AltWeeklies Wire
High Decibel: The B-sides of Our Livesnew
A listen to the Dropkick Murphys' new collection of B-sides is cause for reflection on mortality, mature decision-making and pop superfluousness.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
04-11-2005 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Tags: Fantomas, Suspended Animation
From Muse to Non-Lolitanew
Keren Ann Zeidel's lyrics are both commonplace and enigmatic, a series of ordinary observations that accumulate meaning obliquely, transparent layer by transparent layer, like a Rembrandt painting or a Raymond Carver story.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
04-05-2005 |
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Not Quite a Sea Changenew
The consensus on Low’s seventh full-length album and first for Sub Pop, is that it represents a Great Departure. Also reviewed is The Fiery Furnaces'EP.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
03-25-2005 |
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Songs About Poseursnew
Underneath the surface mockery of Clem Snide's fifth album is a deep and abiding sympathy, a generosity of spirit that refuses to succumb to despair. Also reviewed is Petra Haden's Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
03-25-2005 |
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All Things Must Passnew
Throughout his new album, John Davis sounds like a man freed from bondage. For the first time in a while, he is really singing -- and playing -- from the heart.
Tags: Davis, John Davis
Solid Statenew
M. Ward looks back to the eclectic days of free-form programming with his latest album, Transistor Radio -- and makes a case for authenticity.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Leah Freeman |
03-23-2005 |
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Tags: M. Ward, Transistor Radio
Introspective Etherealitynew
Mia Doi Todd deals out lush, flowery folk on her fifth album.
Orlando Weekly |
Dominic Umile |
03-09-2005 |
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Tags: Manzanita, Mia Doi Todd
New Flight of Fancynew
Biirdie flies from Florida to L.A. (with a stop at Daniel Lanois' house) to get back to square one.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-09-2005 |
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Tags: Biirdie, Morning Kills the Dark
The Thing That Should Not Benew
Metal gods Judas Priest return on the wings of an "Angel."
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-09-2005 |
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Tags: Judas Priest, Angel of Retribution
Early Prediction: This Is the Best Rap CD of 2005new
Maya Arulpragasam, a Sri Lanka–raised, London-based MC who goes by the tag M.I.A., is an unlikely rapper with an unlikely backstory.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
03-07-2005 |
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Was the Job of Jester Already Taken?new
If it weren't for their obnoxious singer and idiotic lyrics, Kings of Leon might be--well, hard to say--pretty tolerable?
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Dylan Hicks |
03-04-2005 |
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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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