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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
Band Rides to Underground Fame on the Back of Two Co-Talesnew
Andy Herod's repeated viewings of the movie Dark City following a break-up eventually provided The Comas' collection of songs with a sci-fi storyline -- the death of love perpetrated by intergalactic robots.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
05-19-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
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 |
Reviews
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
Reticent Pinback Delivers More Sophisticated Popnew
Pinback is pop, but its approach is by no means craven, cloying or simple. The band's finely detailed, indie-pop sensibility recalls Built to Spill.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chris Parker |
05-12-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pinback, Summer in Abaddon
Southern Band Brings Rock 'n' Roll Homenew
The Black Crowes had a few surprises up their sleeves when coming home to Atlanta on their reunion tour after a four-year hiatus.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lea Holland |
05-12-2005 |
Concerts
Tags: Lions, Black Crowes
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 |
Reviews
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
Producer Dan Snaith, aka Caribou, Tweaks Live Electronicanew
With Up in Flames, Snaith decided to present the material with a live band and liked the way its energy melded with the crowd's.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
05-05-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Caribou, Up in Flames
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 |
Reviews
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 |
Reviews
A Psychic Forecast for Summer Coversnew
Music blogs have been ablaze with news that indie king Ted Leo covered Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone." Leo engages in a little "American Idol" worship with a lean acoustic cover of the breakup ballad, which is available apparently only over the Internet.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
04-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Mars Volta Launches a Fight Against Pop and Orgasmsnew
While the Mars Volta challenges the rules of pop song structure, the band also challenges the listener to stick with them through a vast work that's so cerebral, it can be off-putting.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
04-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: the Mars Volta, Frances the Mute
