Band Trots Forward, Led by Friendshipsnew
A quartet of late '90s/early 2000s Seattle scene veterans, Band of Horses plays an engaging blend of high, lonesome indie rock informed by insurgent country.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
06-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Band of Horses
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
Los Lonely Boys Grow Upnew
Los Lonely Boys have followed the musical traditions of other Latino artists who have attained crossover appeal. The Garza brothers celebrate their heritage and contemporary influences.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
06-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Los Lonely Boys
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 |
Reviews
A Digital Contexturalist Critiques Autechrenew
If Autechre had a visual counterpoint, it would be the architecture of someone like Santiago Calatrava or Lebbeus Wood, says sound designer Richard Devine.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
05-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Band Shoots for Success (Again)new
Britt Daniel's songs have one constant: Spoon's music is imbued with a reverence to soul and R&B beneath the surface of straightforward pop and artsy experimentation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
05-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Spoon, Gimme Fiction
Producer Links Up With Comic Charactersnew
Danger Mouse's first project to drop this year is with Gorillaz, a cartoon "band" first conceived by Brits Damon Albarn of Blur and comic book artist Jamie Hewlett in 2001.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
05-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Danger Mouse, The Grey Album
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
